The Bell Family

Since our last update, the builder has added the upstairs floor and erected the second story frame. The weather’s been quite wet here, so that’s caused a few delays but it looks as though things are now back on track!

Here are the latest piccies…

…going up, up, up!

…site supervisor Katelyn checks out the plans (or was that the junk mail)!

… enjoying the sunshine (dare I say it’s a rarity lately)!

All the action hasn’t been worrying Katelyn much and even Laura’s been really good. She’s been asking lots of questions about what the builders are doing and when woken from her midday nap the other day by them drilling away on the other side of her wall, she stumbled out to tell me “Mummy, ‘Ray the Builder’s’ making a big noise and it’s hurting my ears. I think it must be afternoon tea time now!” Needless to say, she didn’t get much sleep that day… other things were on her mind!

It’s getting really exciting now that we can actually see each of the rooms marked out. There are lots more fiddly things to do though before the roof trusses can be erected, but hopefully that will happen next week. We’ll keep you posted.

Cheers,
Jason and Chrissy

As they say, a picture says a thousand words!!!

Things are certainly taking shape now the slab is down and the frame is going up! It’s really starting to look like something now!

We’ll keep you posted on the progress…
Jason and Chrissy

Wow, what a trip! In need of a good break away from it all, we invited my parents to share some time away with us (and to help them celebrate a big milestone in their lives together)! We then packed the kids and the kitchen sink and headed off for a few days away in the twin towns of Agnes Waters / 1770. Aptly named, 1770 is recognized as the “Birthplace of Queensland” as Lt James Cook and his crew came ashore on 24 May 1770.

It’s obviously seen a lot of change since way back when, but what a truly beautiful part of the world!

We stayed in a lovely new 2 bedroom self contained apartment just a minute’s walk from the beach. We feasted on a mountain of food, spent lots of time with the kids on the beach and at the park and took some scenic walks and drives.

…Lookout at 1770

…Agnes Waters Beach

…Laura and Jason go running

.. Katelyn kicks back on the blanket

…Funky sand art by ‘the Crab’ – looks like a firework!

… Ma, Laura and Pa

…Chrissy, Laura and Ma

As you can probably guess, we all had a great time and we’re looking forward to our next holiday already!!!

Cheers,
Chrissy

It’s been three weeks since the first earth was turned on the extension. In this time, the plumbing’s been realigned, 80 cubic metres of soil removed, footings dug and laid and retaining walls erected. Things are running a little behind schedule on account of a week of rain, but other than that, it’s starting to take shape.

Here are the latest piccies.

In the next fortnight, we should see the slab and frame in place. It’s really good to watch the jigsaw puzzle being put together and we have a newfound admiration for builders, their organisational skills and their problem solving abilities! There are so many moving pieces in a job like this!

Cheers,
Jason, Chrissy and the Girls