Trip to the Tri-Cities

Great Grandma was feeling good today so we all hopped in the car after Jay woke from his morning nap and drove to the Tri-Cities. We met my brother for lunch at Applebee's (thanks for treating us to lunch, Great Grandma!), then he took us to his office so we could "tour" that. Afterwards we drove out to his and Mandy's beautiful new home that is being built. They are currently in the process of sheetrocking, the outside of the house is being prepped for stucco, and the back yard had ditches since they are working on the septic drain field.

Above: Kitchen looking out towards the front window room which will be the dining room

Above: The view from the kitchen into the living room. Behind the cardboard is the fireplace.

Above: The View - from the master bedroom, guest bedroom, kitchen, and living room.

Above: I love the beam detail over the front door of the house. The big window on the right is the dining room window. The small window to the left of the door lets light into the entryway, the big window to the left of that is the office, and the window to the left of that is to one of five bedrooms.

Their home is awesome...10 foot ceilings on the main floor with 8 foot tall doors (what a difference that makes) and 9 foot ceilings in the "basement". The basement doesn't feel like a basement with those tall ceilings. The hope is that they'll move in around the beginning of December. Pray that Mandy's house sale closes smoothly later this month!

After the tour of the home, Scott drove us past some nearby housing developments with beautiful new homes and then past Mandy's office building which was on our way back home. We weren't able to see/spend time with Mandy today (which was a bummer) because she was out-and-about busy with work. It'll be fun to plan another visit after they are settled in to their new home.

Jay was a good traveler to and from the Tri-Cities. He really enjoyed the field trip. I think he also enjoyed riding in Grandma's van which allowed him a higher seat and a bigger window to look out from.