Well we started our garage in April. We have had to jump through a few hoops but the process has begun. Progress is being made every weekend and it is so fun to see it all come together and to pass all the inspections. Denny and Joe are wonderful and do such a magnificent job. We are so glad they were willing to help us with this addition. when it is all finished we will have a 2 car garage with lots of storage and an upstairs we will be using for a game room/media room for the kids as they get older and want friends to come over and play. It will be nice to have a place for them to feel like they can entertain and I can feel like they are in a safe place.
Natalee riding with builder Bob (Denny) as he begins to clear the land
Alex (only a day or two after his surgery) taking the same ride
The kids looking on with excitement as the foundation is poured.
Lou (our concrete guy) pouring our foundation
Time for the slab to be poured on such a beautiful and hot day.
David even came home so we could cement our family prints.
The rest of the Grover family hand prints
the framing has begun
The first floor is almost done.
Look at the second floor-this is a huge garage
It is all framed in and electrical is hooked up.
The roof is on.
We decided to take the kids to the Puyallup Fair this year. It was fun! We saw the cows, chickens and horses. We even got to have all the Wilcox chocolate and strawberry milk, we wanted. But of course, rides are the only thing the kids want to do. Nicholas wanted to go on every ride that looked like a car, truck, or train. Alex wanted to do whatever Mikey wanted and Natalee just wanted to go on rides. By the end of the day they were so exhausted they couldn't think straight. But the day was beautiful. the sun was shining and it was warm. Alex and Natalee both got lost briefly but were found. Alex was found at the information booth and Natalee still back at the ride we left her at. Despite these scary moments we had a great time. Both sets of grandparents joined us as well as Uncle Tom and Aunt Suann-and of course Mikey. We have decided that next year we wil be getting the dizzy pass and going during the week. It is way to expensive other wise. David an I went on the Turbo Ride courtesy of Joan and Byron. That one ride alone was worth the entire day. 
