Some treasures from the old house - Photos for Steph:)

I think Dave's grandpa really liked Coca-Cola. This is an old bottle opener we found in the house.


Two boxes of old ornaments from when Betty was a little girl.


Last night Dave did a final walk/crawl through the old attic and found two boxes full of about 50 brand new model car kits. There are several different makes and models. They are still sealed up in their original packaging!


I love this tree! It has two other pieces and a light bulb that go under it so all the little bulbs on the tree light up when I plug it in. I found this last year.


This old sign is from the 1940's and was discovered during the demolition today after the roof was torn down. It must have been hidden away in the attic.

Demo Day

Today we said goodbye to our old house. Dave's grandparents moved to this farm in 1945 and we believe the old house would have been well over 100 years old today. We had some guys come over this weekend and salvage all the gutters, radiators, copper pipes from the basement, doors, fireplace and various other things to put to good use either by reselling or giving away. We took the rest of the pine doors, parts of the old built-in hutch, hardware off the cabinets to use in our new kitchen and a few other odds and ends. We found all sorts of hidden treasures and buried goodies as we gutted the house. Some include an old Drink Coca-Cola sign from the 40's, a box of vintage model car kits, and grandma’s old handmade toddler potty chair! Enjoy the photos. It was amazing to see it come down so quickly.

Our first family of 5 picture

We used this one on our Christmas cards. It's the fisrt picture we have of all 5 us us that doesn't include someone wearing pajamas! Betty took the photo of us out behind our house on Thanksgiving Day.

Winter Wonderland

I've been letting the girls play with Bounty in the snow out back by themselves. Wyatt is too little so he and I hang out inside the kitchen and watch from the door. He gets so excited just watching his sisters run around. Maybe next year he'll be big enough to join them. They also like to tease him and make faces at him through the door.