Skydive

Yes our brother is CRAZY!!! He went skydiving the day after Christmas. It was lots of fun to watch him jump and return safely back to earth. Here is the video of his jump! Good Job J!

What a MESS!!!

Okay so who thought it was funny to let this guy loose on our land??

We drove by the land today and it is a HUGE MESS!!! Unfortunately it wasn't the guy above, but the plumber that made the mess. It is hard to believe that the land was ever level given it's current condition. We will try to get a picture without falling into one of the trenches that are EVERYWHERE!!! It is exciting to see the soil move....but aren't we suppose to see progress?? Well hopefully the plumber is a hard worker and will have everything done and cleaned up soon so we can see what we consider progress.

Progress

The lot is clear and prepared for the foundation! Above is a picture of the lot from this weekend. We even have our first bathroom finished.

My Mom's favorite part of the whole process thus far is the septic tank. If you come to see the lot DO NOT ENTER the septic tank :) We spent Saturday morning loading trees and other brush from the backyard/back of the lot. This is a picture that my mom took. She found the dump quite fascinating. We even found a canoe but Daniel would not sit in for a picture. It was going to be the perfect start to My mom's latest business venture "12 months of Hunks at the Dump." I am sure there will be more opportunites for pictures in the near future.

We will keep you posted as the foundation starts to take shape!

Plow Away!!!

PLOW AWAY!!

With no further ado, today is the day! The land is being plowed to prepare the lot. As Mom said last night, "I think this is actually going to happen." The lot prep will take a few days. Here are a few pictures from our visit to see the lot one last time before everything is cleared.

New House...It's Official!!!

This story started about 15 years ago when my parents bought a beautiful piece of property to build their dream house. Here is the property just a few days ago....

Exactly like it was 15 years ago, but not for long!!

This is a historical moment in the Larimore family. The picture above is one of the last pictures of this lot untouched.

We held the offical groundbreaking of the NEW LARIMORE CASA this weekend. It was exciting to dig up the dirt and offically start the building process.

We hope to take pictures throughout the journey as the builders and contractors build this new house. We are excited to make this house a home. We are looking forward to this new adventure for the family, espcially my parents and Justin. It will be nice to have room for everyone when we make our daily visits home. It will also be nice to have room for family events. Shelly plans on having the first event in the house. She said that she is having her graduation party at the new house in May. Hopefully the house is done otherwise it may be quite toasty :)

What Matters Most

I came across this today and thought it was perfect! I think it is a good reminder about what matters most. I love my family. I feel incredibly blessed to be a part of such a close family!

Cali Trip

We recently went to Oceanside before school went back into session. It was a FUN vacation!! We enjoyed time together at the beach. We stayed in the Condos in the picture below. It was so nice. We were able to enjoy the beach and the pier without the masses of people that normally swarm the California Beaches this time of year.
We collected tons of rocks. We planned on polishing the rocks and making a cool home decor item. That was quickly thrown out the window when the rock polisher had to be on for a week straight to polish 3 rocks....needless to say....the rock polisher will be donated!!

Isn't this a good look for J. A mermaid!!!

Everyone helped with the project :)

Catching some waves!!! Everyone made it...well almost everyone!

Shanna and Brian

Rob and Shelly
Daniel and Christi
Dissecting the Seaweed for Critters

Everyone is waiting....
and we found

Mr. C enjoyed exploring!!

Sweet E liked the dirt!

Mimi and Pops cleaning off Sweet E's mess!
Thanks Mom and Dad aka Mimi and Pops for an awesome vacation!!

4th of July

OKAY....I really need to update...HELP PLEASE!

Hello fellow family members. I need to update this blog. Please send any pictures my way :) Thanks :)

We ARE Alive!!!

It has been awhile but we are back. J had his senior pictures done this week by Spencer Boerup. Yes....can you believe it....the baby is already graduating from H.S. The pictures are AMAZING...this guy is super talented and does some phenomenal things with photography. His blog entry about J's photo session is awesome so if you have a chance check it out. Here is one of several pictures posted on his blog at http://www.spencerboerup.com/blog/. Okay so I couldn't just pick one so here are two. :)