Brick outside -- Rock inside

On Wednesday afternoon, we drove by our lot and found masons busily bricking.

Our soon-to-be neighbor girls (and their mom) came over to say hi and get a tour of our house. They agreed to pose on the staircase, even if they risked getting their clothes dirty. I have a feeling this adorable trio will be frequent visitors at the Smith house. They are certainly welcome.

We went to Oklahoma on Thursday and Friday, so we missed getting photo updates of the building project on those days. We visited G-ma Smith in Enid, and then accompanied Mr. Smith to Stillwater, as he had a business meeting on Friday. The Smithlings and I toured the Oklahoma State University campus while business was being taken care of. I am certain that we had more fun than Mr. Smith had.
The kids purchased OSU tee shirts; however, we now need to get tees for them from Colorado State and Purdue, just to be fair and balanced.

Back to the building project...

The following photos were taken on Sunday morning after we visited yet another church. (The church hunt goes on. We still have not found a place to call home.) The bricks are being slathered with mortar and being laid straight on the exterior of the house, and on the inside, the "rock" (sheetrock) is going up. The landscape is certainly changing on Everest Drive. See for yourself:


Our brick exterior has tooled joints, but an uncleaned finish. Right now, it just looks messy!

The metal arches in the yard will be used on the openings on the back patio. Our yard is certainly cluttered with construction debris, but it's a good kind of clutter. I think...

The interior walls are taking shape. More arches! There is certainly a lot of construction debris inside. Where's my broom?

Millie is in the kitchen and Liesey is in the wine grotto.

I am sure things will look different in another week, but there have been some dramatic changes in the past three days, so I just had to share these most recent photos. We are still anticipating a mid to late June completion date. It won't be long until we will be ready for visitors. Book your reservations now!