Then on to preschool graduation! They started with singing songs for us...

Another singing pic

After graduation

DH calls this one his "mug shot" pic -- he looks like he's preparing to do hard time in kindergarten.

A better pic of Connor with his diploma certificate

May 15: Trip to see house progress. Mass of hawkweed in bloom *

Whole house view *

Retaining wall added. This side will be graded along the same line visible on the house itself, and then edged with the same stone that's used to trim the porch.

Driveway side will be smooth concrete when completed

Several of the doors are now installed. Door into the garage -- the ones this color will be stained a medium-oak shade.

Same door from the inside *

Door onto screened porch. Don accidentally ordered this door to open the wrong direction. The problem is that it may bump the window when the window is opened.

Door onto the west deck area

Full span of deck supports completed

Door between garage and deck *

Front door, taken from inside

Wiring for outlets

Can lights in the kitchen

Tubs put in place! Guest bath

Downstairs (sink and toilet swapped from R wall to L wall, where the ladders are now) *

Another unexpected change: they raised the floor of the bathroom so there's a step up, precisely as I had asked several months ago to avoid. Further questioning revealed no other way to do it, though, b/c of the pump needed for the toilet. We'll at least have an outlet installed just to the left of the door so we can have a nightlight there, but I'm still afraid someone will break a toe sooner or later going to the bathroom in the middle of the night.

Double doors for Don's utility space

Barn swallow babies. Feed us! Feed us! (Notice the caterpillar that had somehow missed being munched!)

Door out onto the patio

Sidewalk for easy access between patio and utility doors