The foundation up...

Well the house is moving along great! In December we only had a foundation.... First week in January they are starting the roof!
We picked out fixtures for the bathrooms and kitchen this past week!

Ashley and Tyler with the beginning of the foundation.....

The wood to start our Home!!


Wade checking out the start of his garage



Me being crazy, inspecting every inch, even the crawl space!


Wade standing in the front doorway


Me in the kitchen area


Me & Wade checking out the house progress one night while we had date night!


Ceiling beams of the Garage, wade's pride and joy!


Inside the Garage looking into house



Wade and Larry our builder Talking business


Fromt the entrance looking in to foyer, stairs and living room, dining room is to the right at the front



Ashley very excited, meeting the inside of her new room for the first time!

Ashley Cracked me up toady, after she saw her room and i explained where her closet would be ( its not framed yet), then we went to see tyler's room. Tyler's closet is framed, it is a large but regular closet. Ashley's will be a walkin closet.... Well she said "Tyler you have a little closet, runs back to hers and says see how big mine is" as she points out the F.R.O.G. that her room and closet will back up to!!! LOL she thought the whole F.R.O.G. area ( 24ft x 36ft) was her closet! That is a girl after my heart! Her and I could only Dream of that!!!!

Tyler in his new future room!


The Roofer getting a great start!



The roof in progress


View of house as you would get driving into the driveway from road



A full view of the front to this point...... January 8, 2011

Grandaddy Stewart

November 18, 1926- December 2,2010

84 wonderful years of a man that will always be remembered and greatly missed.
I only knew him for 12 years, but of those 12 years I learned a lot about him and he was a very special man. Wade looked up to him in a fatherly way. One of the fondest memories I have most recent of him and Wade together is fixing the carborator on his old Ford Blue Galazy 500 car and he and wade took it for a ride down Eastmont. Wade drove because grandad didn't think he had the strenth to drive the no powersteering car..... litttle did he say about the lack of brakes!!! It was a delight to see them roll into the back yard in it, Grandaddy had a huge smile on his face, to only then hop out of the car and proceed to show wade the leak in the motorhome's roof, wade climbs on the roof to check it out and before Wade could argue, Grandaddy was on the roof too! This all happen this past summer/ early fall. He was a very strong man and didn't let much get him down.
I was honored to help take him to and from many doctors appointments in the last few months of his blessed life. In those short visit together we had a bond form that i will never forget. I loved him as he was always my grandaddy too! I will add more pictures as i filter them out of the 24,000 on the computer.

Holding Tyler just when he was 3 days old

Tyler giving Grandaddy a hug at his 3rd birthday party


Giving Ashley a Hug halloween 2009



Halloween 2007



Wade and Grandaddy talking, I am sure it had something to do with fixing cars or racing cars

He and Nanny at Church Easter Sunday 2010 Present for Ashley and Tyler's Baptism


Grandaddy doing what he loved to do.... Drive!

Home Sweet Home

Rawl Road, Lexington South Carolina

Well I am sure that we will be moving before we can catch our breath from all of the planning, decision making and packing that lies ahead of us in the next 7 months.
Our Goal started about 5 years ago knowing we wanted to move to Lexington, still close to wades family but much closer to wades work and the school district we had hoped to send our kids to. 4 years ago in september we bought an acre lot. We wish it was 10 acres but that didn't fit the budget! We Broke ground on our future home November 30, 2010! Estimated completition time is to be July 2011 ! Many say that building a house is like most pregnancies, excited at first, then miserable and ready for the whole thing to be over and left wondering what did you get yourself into! Ha Ha, well I loved being pregnant and it was never long enough and we often wonder what we ever did before kids, so I hope this process is like our pregnancies!!


The one and only lonely tree, I am grateful for it because We didn't think there would be any. We will have our work cut out for us when it comes to landscaping, but i can guarantee no gum ball or sycamore trees!!!!


Tyler on top of the dirt pile

Ashley on top of the dirt



Ashley Tyler and David having fun playing in the dirt pile from excavating the lot




Ashley and Daddy playing in what might be part of the laundry room that i am sure to get lots of use out of....



Daddy checking out the specs on the garage layout


A front view of the foundation

Southern Snow of 2010

Tyler in the snow, not sure if he likes it or not....

Ashley making her snow angel, its always the first thing she does when she gets out in the snow. Drops and makes one!!



THe making of the snow man, how many kids small and big does it require to make a 3 1/2 ft snow many!! LOL

The snow man, bigger than we thought was possible

I am grateful the snow only comes around every once in awhile, it is more appreciated, but a nice reminder why I live in the south BRRRRRRRrrrrrrrr!


Ashley making another snow angel

Ashley running in the snow

The big kids Joan and Emmy making snow angels

Joan and Ashley

Ashley all smiles about playing in the snow

Tyler not quiet sure if this is gonna be fun or not

I think he is starting to like it!

Ashley warming up with hot cocco! It makes the day perfect!

Christmas 2010

A larger picture of the wardlaw clan on christmas eve 2010


Wade enjoying what Ms. Clause delivered, air tools.....


Tyler enjoying his new spiderman bike


mommy and ashley christmas morning


Tyler opening his pillow pet and ashley checking out her new princess floor puzzle

Tyler riding his bike, he rode his bike around the dining room lap after lap all morning long


Ashley looking at her book on how to tell time that Santa brought

Tyler playing with his new neo tracks dressed up as prince Tyler


Both kids enjoying some candy christmas morning




Kids riding around J/J's on christmas eve

Ashley Thinks she's ruldolph with her red Wrapping paper nose

Opening their gamecock football together, gonna have some good yard games going soon!

I think we would look great as a family of 5, Wade prefers the borrowed Connor!


Love this picture of Ashley getting into the flour while we made cookies


Ashley Christmas night


Nana and her sons


Dont they look very happy, they should They are newly engaged! Congrats and Welcome to the family Tracy!


Jon and Ashley enjoying the pillow pets

Nana and Tyler christmas morning


Kids dressed up in their new ballernia and prince costumes




Santa came and left a majority of his load at our house!! Tyler had only asked for a spiderman bicylcle and a spiderman helmet.... which he got along with a pretty cool neo track race car track.....lots of boy like toys and a leapster.
Ashley asked for a hello kitty bike and a Doll house for her Barbies. She was blessed with both also and a leapster. All toys were a hit! WE were able to Skype Meme, Papa and Aunt Jodi to see them and all their snow Christmas morning.
After a lazy morning at home we had Jon, Joan and Emily visit to see what santa had brought for the kids and then we headed off to Nana's for Dinner.

We were pleasently surprised of Uncle Steven and Tracy's Engagement! Congrats!!
We had a nice time at nana's playing and doing what we all do best.... Eating.
Thank you for all of our family and friends that made this weekend a great