Maylee's Bridal Shower ~ August 7, 2010

Maylee had a fabulous bridal shower at the Center of Contemporary Arts in downtown Abilene.



She looked absolutely stunning!

Maggie and Reese were all matchy matchy and super cute!

Reese did great but finally passed out in GiGi's arms.

Ashley - super mom - brought 3 day old baby Sadie who was born August 4, 2010.

We all took turns holding her.

It was my first chance to multi-task with a 2.5 year old and newborn. Good practice!

We are all counting down to Maylee's big day on September 25th!

The foundation has started

We have some more pictures from the demolition. Greg (the architect) provided some coffee on the morning of the demolition. Here is a picture of Matt and I watching the excavator do its work.

Some more pictures of the excavator. It took about 1 hour for the entire house to be demolished.

Here is a picture from the front of the house (the front door was the last piece standing).




Here is a picture of the lot from the west side of Buffalo Speedway. At this point, the house had been demolished and all that remained were some pieces of concrete.



Another picture from the front of the lot (notice the three trees)




Here is a picture from Tuesday evening. The forms have been set for the foundation (the three trees are now gone).



Here is a picture of the lot from the back corner.




They drilled about 50 piers for the foundation. The piers are about 10 feet deep and ream at the bottom to distribute the weight of the foundation and house.

Another view from the back of the lot.

Nuggets, face paint and ice cream!

What more could a girl ask for?

Demolition Day!

Today, August 3, 2010 which also happens to be my 32nd birthday, we demolished the Albans house. Years of memories (ours and previous owners) torn down in just over 1 hour. The process began at 7:10 a.m. and ended at 8:15 a.m. They were already clearing much of the debris before 8:45.

It was a happy/sad/emotional/exciting/wild & crazy experience! Many of our wonderful neighbors came by to get a sneak peek. Greg, our architect, brought the Starbucks and his awesome camera. Below is a link to his website (and a few pictures) which will also chronicle the process of building our dream home. We will post more of the pictures we took ASAP!

http://www.2scalearch.com/in-the-works/sicinski-residence

Demolition

The house demolition is scheduled for this upcoming Tuesday (August 3, 2010). To obtain a lower demolition price, we signed over the salvage rights when we contracted with the demolition company. The demolition company wasted no time. To date, the demolition company has salvaged the brick, wood floors, HVAC system, electrical components, doors, plumbing fixtures, and stove.

When we drove by, Reese said, "They are taking off the brick; that is crazy!". I am pretty sure she was mimicking Adrienne who has been saying how crazy the house looks.

Here is a picture from the front of the house.

Here is a picture from the side of the house (you can see the guts of the chimney).

More chimney guts.

Picture from back side of house (notice the missing electrical/fuse box).

Picture looking at front of house.

Picture looking at the back door.

Picture looking at the back patio deck.

Picture from living room.

Picture looking in dining room.

Picture in dining room looking up at attic (looks like the hole was made to lower the HVAC system into the dining room).

Looking from kitchen into dining room and living room.

Picture looking into dining room (notice how the wood floors were pulled up).