We're in!

I should have written an update a few weeks ago but we've been very busy.
With a bit of help from our friends we painted the entire inside of our 5 bedroom house. An undercoat onto the raw Giprock and two top coats. It took about 4 weeks and even now there are door frames and window frames that still need another coat. All the doors are yet to be done but their original colour matches nicely with the colour scheme.
The tilers took about a week. They ripped off the skirting boards and broke some, which was a bit stressful for me but the floors do look amazing. The long plank ceramic tiles really do look like wooden floor boards.
The carpet was laid in a few hours the day before we moved in.
So now were just back to normal life. S walks to and from school every day, L enjoys playing trains in the train room and R is being toilet trained. This last year seems like it was forever ago.

Farewell Artarmon

So we've spent about 3 months with Dad, in his 2 bedroom apartment in Artarmon. It's cozy.
On Friday we move back to the Hills! I can't wait to be back in the area. School, friends, church, it's all there. Our very generous neighbours are having us for a few weeks until we can move in.
The house is so close to being finished I can smell it, well not quite as we're the ones doing the painting and that hasn't begun yet. We decided we could save some money that way and afford the floor tiles.
In other news it was a sad day when had to sell the Prado to pay for carpet. He's still mourning it's loss.
So here are some pics of our amazing house.
BTW, that drain pipe at the front post, it's moving! What were they thinking!!

The roof is on!!

The last of the Basalt Colorbond went on this week, and it looks fantastic! Also here's a pic from the front door. Hopefully it will be a bit brighter once the plasterboard goes in.

Roof's going on

Back home the new Colorbond roof is half on, looking great in Basalt grey. The cladding upstairs needs to be finished before the rest of the roof can go on.
I am too excited to see it all!!!

The frame!!

Back in Sydney, I hear there's been a lot if rain, however the concrete has cured and the frame is going up!! My favourite part of a house, seeing the frame go up and imagining what the rooms will be like, and I'm not there to see it. I'm a bit sad but we're having such a good time and I'm glad the builders are making progress.
That last pic is my kitchen!!