8th Birthday

Oh wow, it is the 8th birthday of the Rockport  Branch!!!! Hooray. The celebration took place @ the
park in Rockport just a few blocks from our new home to be. What exciting times it is. Next year, we should be able to have it on church grounds (probably depends on how the landscaping goes)
Anyway, back to the subject on hand. As usual, a great time was had by all. Plenty of hot dogs (cooked & grilled by Carl Hatton & Mike Martinez). Then we had wonderful side dishes brought by different members. We had potato salad, frog eye salad, fresh watermelon, chili, beans, more beans, a corn & bean pineapple & other ingredients relish kind of salad, a asian influence salad.....(wow, I'm getting tired AND full just talking about it). then we had corn chips, potato chips, cheetos, cheese puffs, strawberry cake, and did I mention homemade ICE CREAM?????? And of course, the wonderful Blue Bell ice cream. Really now...what more could one ask for? It was great as you will be able to see with everyone filling their plates and then enjoying the dishes. LOOK BELOW>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Remember to click on the picture to make it larger, then click off to the side to put it back to normal.

We sang our traditional birthday song which was written by our talented Niki Haley. I don't know where she comes up with these great words, but she does every time (birthdays, Christmas, etc). Thanks Niki for a job done well.

Finally visible PROGRESS!

Wow, went to the building site today and it's hereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! The hold up has been the white bricks that are kind of like a chair rail for the building. They are here and being put up AS WE SPEAK! So, while the inside has not been held up, the work progresses.
Here are pictures of the outside and the white brick.

Now on to the inside. More fantastic progress. going into the chapel one can actually see where the room will divided when it needs to be and how large of a room it is when completely open.
The cabinets have been added.

The tile work is being done. It covers the entry from all of the doors, around the water fountains, in the bathrooms, in the kitchen, in the fount and dressing area.

 The various classrooms have their wains coating done and any cabinets and chalk/dry marker boards put up.

We even have a library!!!!! Yea, we weren't too sure of this at first, so we are excited.

                                            And then that leaves us with the clerk's office

   And finally, the hallway, the water fountain area and a shot of the bathroom.

                                                                                               So, that's it for now. More later.

THE INSIDE UPDATE

I got inside to take pictures. WOW, they have been working. The rooms are clearly defined, wainscoating up (carpet) and drywall up. For the life of me though, I can't figure out why they would put the carpet up on the walls before they did the texturing (isn't that a lot of dust that can get in the carpet?) Of course, THEY know what they are doing and I'm sure that it will be just fine. Anyway, here are the pictures so you can see the updates.

Front main entrance

The clerk & bishops office

down the hallway
 

Chapel

Relief Society/Multi-purpose room

Font
Then we have the hallway and the wall for the fountains

Outside almost all of the parking lot is done, actually, the parking lot is done, the driveway is being finished.

So, there you have it.....for now....

Back from trip/Progress on building

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I was gone for a couple of weeks, so I was excited to see the progress on the building.........well, I was a little disappointed. It didn't seem like much, I think I expected all of the brick to be done and it almost finished.....so I have HIGH expectations. I can wish can't I?
Actually, the parking lot is almost complete. they are out to the street with it and just have a small portion that they are working on right now to finish it.

I noticed that the doors are being kept shut, so I imagine that the air is on inside and probably a lot of work is being completed in there. I will have to get in there next week for an update.

I know that a lot of work is being done on the landscaping now as well. Little dozers and other machines are moving dirt. Trenches are being built, probably for a sprinkler system on the subdivision side of the church, but I will check into it as well.

Stripling Warriors

We went to Bountiful Utah to visit our grandkids and they had been invited to participate in the Pioneer Day parade. I can't remember his name, but a man that lived there had been trying for years to put together an reenactment of the 2000 Stripling Warriors. He finally succeeded. He portrays Helaman and he actually had over 2000 young men along with their (father) Captains marching and chanting. It covered 4 football fields in length. They marched twenty abreast with their staffs. It was absolutely amazing. Helaman was all "decked" out in full uniform. It was a sight to see. There have several postings on UTube as well.

Update before vacation

I am going to be gone for a couple of weeks, so I will not be able to do updates on the building. I will be doing updates on some of my travels.
Now, on to the building. We have DOORS!

 Brick is going up................................

It's really happening. the builder is saying that work is progressing and everything is according to the time schedule.

The parking lot is really coming together also. President Campbell is so glad that it is not asphalt. It looks like high quality and very well enforced concrete.

Now what is really exciting.......SHEETROCK....WOW, now this really makes it look real. The rooms are coming together and they look larger now.

Anyway, it is very exciting and we are anxiously awaiting the finished product.  Only about 75 more days.....
More updates when I get back.......until then...................................

We have windows!

WOW, finally, we have windows....AND......the brick is going up!!! Now it is really getting serious. Things are going to really ramp up and get exciting. It's beginning to look a lot like.................................this is getting R E A L !!!!!!!

More parking has been poured, things are moving right on along and it will be October before you know it!

How exciting