They're making a lot of progress on the roof. This is actually outdated already. I'll try to have more pics tomorrow. The windows are supposed to arrive the 21st. The plumbers started today.



































Ryan is spraying foam crack filler in the wall behind where the bathtubs will be installed. The insulation guys will try to get more in there, but we wanted to make sure it was sealed in the bottom. The boys got into the foam as we were leaving and it won't come off their hands.



Ashton couldn't believe us when we gave him permission to write on the wall!













We have always loved fires in the evenings. We have a lot of scrap lumber that should provide fun for many nights! Here the boys are eating their sandwiches for dinner. We hope to make 2 permanent fire spots on the land: one down in the woods and another closer to the house.

I need a roof. Truss me.

We thought the boys would enjoy watching the crane handing the trusses to the men. Turned out, it was more fun for Ryan and I. The boys played in the sand.

Our windows are having a crisis. Seems they can't find our order and 3 others. They were flying down to the factory to see what's up. Nice.

More interior walls

Well our trusses are running about a week late. They should arrive one week from tomorrow. In the meantime we'll try to keep ourselves entertained with some interior framing.

This is our master bedroom, photo taken from our master bathroom.
















This is the living room, photo taken while standing in the middle bedroom.




















This is our master closet and bathroom.














This is the view of the house from the backyard. It looks so huge. What have we done?! The bottom half is basement.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Tonight we enjoyed an amazing double rainbow while we were checking the progress on the framing.

















This is the boys' bedroom; to the right of Ryan is their bathroom. Their toys will go in their room, too.















This is Ryan, making sure the boys' toilet will fit in its little closet!



















I am tickled with the dining room. We considered cutting some windows to save money, but so glad we didn't cut here! I'm looking forward to this view.

Man with a Plan

I just realized we've never shared what exactly we're building! Here is the front elevation rendering. Jeff Mininger did an awesome job with our blueprints.



And a floor plan.

If I had a Hammock...

This photo is taken from inside the basement looking into the back yard.

















They are framing the front walls & preparing to raise them.















The doorway opens to the garage and the large window on the right is a double window that is in the middle bedroom.
















This photo is taken from the front yard.















This is one of our favorite spots on our land. We hope to get it all cleared out eventually. Notice our little "bat" on his hammock in the background. I wish I had a pic of all of us in our hammocks. Someone had to take the picture! One day, we'd love to dig out the pond. The neighbor tells us there is a spring here.

Now We're Talking!

Building Walls! We chose 2x6 construction in order to allow for additional insulation. We'd love to be LEED-eligible but it's doubtful we'd ever pay for that. Our framer offered to put insulation in the headers above the windows and doors, which is an area often overlooked.





These are TGI floor joists. This photo was taken while standing by the garage door.


This picture shows the basement which is to be finished at a later date. It worked out nicely because we were able to incorporate a wall down the center into the future floor plan for the basement, providing structure for the floor of the house itself. This allowed us to save some time later and avoid having columns in our basement.


Standing in the front yard looking at the house. When we left today, they were gluing and nailing down the subfloor. We'll see what tomorrow's weather brings. Looks like rain.