Sunday, August 31, 2014




August 29, 2014
The roof trusses are starting to go up!

August 21, 2014
The second floor walls are being placed!

August 21, 2014
A second floor view of the back of the house. Ollie's room and part of Elliott's room.

August 21, 2014
Our second floor walls are going up! This is a view towards the front of the house.
The master bedroom and part of Elliott's room.

August 19, 2014
Our first walk on the second floor.

August 19, 2014
Checking out the view from the second floor. The kids are actually sitting in one of the second floor window frames -- the gable of the house is laid flat on the second floor before being raised.

August 14, 2014
First floor with ceiling and interior walls now in place.

August 13, 2014
Checking out our future living room!

August 13, 2014
The first floor walls are up!
August 12, 2014
Just a regular afternoon hanging out at the construction site.

August 12, 2014
Dance party with Hannah on the first floor, just before walls started going up.

August 2, 2014.
The kids' new favorite hang out. It's their  "cave" and they play in it every time we visit the house. It's actually a spot that will not be filled in by dirt for quite some time so that the foundation cures properly.

August 1, 2014
Basement floor has been poured.

August 1, 2014
Dancing in the garage--on new cement!

July 28, 2014
The garage is right in front of us, with the house behind.

July 28, 2014
Elliott checking out the new basement walls.  He is sitting between the garage and the mudroom.

August 5, 2014
A lucky rainbow appears above our property!

July 28, 2014
Our new neighbor Hannah gives us a tour of the house. The foundation is poured, but the basement is still gravel.
Next step is for the basement cement to be poured.

July 14, 2014
Forms are fully in place and the foundation is about to be poured.

July 11, 2014
Now we really start to get an idea of size and shape.

July 11, 2014
Woohoo! The foundation footings are going in!

July 7, 2014
The land starting to get cleared.

The exterior of our "coastal farmhouse"

The property: the open plot on the right hand side of this photo.