More cement blocks

Looks like most of the outer walls are done except the one hole in the front right there. They got rid of the moat by filling in with stone and all around the foundation is stone covered with hay.

Elyse turns 1!!

Here's Elyse not too sure about the festivities:



And some pics:

oooh...lots of cement blocks

Here's the beginnings of the house:















This is where the garage doors will be. No, we will not have a moat in front of our garage....just a side effect of construction.

House basement starting tomorrow!

Not to be overshadowed by Elyse's first birthday (pictures coming after the family party tomorrow) the weather will break next week for them to start laying the block foundation! We have had a giant hole in the ground for about a month with daytime temperatures below freezing with the exception of a day to two here and there. I guess the mortar freezes to the metal mixer in when it is below 32 degrees. But tomorrow will be nice as will next week so we'll start getting somewhere!

Here is a bad representation of what the house will kinda-sorta look like:

http://images.familyhomeplans.com/plans/71057/71057-B600.jpg

And here is the floor plan but we will have some variations:

http://images.familyhomeplans.com/plans/71057/71057-1L.gif

We are eliminating the breakfast nook in the back of the kitchen with a straight wall (with cabinets and window there instead) and we will have an island where the left wall of the kitchen is. Also, the whole left wall of the house will go out 4 more feet (so the dining room will be 14' x 14') and the whole front of the house will be pushed out 2 feet so the bedrooms will be 12' x 12' and the family room will 16' x 26'. We got rid of the closets in the family room that jut out into the room, and we will have two sinks in the master bath. Most everything else will be the same. Stay tuned for more photos!!