Today he broke through the hallway FOR REAL! Again, he sealed it back up pretty quickly because there are no windows, so it’s chilly… but I was able to snap a picture to see what it’s going to look like! I LOVE it!

And for bonus fun here’s a comparison of the top of the stairs before/after

The brow is on!

Marc (our contractor) did indeed break through some of the walls today, but then he sealed them back up before I was done teaching… ha! It’s getting quite chilly at night, and the windows aren’t in yet, so leaving it open to the kids rooms was a bad idea. Which is why he sealed them (temporarily) back up. I was so anxious to see into the new addition, but I guess I’ll just have to wait a little longer. The kids are excited though because today we had to shift their beds around to get them away from the walls that are getting closets taken out and closets put in. They can now see into each others bedrooms (through plastic, so they can’t REALLY see much, but it’s still the idea that they are looking right into their rooms!) which is a fun change.

I did go up into the addition tonight and I was able to walk into the closet spaces and laundry room space to get a feel for things. It’s going to be so amazing.

Eeeks! We have a roof! He has the bulk of the house sealed up (it’s supposed to rain tomorrow so he really wanted to get that done before that) so they put on shingles today and just have a tiny bit left on the roof. The “brow” is still left. That’s the front peak of the house that will go in front of Josiah’s bedroom. That will really tie in the new part to the old part making it look cohesive. I’m super excited to see that.

Of course, there is a little bit of difference between the old singles and the new shingles, but that is just life. You can’t replicate wear and tear. But it’s really only noticeable right now since it’s all fresh and we’re looking down at the house a lot.

He might break through into the house tomorrow to start on the hallway. Super exciting!

Our friend’s daughter turned 21 this weekend so I made her a cake. Well it was technically brownies, but in cake form–so a brownie cake! Isn’t it fun looking!

Walls and a roof!

Today was a big day. The walls went up on the new addition. And with the openings for the windows it actually looks like a house! It’s so exciting! I’ve been prancing around add day giddy because I can envision it done now! I’m not very good at seeing something in my minds eye so this is thrilling for me!

It is officially Fall when the hay bales appear again!

A bunch of materials (and port-a-potty! hehe!) were delivered yesterday. The yard is full of stuff now. They have the whole roof off now and are working on putting in the big beam (it has a name, but I’m forgetting what it is) across the top of the garage to help support the weight.

A lot happened today!

Tim took the coolest video with his drone, but I don’t want to link it from Facebook to here… so you’ll just have to scoot over there to his page to see it. I love how it adds music to the video to make it seem almost like a commercial!