11/22/11

The trusses are up and we should have a roof soon.

Rear view

Front View

Random Addy Videos

11/16/11

A month from today we'll begin our journey to Africa. The house has become some what of an after thought over the past few weeks, but the work continues.

The trusses have been delivered and will be going up on either Friday or Monday. You probably guessed this, but those white specks are snowflakes. And yes, I biked there in the snow.
The second floor is finally taking shape. The exterior was framed in today and tomorrow the interior walls should go up and we will be able to get a sense of the girls' rooms.

Further proof of the white stuff.

Rear view of the house. Hopefully Addy isn't afraid of heights because her room is way up top.

11/12/11

It's been a while since our last post. The guys lost three days of work this week to the weather. We are also finding it's hard to get to the house on weekdays before it's too dark out. In other news, we received notification of our court date in Ethiopia on Dec. 22. We spent the last few days booking tickets and are excited to mark our calendars with the day we get to meet our little girl!

The garage is up, which totally transforms the look of the front.

Addy was happy to be back at the "new new house" after a week away.
An aerial shot of Addy taken from the back deck.

The back deck is finally perfect. It took the guys a while to get everything just right.

Checking out the view from our outdoor living space.

The garage from the west.

November is here

Not a whole lot to show since the last post. The guys have been working hard on getting the back deck perfect. The back deck supports the second floor and is over 50 feet long so it is important that it is perfectly level. The trusses have been ordered and are scheduled to be delivered in a week.

A side view of the deck
The larger portion of the deck seen here will be the screened porch.

The garage floor was poured late last week. The guys threw a tarp up in case it rained while it was still drying.

The basement stairs have been added as well.