December 19, 2010: The Moat

It was always a joke that we would build a moat around the house...

...guess God was in on the joke as well!


Looks like we're gonna rethink the side yard and the concrete slab so that the a/c units don't get flooded out. Thanks for the advance warning, Jesus!

May 15, 2010: More Foundation Work

The guys completed the CMUs, including placing the Simpson ties.



AND, we had a visit from the bosses today!

May 12, 2010: Cement Day!

Today the guys poured the cement into the footings and began building the CMU posts.

Boy, they had to be fast!

Nice and smooth... well, except when those giant boulders got in the way!

Oh, the building inspector and Jeff, one of the architects, also came by to check things out!

Making progress!