The garage goes up and some more progress...

It took awhile, but the permits for the garage got approved and the builder moved quickly.  Here, you can see the concrete that's been freshly poured.  I don't know why everyone in the family felt it was so important to walk on it to "see" if it was dry!!

Here's the flagstone on the back porch.

This is where the pergola is going.

View from the garage.

The exterior of the house is coming together.  Still waiting on the front door to arrive.

Framing the garage...

View of the garage from the house.

Roof goes on!

Wyatt wanted to be a navy captain today.

Garage and Geothermal

Finally, with permits approved, we were able to start work on the garage.  Here they're laying the foundation for the garage:

View of the back of the house:

Wyatt chillaxin' on the gravel pile.  If he's not careful, he'll end up part of the chimney.

The main staircase...

Another shot of the garage...

Some progress affixing the stone to the house.

More garage...

Nice view of the front of the house with the stone progressing.

We're putting in a geothermal heating and cooling system, which uses the constant temperature of water below the surface of the earth to both heat and cool the house.  It requires very little energy and should cut the cost of heating and cooling the house by roughly 50% compared to traditional electric or natural gas systems.  Anyway, here's the well digger.

View from the front...

Garage to the left.

Plumbing, siding, and stonework

Progress is slow, but steady.  They started putting up the board and batten, as well as some preliminary stonework on the main house and chimney.

Here's the slate we'll be using for the back patios.

Excited to have a cozy interior library and reading room!

View of the great room.

This will be an outside fireplace for the back covered patio.

View out the back of the kitchen.

Playroom takes shape.

Still have the apple tree!

Some of the preliminary stonework...