Digging the Hole!

On November 15th, Jeff and I met on the construction site early and watched as the excavator slowly began its process of digging up the dirt for our basement.  For me, it was so exhillarating as the process of building our new home actually became a reality.  It has been 6 years since we talked about buying Tract G in hopes that one day we would build a new home.  Today, that dream is becoming true - how incredibly exciting!

After school, we took the boys to the property so they could see the process first hand.  They were thrilled with the mounds of dirt they saw.  They ran up and down the piles as well as drove their toy cars on the imaginary roadways they created.  We finally allowed them to climb into the excavator bucket for a photo opportunity. This has definitely been an exciting day for us all!

Notice the step-down dig which is done for safety purposes.  Each step is 5 feet deep and 3 feet wide.  It took 3 long days to completely dig Phase 1 of the basement. Quote from the excavator: "This is the biggest hole I've dug in 15 years!"