We Broke Ground!

So after a week that has been just not great at all, getting an email from our PM that they got the basement dug was some very uplifting news!
So naturally, we HAD to go out there to see it.  And, since it was Friday, that means we have Reds baseball to go and watch.  We can technically make the ride to the house "on the way" to the ballpark, and that's just what we did.

I was SOOOO nervous turning the corner onto our cul-de-sac.  But there it was!  Piles of dirt everywhere and our very own hole in the ground!  I think we had the same reaction of everyone that has seen their holes for the first time {haha}.  We thought it looked small.  Like it wasn't going to fit a 2600+ square foot house RIGHT there.

But,we walked down into the hole to check it out from the inside.  It's gigantic! It's crazy to think that THIS level is where the basement is going to be and that our home will sit higher than that.  But seriously?!!?!? YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!  We have a hole!  Our PM told us in our email that they should be pouring our footers on Monday :-)

Here's a few pictures of our hole.  It's so exciting!!!

Looking at our lot from the front.  The cleared stuff on the right will be the front porch.  The garage is on the left.

Walking into our hole.  I honestly don't remember which angle this is, haha!

This is looking from where our living room/back of the house (the deck) will be.  

Different angle. From the back of the living room/back of the house, looking towards the front.

Another view from the front porch-ish area :-)

Seeing this yesterday was such a great thing!  We really really needed and can't wait to be back out to see more progress!