Welcome!

We have started digging our basement! Ron was out at the site at 7:30 this morning with our builder, Josiah Mikkelsen of Kingdom Construction, marking out the lines of the basement. The morning was then spent making sure the fields weren't ready to be seeded so that digging could happen this afternoon. After an hour or so of the final measurements the track hoe was started up and the basement was started! Ron and his dad worked hard all afternoon, unfortunately, however, they were unable to finish before dark but are confident that an hour or so tomorrow morning should finish the job. The kids are more than thrilled that we have started. Bethany (4) has been asking for months why everyone else has a basement except us so she is excited to be in the "we have a basement" club. Nathan (8) has Ron's keen eye so he will be out at the site every day making sure everything is going as planned. Larissa (6) will skip around the site pretending she's playing in the front or back yards of the new house.

This was taken last week when we dug a "test hole" to see if there was any water that would pool at the bottom or if we would be good to go. It obviously passed the test!

I would like to say thanks to Tracy Dyck at S3 Interior Design for helping us develop our house plan. There still aren't any changes we want to make!

This is the 3D floor plan. I will walk you through it by explaining the rooms front to back starting from the garage, which is on the right. Mudroom, ensuite, walk-in closet. Dining area, kitchen, master bedroom. Great room. Girls room, bathroom, Nathan's room.

This is just to give an idea as to what the finished product will look like. We have chosen different colours but the image is a good representation.

If you have any hints or advice on how to make this process less stressful we would love to hear them! Thanks for joining us on this journey and we look forward to hearing from you!