After 11 weeks

Yesterday marked the end of the 11th week of the building process.  Sometimes, it feels like so much has gone on so quickly.  Other times, it feels like this process is really slow.  In reality, eleven weeks is like nothing.  So, we are really very excited about all that has happened.
In honor of the end of week eleven, the builders began the exterior walls of the first floor.   

Joern even got to try his hand at being a builder.

By noon, the house looked like this:

 And after lunch, the builders were hard at work again.

By the end of the day, two rows had been completed on all walls, and three rows were completed in the corner where the pantry will be.  Now, you can clearly see where all the windows will be placed- since they are all floor-length windows, all the spaces between rows of blocks are windows.  It is looking so very great!