Foundation Looks Complete

I just figured out my cell phone does panaramic shots, so here are the last updates until I return from the cold city of Stockholm.  Below is a view of my lot from one side to the other:

Next is a side view of the house.  The opening in the wall will be the entrance to the crawl space.  On the opposite side of the house is where the garage will be.  To the right of the crawl space entrance is the foundation for the front porch:

The final picture is a picture I took while standing on the back wall of the house where the back porch will be.  I took this picture because this will most likely be the view we will have from the back of our house.  We're both very excited, its a nice quiet lake.  Enjoy:

A firm foundation

Here is the foundation!  The brick is oversized and tumbled.  Looks like I'll have a decent crawl space on one side of the house.  The framers will be starting soon to start building.
Shelly and I will be in Stockholm later this week for 10 days, so updates may be slow.  Here is one more picture from the nieghbor's second story window

We Have Footings!

Yesterday the footings were dug and poured.  We now have an outline of our house in cement.  The foundation will go up as soon as the cement cures and the weather permits.  Unfortunately we are expecting rain and thunderstorms this weekend so it will probably be next we that the foundation is laid.
Notice the lake in the background

This week is the Week

Here is the evidence that it is finally going to happen:

916 Maxine St will be our little slice of Heaven in Kernersville.  We will be digging the footers this week and construction will move ahead at a maddening pace as weather permits.

This is what we have now (notice Shelly pointing out to the bulldozer it missed a spot)

Here it is !!!!!!

After many revisions and much debate, the final plans have been made!  I feel like we are using every inch of usable space without going over board.  Our house plan has gone from a 3 bedroom 2.5 bath to a 4 bedroom 3 bath home.  We now have a guest bedroom downstairs and an office upstairs.  The room above the garage will accommodate a closet for one of the kid's bedrooms as well as a generous laundry room.  Our architect and builder, Chris, is a very unusual architect.  I have to say I've never seen floor plans like the ones he drew for us (below).  Must be a new trend in the industry.
We have also changed the name of the living room from "Oregon Room" (this is what the original floor plans called it for some reason) to the "Carolina Room".  In the Carolina room there will be a cantilever fireplace and a wall dedicated to an entertainment center.  We will be picking up some sketches of our kitchen soon, as soon as I get my hands on those I'll be sure to post them.  In the meantime, below are the final plans (there will be a few minor changes, but I won't bore you with them).