Dried In

We are finally "dried in" as the framing has now been extended from existing house to new addition. We (of course) got rain just after the roof sheathing was finished. It had been tarped but the wind blew it off so I got to climb up on the roof to get it re-tarped to stop the dripping that was happening in our existing house. We are now water-proofed though so no more tarps. The long dormer on the north was done first and now the bathroom dormer on the south, which is the visible side, has been completed. This photo is taken from where our bed will sit looking through the office to the existing upstairs. The doorway on the right leads into the new master bathroom.

One Dormer Done

So we have moved a couple of walls again and found that we could extend our shed dormer all the way from our bedroom to the end of the planned office. We're pretty pleased as this will open up a few extra feet of space that we weren't accounting for. The shed dormer on the back part of our house now extends 27 feet and really makes a huge difference on the feel of the space. Here is what it looks like this morning. You can see in the photo our bedroom windows, where the wall will be and also some of the office space just off the master bedroom. From these windows (although you can't tell in this picture) we have a pretty decent view of some of downtown and the mountains to the north.

The Big Announcement

Most of you who whould be checking this periodically already know this, but here is the official "We're Having Twins!" announcement. We had our second ultrasound yesterday and we are pleased to report that both are looking very healthy. They are in an "ideal" twins situation each having their own embryonic sack and their own placenta. It is still a few weeks early, but we're pretty sure we have at least one boy in there. Our doctor was about 80% that the other was a girl! The bottom photo is Beau's brother and the top is a closeup of his potential sister. Marta and I are very excited for these additions to our family. Stay tuned, I have a feeling that July 13th is going to be right around the corner.