It All Begins with a Foundation

We successfully did an up and back trip today - rented the 2nd storage unit and unloaded two cars full of stuff.  We stopped by the house site - I had carefully prepared J. for his disappointment upon seeing nothing but dirt.

Instead of crushing disappointment, we were elated to see this:

I know it's hard to visualize the spaces but trust us - it's the beginnings of our house!  J. was able to identify each room - me, not so much - but progress is wonderful!  Next, they add 'cross beams' to the foundation and then pour cement.

We headed to Reno and went to Atlantis for food, restrooms, a 'break' from driving and a little play.  Then we hopped in our two cars and headed back home.  We are home just before 8PM - a very long day - but we did it.  It's good to know we have that 'option' for those times when we just want to get stuff out of the house and up there and can't wedge in the time to be gone for multiple days.