Breaking Ground!

What an exciting day! We returned from spending time with friends this morning to find a dump truck and an excavator parked in front of our house! It was finally happening! Josh rode his bike home as fast as he could so that he could answer any questions and see them get started. We all stood on our deck as we watched the excavator cut into our backyard.

It was pretty amazing to watch! Ronan, of course, was hyped up by all the excitement. He could hardly contain himself, but he managed to stay on the deck and away from the construction site for the most part. Josh had to go back to work....so I took lots of pictures and video for him. I called a few people to let them know what was happening in case they wanted to stop by to see it. My friend Kelly came with her two boys, John and Eli, because John is really into "diggers" like Ronan. They were pretty cute watching the excavator together.

Then, Amy (Josh's sister) came over with her kids, Ethan and Macey, and later on, Katrina (my sister) came over with her son, Finley. It's always fun getting the November "cousins" together.

Here is Griffin, Ethan, and Macey playing on the floor together. On the couch below is Finley, Macey, Ethan, and Griffin. They were all born within 20 days of each other last November!

OK, back to the excavating (: We were so impressed with "Digger Dan", the excavator. He was really efficient and friendly, too! He asked Ronan if he wanted to ride in the truck with him....and Ronan said yes. I thought he would be too scared or nervous, but he wasn't.

Ronan sat in the cab for a few minutes and got to use some of the controls. That really made his day!

Above: Dan finishing the excavation.
Below: Spreading the gravel

Here is Finn and Griffin watching the big truck! Finn kept pointing to it and saying, "Oh!"

And here is our lot! This is all really happening now! I can hardly believe it!

I had to put this video in. This is what Griffin and I do in our spare time (: