Breaking ground

The first piles

Loading one of hundreds of truck that hauled away our dirt

Excavation (Week 2 - Dec. 2003)

Excavating along 27th Avenue - Dec. 11, 2003

Our friendly excavator driver

The excavator builds the piles of dirt; the loader fills the endless convoy of dump trucks to haul it away.

Creating a vertical wall - Dec. 12, 2003

View from corner of 27th & Tigertail - Dec. 12, 2003

Ernest guides the excavator

Finishing up the hole, looking at NE corner - Dec. 18, 2003

NW corner - nearly finished!

Entrance ramp - ready to start the footers - Dec. 18, 2003