Affectionately made: Our House (part 1)

When my husband and I got married almost a year ago,

 we took on the crazy challenge of building our own home...

From scratch, with our own two hands.

Crazy, I know. 

Thankfully we had the unconditional support of my hubby's skilled, construction-savvy dad, and the help of our friends and family. I am so happy to say that this project is now coming to an end.

In the mean time, I want to share the first 6 months of our blood, sweat, and tears.

Enjoy...

This is what it looked liked when we began:

 My hubby in the bulldozer preparing the land:

 That's me digging trenches to outline the house:

 Ready for cement slab to come in:

Cement slab in, ready for framing to begin:

 The framing well on its way:

Here's my husband putting to work his knew-found construction skills:

 Framing is done, inside and out:

 Our house at 6 months:

I'll be back soon with the rest of the project...

Affectionately, Lily