The views are fabulous!

After a meeting with the kitchen designer this morning, and a stop at Bruegger's for bagels, DH and I headed out to the house to see what progress has been made. I think this is the largest gap between visits - it's been 9 days since we were last out there. We now have first floor exterior walls, some interior walls and most window and door cutouts, so we were really able to get a good feel for how large the rooms will be and what the views are from each room.

I've included quite a few photos today. If you click on the photos, you'll be able to view them larger and it might be easier to see the details...

Here is a panoramic view of the front of the house. The garage foundation can be see at an angle on the left (the garage meets the mudroom at a 45 degree angle). The temporary ramp going into the house is actually going through a window. The front door is the opening to the left of the ramp.

This is the view from the family room looking out toward the river. This is similar to what the second floor (our master bedroom) and the third floor (DD's room) will look like.
This is also a shot of the family room - these will be French doors opening out onto a patio. The angled wall to the left of the French doors are the angled kitchen windows. This is the great room wall which will have 8 windows. The ceiling in this room is vaulted...
Here is a panoramic shot of the view from one of the kitchen windows...I'm so excited!
And I can see my favorite tree from the kitchen windows!