Another view of the loft insulation

Observe the difference: Phillip cut a hole in the roof with hundreds of incremental adjustments over the course of a few hours. Bobby measured first, drew a pattern, and cut this nice neat circle out -- one cut, and done.

August 6: Starting on porch post bases

Insulation in the loft

West ceiling of loft

Loft ceiling

Guy spraying insulation

Retaining wall stonework

Retaining wall from a different angle

Master bathtub faucet and handles *

Another view of the faucet and handles

More insulation

Roof insulation, showing how the expansion lets it seal up all sorts of crevices.

The collar and dome of the 3rd sun tube got installed.

August 7: First day of school! Connor ready for his 1st day of kindergarten, and Kailyn for 5th grade

Mom can never take just one picture.

Kailyn at school, ready to head for her class

Connor outside his classroom. The bee with his name is the very top one.

Excited by discovering he has a desk spot with his name on it, and a chair that matches the color of his assigned table

Getting a pic of the cute 'welcome to kindergarten' banner outside the door -- and Connor in the background *

One last classroom pic

Less pleasant bit of the morning: discovering Phillip left the sun tube unprotected sitting right next to where they were spraying insulation yesterday afternoon. Insulation all over the interior reflective surface

Can see the degree of spotting more easily on the less-reflective outside

Diffuser was also left out to get sprayed

I wasn't sure I had ever taken pics of this vent after it was properly rerouted