The first major building project we started on the property was the construction of a garage. We needed a large enough space to keep our vehicle out of the elements and to store tools and building supplies as they would be delivered. The garage was built towards the front fence of the property where a small garage and barn stood previously.
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| Digging the foundation. August 2005 |
The work on the walls of the garage came a bit later in December of 2005 which meant the temperatures were a little more than "chilly" here in Siberia. We praise the Lord for the help Bro. Pranger and his son James could lend for a few cold days of getting the garage walls up.
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| David, Bro. Pranger, and his son, James building the garage walls. |
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| David carries on with the work. |
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| Told you it was more than chilly! |
As the time came to raise up and set into position the two side walls which were longer and heavier than three men could lift themselves, several men from our street came over to help as well.
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With warmer weather we could begin closing up the garage.
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Now for the exciting part! In June of 2006, as soon as the ground had thawed enough to dig, we hired a tractor to dig the foundation of our future house.
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| Ryan enjoyed watching the tractor work. |
With the foundation dug, we began preparing for the next step, the cement work.
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| A lot of dirt still had to be removed by hand. |
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If you look carefully, Rebekah is chasing a goose who loved to run away from her into the foundation! |
With lots of shoveling to be done in order to move the cement, gravel, and sand into the work area, we hired a few young boys to help out. More hands make less work!
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| August 2006 |
Oh, and just so you know...Beka caught the goose!
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