Thursday of last week, the excavator dug out the area for the master bedroom wing (which will also have the library, office, and guest bedrooms). Today he dug out the garage wing. So we have lots of large dirt piles and an impressive loss of grassy surfaces. Tomorrow, the footers will be dug out. More on that later.
Here are the dug out areas for the master bedroom wing (photo #1) and the garage wing (photo #2).