Today we got a couple of the big heavy beams, that frame the second floor, in place.  It took Dave, Eric, Pat, and myself to place the first one against the existing house.  Then,  thankfully Trevor was able to swing by to help us with the larger beam that runs perpendicular to the first beam we placed.  Eric and Pat got the task of cutting the very expensive beams to length. 

 At the end of the day we got the two beams, the rim joist on the back wall and most of the rim joist on the front wall in place.

In the end the second level addition will be 22 feet out from the existing house.  Tomorrow Finn and I are going to hang out and maybe have some fun at a water park.  Eric Pat and Trevor will finish off the rim joists and start to put in joists.