Taking shape

Here you can see the results of the backfilling.
This corner will eventually lead up some stairs to the front door:

No more pit around the house to swallow up small children.
And the lay out happened last weekend so now you can see the rooms taking shape. This closest corner is the girls' room. The living area is in the distance and the kitchen in the corner at the other end (the bottom of the "L". Between the girls' room and the kitchen on the back edge is the kids' bath and the office/guest room.