They have put in the footings!

This first picture is a chunk of earth that was not removed from the basement. It appears to be under the garage so there must not be a room under there. 

Here is a good shot of the footings. You can get a feel for the shape of the basement etc. The next step is pouring the foundation.....exciting!

I only wish that huge mound of excavated dirt wasn't behind the footings to I could see how big our backyard will be. Fingers crossed it is not tiny!