A foundation footer is perhaps one of the most critical aspects of the house. It's almost always the first building element that contacts the soil that the house rests upon. 

Our footers were pored today. On our family walk around the lot today we admired the work of our amazing strangers. They cleaned things up and then put concrete in wooden forms that outline our home. EEEKKK! We can see it. We pointed out the view of our daughter's window that she'll grow up looking at when her first boyfriend calls her and she sits on the phone listing to him breath. (Unless that's so old fashion and she peaks at him through her Google Glass.) And the view our oldest will look upon - watching the driveway because he's so nosy that he must know who is coming and going always.  This is where they will form their vision.

So our pile is now the smallest of a structure that will grow into a large dream come true. (Too sentimental? I can't help it, I'm gushy.)