Look what David made!  We have new stairs.  Perhaps the most exciting part of this process (for me personally) as I hated our old stairs and then despised the ladder even more.  Stairs are now wider and less steep.  

We spray painted the kitchen floor plan - you can see the island which will have the sink and dishwasher and then against the walls, an L shaped cabinet run. 

The drop ceiling has also been completely removed and new rafters have been added.   Also installed was a massive beam spanning this opening.  This room is looking nice and spacious.

Next was the daunting task of rebuilding the back wall.  We decided to move the back door and change the layout of the windows.  Here's what the back wall looked like. 

Demo and rebuilding progression - 

Next step is leveling the floor inside.  It is very very wonky.