Following a busy and hot week of work by hundreds of local contractors and volunteers, the Byers family of Lewisberg will have the chance to spend their first night in their new home.

Thanks to the help of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," Rob and Rachel Byers now have a beautiful, 4,000-square-foot home that is "beyond green certified," said Mara Woloshin, a spokeswoman for Legend Homes, the Oregon-based homebuilding company that led the project.

This clean, green and healthy home environment is extremely important to the family. Eight-year-old Jenessa "Boey" Byers has a rare form of cancer and requires a sterile environment following chemotherapy treatments. The air-quality in the home is also important to her 12-year-old brother Joe, who suffers from asthma.

It is because of the children's health problems and Boey's dedication to finding a cure for cancer that "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" chose to focus on the Byers family.

Rachel Byers was so pleased with the new home that she hugged the exterior walls as an ABC film crew shot footage of the family at the front door.

Not having to worry about a potentially toxic home environment is a huge relief, said Rob Byers, at a press conference in front of the house Sunday.

"It's a huge burden that we've been carrying," he said. "We still worry about the other burdens, but we don't have to worry about the house."

The entire family raved about the interior of the home.

The words amazing and awesome were used repeatedly, and Joe summed up the family's feelings, saying: "It's so … wow!"

Boey's room had obviously been tailored to her tastes, the family said.

"It's so Boey-ized," said 13-year-old Chris Byers.

"It was amazing," Boey said. "I didn't know what to do when I saw it. … It was really awesome. It was me."

Benton County Board of Commissioners Chair Annabelle Jaramillo presented the family with a plaque proclaiming the day "Byers Family Day," recognizing the hundreds of local tradesmen and other volunteers that constructed the home in less than a week.

"Community pride has swelled as a result of this project," Jaramillo read from the proclamation.

Legend Homes and other local businesses presented the family with housewarming gifts.

Boey received a pink fur covered wagon full of toys from the Corvallis Clinic and the keys to two storage units filled with about $15,000 worth of toys gathered in a toy-drive for Boey to distribute at Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland.

"You've touched all of our hearts," said Melanie Brown of the Corvallis Clinic. "We were really very happy to do this for you. You're a very special little girl."

Though very appreciative, often to the point of tears, of the new home and the gifts and attention they were receiving, the family - especially Boey n looked a little tired from all the excitement they have been through in the past week.

After a whirlwind of filming before being rushed off to South Carolina for a vacation while their home was demolished and the new one built, and more filming and interviews upon their return, the Byers family seemed eager to get inside their personal sanctuary and relax.

"There's no way you're going to be able to keep me out of it," Rachel Byers said.