18 Month Pictures

These pictures were a lot of work to get, after taking 50 pictures this one sort of turned out. The rest of the pictures had at least one of the triplets refusing to cooperate. I take that back, usually it was consistently the same girl refusing to be a team player (little blondie).

Landscape Design

Spring is here! My phone is ringing away with callers interested in a landscape design. Here is a rough draft of one that I am working on. I love the dry creek bed as well as the splash pad for kids. Then of course the firepit for adults. This yard will be so much fun for the everyone.

Our Son

We got some balloons when we were shopping for carpet at RC Willey, he loves playing with balloons and since his sisters weren't too excited about them he got all hang onto all three.

Bathroom Remodel

After about two months of dust, tools, demolishion and all the other inconveniences of remodeling we have officially finished our bathroom remodel. Here is what it looked like after we tore out the flooring. Originally we were going to leave the vanity (just put on a new counter top sand down and repaint) and the tub but we decided against that and we're both so glad we did. Rob's hair during demolishion, the dust in the bathroom was so thick (ugh!) We removed everything down to the studs. There were two layers of tile, I guess the last time the bathroom was retiled they just put the new tile overtop the old (joy!). Rob took down at least 2 inches of debris, bucket after bucket. The shower head was quite low and the faucet handle was the two separate faucets and I really wanted a joint handle because I could never get the water temperature just right, so we hired a plumber to make all those adjustments for us. Yep the dry wall next to the tub was all rotted and just crumbled when we touched it so we tore out till we felt it no longer had water damage and patched and replaced it. The toilet had a tiny leak that over time had rotted the subfloor, another "surprise" we found as the project progressed. This is the color of the old flooring, black with little specks in it. The old tile underneath was pink with a black tile border and black flooring (pictured here). The tile we could see was a cream colored tile with pink flecks (really unattractive). Oh and the walls were painted this green (with pink tile, black floor and green walls, somebody had a creative flare!). After removing all the debris. I filled in a hole with quick set (tile motar) to make it even once again. After installing the hardibacker board we put this "tape" over all the cracks or anything uneven. Then we put down a sealer (Redguard). We put down a coat let it dry and then put down another coat. The red guard was bright pink in the bucket but once applied and dried it turned red. Here is the "ding" Rob put in the old tub which necessitated its removal and replacement. Here is the new faucets and fixtures, its so nice having the hot and cold water controls joint. Here is the new vanity we bought. Its much smaller than the last one (one sink instead of two) and the bathroom feels so much bigger now - which is nice it was really cramped before. The tile we used was called "Canyon Expresso" and we purchased it at Lowes. We installed a bronze faucet to go with the colors throughout the bathroom. I love it, I love how the whole project turned out! I feel like I'm at a really nice hotel or spa. Its such a nice feeling.

Boy Baby Shower

I was able to host a baby shower for a dear friend who was having a baby boy. It had to be somewhat simple because with 18 month triplets and a 3 year old I don't have a lot of time to devote to food and decorations. But I felt it turned out wonderful! For dessert I made Cake Pops (best tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DfL6B6Vpus), magic bars, and fruit tarts, watergate salad, veggie tray and easter eggs. I have a punch fountain that does an excellent job of sprucing up any party.