A Wolfepack Reunion, Part 1

This past Thursday, we just said goodbye to Suzanna and Ruby, my sister-in-law

and niece.  Mike's brother and his family came out on August 1st to spend some time with us exploring beautiful Hawaii!  We had lots of fun adventures while they were here.  Mike even took the week off of work while his brother was here to enjoy time together as a family.  After the first week, Jeff had to fly back to Indiana and Mike had to go back to work.  The girls' adventures, however, continued. Here are some photos to enjoy of our first week together.  I hope Ruby remember's this trip.  Maybe these pictures will help!  More to come...

Week 1 - Adventures with the whole family!

The first morning, in matching outfits.

Hike to Lulumahu Falls in Nu'uanu

At the Pali Lookout

We both found out on the same day what we were having.  It was so special!

Ruby gets a little brother; Lily gets a little sister!

The house we rented on North Shore.

Playing in the waves near Rocky Point.

Mike "showing" Jeff how to skim board.

The waving to their daddies.

Jumping from Waimea.

Jeff's jump!

A dip in the ocean with daddy.

Our North Shore hike to the Ehukai Pillboxes.

Part 2.

Lily's excited face :)

New hats!  Thanks Uncle Jeff and Auntie Suzu.

Ruby rockin' the hat!

Good times.

Dads surfing at White Plains while we play at the beach!

Silly Lily!

Lily's turn to stand.

Some wave action.

Ruby's turn to stand!

Happy, happy, happy!

Pool basketball BBQ.

Corn Hole.

Family shot in Makaha.  After Ruby hiked the mountain :)

Family shot in Makaha.

Lily kissing baby Emma!

Lily kissing Ruby :)

Pretty Plumerias!

Mom and daughter time.

Bathroom Update

Howdy folks!  It's been a while since I blogged about a project.  That's because they have been few and far between.  When I do start one, I forget to take pictures.

April 2015
Well, our downstairs bathroom is almost complete.  There are three major things that we still want to do, and we've just about finished the first.

1) Build custom shelving to fit in the corner.

2) Custom order glass for the shower.

3) Put wainscoting bead board up on the wall.

The second is pricey, and since we already have two fully functional bathrooms upstairs it's been on the back burner.  The third is purely aesthetic, but it will be a nice touch once everything is complete.

The first is what my husband has been working so hard on this past few weeks.  He is so talented, and I am proud of what he's accomplished.  He bought a biscuit joiner and absolutely loves what it has allowed him to create.  His next project will be a large table for the back lanai!

Here are some pics to take us down memory lane and how far the bathroom has come:

The vanity before.

The bathroom before.

The jet tub that wasn't to code.  Notice the engraved
family portrait on the wall to the right!

Demo day.

Making my hubby proud :)

Gutted.

We had to take it a step further to redo the plumbing.

Reframing and a window.

Mikey building the slab for the shower.

Work in progress.

A shot of the bathroom before drywall.

Drywall and Durock is up.

Paint applied.

Almost done.

Shelving being fitted.

Shelving painted.

Shelves in.

Doors on and shower curtain up!

August 2015

After getting an estimate for the custom glass, we realized the shower wall wasn't enforced properly.  This meant we were going to have to bust out some tile and restructure some things.  We decided it wasn't worth all the fuss, so we put up a shower rod and curtain instead.  The wainscoting will have to wait too.  With another baby on the way, this is probably as nice as the downstairs bathroom will ever look :)