Climber

This kid continues to surprise me...I always need to keep my eyes on him!

Owie - Boo Boo - Bump

This came as a complete shocker...I would have thought Charlie would have been the first to get a bump like this one, being the dare devil he is.  But Lukas takes the prize so far for getting the biggest owie.

He's been a trooper and this has barely phased him at all. Poor baby!

House Projects - part 2

This next house project has been a long time coming!!!  We went from a 70's style "Jack and Jill" adjoining bathroom and created a master bathroom.

Before:

It was pretty convenient to get to the boy's room, but ugh, can you see why we wanted an update!  The sink/counter area will be the future home of our shower.  We closed up the doorway to the boys room. 

We reconfigured the entire layout of the bathroom.  This was a separate door into the shower.  The wall with the towel bar is the new doorway to the bathroom, and we moved the toilet where the shower used to be (we removed the wall).

During:

Down to the studs - plumbing going in.

Old doorway is now covered (it was all the way to the right hand side) and new doorway is in.  

A dual shower - why not!?!

After:

We will eventually put in a glass shower door, but we are using a shower curtain in the meantime.  

House Projects - part 1

For the past several months the Joneses have been embarking in some pretty significant house projects.  We still have some finishing touches to do, but I thought I would share some pretty amazing transformations.

Front Entry Way --

Before:

Luckily, we remembered to snag a "before" picture before the construction began. The concrete had just been poured for the new posts (hence the upside down buckets to avoid any accidents on the pegs sticking up)

During:

Paul cut down this Doug Fir and we had it milled down.  A friend (who does amazing work) built the entry arch.  This is jointed together so there are hardly any nails.

We added a new section to the roof and this will eventually have a french door.  

French Doors are in

"After" (though technically still not done yet):

The roof and siding are on, and all we have to do is the door threshold, a light fixture and tile for the porch.

It changes the entire look of our house!

Cake - Round 2

What could be better than two birthday celebrations in California if it means double the cake!?!

Comparison... you can add your own commentary!!

Lovin' Life

Need I say more?

Beach Time

We had the best time on the beach in Tahoe!  It doesn't get much prettier, or funner, than this...

Charlie loved getting buried in the warm sand

Bombs away!!

Sand angels

The waves were fun surprises every time they came and went.

What nap??

Stand-up paddle time with Mimi

Future surfer??

Generations

I love that Lukas has had the opportunity to meet such lovely great-grandparents!