Bathroom Remodel

We are finally going to remodel the bathroom.  Here are a few before pics, you can see how it needed to be done.

Removing the rod and then it is on to demolition.

I think they had extra screws or a new guy on the job since you don't need a dozen screws in one place.

With the vanity out it was on to the tiles.

YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now time to get the new window in.

Just after the window got in there was a wind storm.

Chris was able to get the new insulation in and backer board done and ready for the plumber. We decided to switch to a single faucet handle and a pop up drain. Since we are novice home renovators and plumbing isn't something to mess with we left it to the professionals at Thurgood Plumbing. Who did an awesome job!

Filling the gaps with mud.

Now for the tile.  Chris started with the trim around the window.

Alana helping wash the wall so we could start painting.

It really is coming along nicely, the shelves really make it a great space!

Alana was barricaded and then we got to work on painting.  We went with a color called Chopped Chive for one wall. I love it and and the whole room is so bright and cheery.  We also painted the other walls and trims with Blanched Pine. Ryker helped paint enough to get a photo but he did an amazing job playing with Alana and keeping her happy when we both needed to be working on the bathroom.

It goes so well with the tile, I really love it!

Greg helped with some of the touch ups.

I am working on molding for the mirror.

Time for grouting, grouting and more grouting. It seemed to take forever.

The grout sat on there too long so it had to be scraped off - that is no fun! While I was chiseling Chris and Greg put in the new vanity. I love it and the sink is so sweet!

We still have some finish work to do but we are really happy with the remodel! I am so thankful that Chris was so dedicated to the cause and able to do the work.

The Dirty Dash

Summer Started with Chris Running the Dirty Dash it was 5.5 miles in dirt with obstacles.  Just getting up the hill at the starting line proved to be slippery. Somehow Chris talked several different friends into doing this race- Bart and Megan Bowen, and Jerry and Stacy Ryrce. They split the 10am wave of runners in two so we didn't see Jerry or Stacy during the race.

Chris, Bart and Megan Bowen and Talen (a former basket ball player for Chris) posed for a photo on top of the hay bales.

Coming up to the army crawl and crawling through it looked like a lot of fun!!!

In case you didn't get mud in all your cracks they had mud pit at the end.

Ryker checking out the booths.

A different kind of mud pit, eeewwwww!

A cold shower is the best way to get off all that dirt.

Splashing Around

Riverdale, Utah has a great splash pad that is perfect for a hot day in the Desert.  We headed up with some friends and had fun splashing around in the water.