Austin and Jessica's Wedding!

We had the pleasure of travelling to Mexico last week for my little brother, Austin's wedding. The entire week was absolutely wonderful and it appears that the festivities were swine flu free!

The beautiful bride, Jessica.

Baby Natalie

The girls with the fabulous mariachi band.

Before, During, and Finally...AFTER!

After 4 weeks of extremely hard work the bathroom is complete...here is a brief recap:

BEFORE

DURING

AFTER!

The 2 photos above are identical, but highlight the fact that we have 2 sets of towels - ahhh luxury~

The one thing left to do is to install two cabinets for storage in the alcove next to the toilet - unfortunately they are on back order and will not arrive until the 1st week of February...

Apparently dogs like heated floors too!

ALMOST!

After a brief bathroom remodel hiatus for the holidays - we are back in business and are FINALLY starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel - I have to look back and laugh at my original post stating with sincere naivete that the project would be close to complete in one week - NOW I think that I can finally say the bathroom will be 99% complete by the weekend and "Steve the Project Elk" will be moving to the backyard - anyone want to come help us with landscaping??

Toilet is working!

Cameron demonstrating how to use the "leg shaving bench" ~

I thought the shelf was for shampoo and conditioner - apparently Cameron had something different in mind.

LET IT SNOW!

Over the past couple of days it has snowed more in Seattle than it ever has since we have lived here - it has been fun to be stuck at home for the past couple of days!

The puppy dogs are not complaining...

Admittedly not a great photo - but proof that people cross country ski down the street -

Riley recommends curling up in your favorite blankie and taking a nap during these cold winter days~

Now, a few photos of bathroom progress:

Light bar, medicine cabinet, and switch plates installed.

Priming and painting finished - we are really hoping to have the majority of the project done before we leave for Christmas so the last major step is tiling the shower...

BATHROOM UPDATE

Cameron has been working long hours everyday in hopes of completing the bathroom remodel before Christmas...Here are a few photos of the progress he has made over the past week: The tile floor has been laid and we now have a radiant heat floor!!

The shower drain and basin installed

Drywall hung, taped and mudded...this has been the worst part of the project so far and Cameron swears he will hire someone to do the drywall if he ever embarks on a DIY project again.

Shower deck mud complete...

In other news at our house - It has been snowing in Seattle which means that the entire city shuts down - for Cameron and I being Montana and Colorado natives, we think it is pretty funny that 1 to 2 inches of snow can close schools, cancel trash pick up, and stop the mail..the best part, however, is people dig out their one-piece snow suits and cross country ski through the neighborhood! As you can see not even snow can stop Atley...

DAY FOUR: LET THERE BE LIGHT...AND WALLS

Cameron's goals for the work he wanted completed while his dad was here have been achieved - today they were able to hang all of the drywall and install the light fixture - while the cosmetic work remains Cameron and I are eternally grateful for all of Bob's help - we could never have done it without him - well let me rephrase that - I would never have let Cameron demolish our bathroom without him!

Riley the comfort hound found a new place to relax.

Atley "the dog who will fetch anything" has found that scrap wood makes an excellent toy!

A celebratory scotch - as if an excuse were needed....

DAY THREE: MOVING RIGHT ALONG

At 7:55 am we welcomed a new addition to our house: an enormous dumpster - she weighs 1,750 lbs and is 50 ft long - we are SO proud! Day three marked a few significant milestones: we now have a floor strong enough to hold tile, all of the plumbing is complete, and the concrete backer board has been installed in the shower.

Bob and Cameron celebrated the end of the day with a glass of chardonnay in the shower - as you can see by their faces, they are pretty pleased with the progress!

Steve put his seal of approval on the new shower fixture! Steve better pack his bags he (hopefully) only has another week of residence in this room of the house...