It has been awhile since I have blogged about our house!  There are so many things we have updated since my last post.  But the biggest impact on our house has been the pool!  We put in a new pool and we love it!  

Originally, we had a small pool that was right off the patio.  We filled it awhile back for various reasons.    So the backyard consisted of mostly bark (where the pool had been), a big mulberry tree, grass, and behind the big tree are the macadamia nut trees.   

 Here is a view of the mulberry tree in the winter.  The pallet wood you see was up for a birthday party for my daughter.

This was after the big mulberry tree was cut down.  It was hard to let go of the big mulberry tree.  It was the focal point of the yard and brought so much greenery and shade.  But it was necessary in order to get ready for the pool.   

We had fun making Tee-Pees with all the nice branches!  It got my creative juices flowing! 

 Dig Day:  I was worried they were going to say forget it... because rumbling from all the digging caused a bit of a stir with the bees nearby.  We discovered there was a bee hive in the wall we share with the neighbors.  Eric bought several cans of bee/wasp spray to try to protect the guys working.  They were stung a few times... and one of the guys had swelling from the stings on his face.  Thankfully, they finished the job despite the angry bees.  I was worried it was going to cause a problem with the building of the pool.   

                    

The girls had a great time climbing in the big dirt hole!

Here is the final result!  We still have much to do in the yard... but the pool is complete!