I sure hope all you wonderful family and friends had a restful and enjoyable weekend! What a great celebration we have! That Jesus died on that cross for our sins, though He's no longer there, nor ever has to be again... because it is FINISHED! Then He arose from the grave 3 days later... conquering sin, death, and the grave, telling death NO! FOR THEY ARE MINE, AND NOT EVEN YOU, DEATH, CAN HOLD ME DOWN! Now He sits at the right hand of the FATHER, and is returning again.... Aaaaamen!
We had a wonderful service at church as we closed up on the book of Mark in the 16th chapter today... while rightly dividing the Word and studying out like true Bereans! When we arrived home, we came into delight of the hard work of my Mother-in-Law. The house was fresh, clean, and the aroma of Resurrection Sunday dinner was in the air. She slow cooked beef tenderloin. Cooked up some; mashed potatoes, steamed asparagus, grands biscuits, made a delicious broccoli slaw salad, she was amazing! I made a Philly New York Cheesecake, complete with Cherry pie filling as our topping... yum yum. We had over some wonderful family and couldn't have been more blessed! The Lord is good.
After dinner the kids did their annual Egg Hunt, and boy did they have fun! We had a special little friend join us too. Caleb joined us for the first time this year and we were so happy to have him, his mommy Jen, and new baby sister Avia (Hebrew name: Ah Vee Ah).
Some very much needed family pictures and pregnancy photos were taken... enjoy!
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Elijah (2yr), Brad, Elisha (5yr), Me & Baby Belly
Love the tongue my son.
19 weeks 3 days with new precious baby!
This shirt makes me look bigger than I really am, seriously. But I love it, one of my favorites!
VIDEO of Egg Hunt....
UPDATE ON THE HOUSE:
Brad and Larry have worked very hard these past 2 weeks trying to balance work and remodeling the house. So far they've ripped up the flooring in the kitchen, took out the old cabinets (which are now in the garage for Brad's storage and use), torn out the old breakfast bar, & taken out a partial wall. They've redone some other things that I can't quite remember right now... Ha, pregnancy brain. They have torn up the bathroom floor... and ta-da, original Oak FLOORS! Ha, hah! They're going to try and salvage the flooring. They stripped up the plastic tub lining around the wall and I think they took out the tub. They've done quite a bit and have progressed very far along! Our very dear frien,d Steve May is expected to come in this coming Friday to help with plumbing and other do-da's around the house. With Brad being off NEXT week, not this coming week, will really get us ahead of the game. Our amazing brother Todd and his wife Laina, & Kysa in tow, will be here around the 12th to help us paint! ACK! Can you believe all of this blessing? Our kitchen cabinets and such will be coming in about the next 3-4 weeks! We'll have the floor tiled and the walls painted... then we'll put up some back splash tile! I have some time still to really nail down my decorating ideas... and yes your ideas are welcome... a far as color palettes and room themes... no Disney or princess... we're going traditional/vintage/country... pretty unique and interesting eh?.... I do have some BEFORE pictures to show you of our house.... I also will show you a neat photo op Brad did to the outside of the house using Sherwin Williams website tool. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SMILES, HUGS, PRAYERS, AND THOUGHTS! WE SERIOUSLY COVET THEM AND NEED THEM! *muah*
Before Shots
Front of the House
(Elisha and our little friend)
What you see is the enclosed front porch... sweetness.
This is amazing! (NO the car is not ours LOL)
Brad did this using Sherwin Williams Paint website tool.
This is our vision for the color of our house... I'm not sold on shutters.
Beautiful Original Oak Front Door. We're going to refinish this beauty.
(House was built back in 1943)
Kitchen before demo. Believe it or not we will have 9' of counter space on that back wall! This is going to be a mini gourmet kitchen complete with snack bar.
This is what you see opposite of the Kitchen. A beautiful Oak built out Buffet and China Cabinet. Once refinished with some lighting... yow!
Oak floors. Wish you could see the hardware on the Build Out... they look like little crystals.
Living room facing front porch. I love the big windows!
Living room
Living Room (same side as above but you can see the dining room entrance.)
I'm teasing you too b/c I left out a neat part of this room for later. ;-)
Huge wasted space in the front yard. With my friend and family members who know a thing or two about gardening... this baby is going to be beautiful... do you know I have a Hydrangea VINE right there? I also have Honey Suckle babies growing too... somebody hacked down the mature Honey Suckle in the back yard...plan to bring that to life.
Got any pretty landscaping ideas... send em' to me!
I'll be updating you all in a couple of weeks with more baby news and house updates and anything the Lord lays on my heart!
With great love and affection,
The Jerdons :)
