New Addition For Our Home . . .

A BABY PIDGE!!!! WOW!

Yes, it's true (as you can see below) we're having our first child. With lots of excitement and nervousness we will welcome this gift from God into our lives on February 9th, 2009!

Inside the "blue" box is "Baby Pidge" at 7 1/2 weeks and inside the pink box is the baby's tiny beating heart! It was an amazing sight to watch the little heart beat so fast!

We Put the Parents to Work Weekend!

Katie's parents came to visit and see the house, so . . . we put them to work! Friday evening was spent at Lowe's getting a game plan together for Saturday. Here are some of the things we accomplished (we finished a LOT of projects! Thanks Dad & Terri!!!) This is the new sink faucet, WAY better than the old one. Dad and John finished the plumbing under the sink Friday night!
We also did a little "exterior illumination". Old patio lights.
Deep in concentration.
John (jokingly) preparing to catch Dad after he'd been shocked from the electrical wires a few times!
Let's take a moment to enjoy the beauty and simplicity of our new patio lights . . . ok that's good. Onto Saturday's projects!
Saturday morning John & Dad put up the new front porch light.

Have you ever seen anyone more prepared for a "paint battle" than Terri? She was a painting machine! Terri and I taking all the doors off the kitchen cabinets, so that the boys can start painting them in the backyard.This is what happens when you put two guys in the backyard with a paint sprayer and lots of doors . . . they come up with the greatest contraptions to help them work!John-boy getting crazy with the paint sprayer. And yes, our lawn now looks like it snowed :)

Primer coat.Break time for the family and a photo opp! Don't we look gorgeous . . . I think this could be our next family portrait! :)The FINAL product without doors. Isn't it beautiful!!!!The ceremonial "First Door Hanging"! It was a moment.Dad, "Vannaing" the next door to be hung.

Finishing the doors.BEFORE . . .

AFTER!!!!! What an amazing difference!BEFORE . . .AFTER!!!BEFORE . . .AFTER!!BEAUTIFUL!!
Here we are in our NEW kitchen! Thanks for everything Dad & Terri! It was great FUN! :)