Judd's Blessing

Last Sunday we had Judd's baby blessing at Kalyn's house.  It was a beautiful blessing and we were able to share it with wonderful family.  My dad was able to give Judd his blessing and we are grateful to him for doing it. 

Judd thinks getting dressed is the worst thing in the world!

My handsome boy!

My two guys all dressed up!

Still not having fun

Great Grandpa Ponga

4 Generations: Great Grandpa Ponga, Grandpa Jim, Dad, and Baby Judd

The Gilson Family

Mama and her boy

Auntie Rachel and Baby Judd (the only Auntie to have her picture taken with Judd)

Grandpa Jim, Grandma Meg, and Judd

Grandpa Kelly, Grandma Pam, and Judd

Favorite Cousins: Sophie and Judd

Thanks to Kalyn for letting us have his blessing at her house and for everyone that came to celebrate our baby boy.

Judd's Newborn Pictures

Yesterday we had some newborn pictures taken of Judd.  I was a little nervous since he is only two weeks old, but I'm glad we did it.  The turned out great!

Judd also had his first doctor appointment yesterday.  He came in weighing 9 lbs 10 oz.  In a week and a half he's gained a little over 1 1/2 lbs!  I'd say we have a pretty good eater on our hands!

 We also took the opportunity to have a family picture taken.  Turned out pretty good since 

it wasn't originally planned.

 

Introducing....

Judd Nicholas Gilson

Born 8/27/2013 at 2:06 pm

7 lbs 11 oz

22 inches long 

Who needs a kitchen anyways?

Well a while back we had a major work party and took out the kitchen.  Many family and friends showed up to help us, and we couldn't have done it without them.  Thanks to everyone who showed up!

This is a view near the doorway into the dining room looking west

Standing at the sink looking towards the bedroom

Standing near the back door looking towards the dining room

Standing in the middle of the pantry cabinets

This is standing along the wall to the bedroom looking back to where the sink USED to be

This is looking down the hallway towards the front of the house. This is where the pantry used to be

This is standing in the corner where the doorway to the dining room used to be. You can see more great looking hardwoods where the carpet has been removed

Hello again!

Well I've been horrible about updating the blog with progress on the remodel, but there's been progress.  A lot of the latest work has been new plumbing in the floor, so there hasn't been many things to photograph, but here are some additional photos of the demolition as it continued along.

It took me forever to figure out what this arch was since I originally discovered it in the bedroom. After we opened up the hall it made sense that a phone sat here.

This is the inside of the door to the closet just off the dining room

You can see measurements for kids as they got taller over the years. We didn't recognize any of the names on it.

Part of the remodel includes tearing up the carpet and taking advantage of the pristine hard wood floors underneath.  I'm expecting these will clean up very nicely once we're all done.

This is the sewer connection for the sink in the pink bathroom

Is there any question why it was such a slow drain?

Downstairs hallway making preparations to replace plumbing for master bathroom, guest bathroom, laundry room, and downstairs bathroom

Had to make this fancy temporary work around so I can still shower while the remodel continues on

New stack going into the old floor connections

Small sample of the connections we're going to be replacing

We will be replacing the old copper piping with PEX tubing. It will allow us to use less energy and water once everything is done

Old & new

The toilet for the small bathroom has been moved over to allow for the new laundry room

Better view of the laundry area, small bathroom on the left, and master bathroom in the back

This is what the pink bathroom used to look like

And this is what it looks like now!