and through the great provision of the Lord, all the rooms now have flooring!

after living on concrete for nearly 14 years, this was like a dream come true

what a task to move everything out!

the men did an excellent job

working on the hallway

Mom and Dad’s bedroom completed

Jaimee’s side of the bedroom (before all the boxes were moved back in!)

the kitchen

the living room

We are slowly moving back in… and are thanking the Lord for the gift of our new floors!

We are blessed by the faithful and loving example of our parents. Yesterday they celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary – praise the Lord for His goodness! We pray God continues to shower His blessings upon them and give them many more years together as husband and wife.

a glimpse into the past

and they lived happily ever after

“The righteous man walks in his integrity; his children are blessed after him.” – Proverbs 20:7

our very own Dad – we thank God for you!

we had a wonderful lunch together, topped off with an apple pie made by Jennifer and Jaimee

look at all those apples!
We made a “healthy” pie shell, but here is the recipe for the filling (we added fresh lemon zest to the recipe)

a new travel cup

How blessed are the children
Who in their fathers see
The tender Father-love of God,
And find their way to Thee -Johnson

On Saturday, we were blessed to have the help of a friend as we began the process of laying down floors. After living on concrete for nearly 14 years, this is a very exciting event in our home!

a before picture of the utility room

and a before picture of the kids’ bath

after pics of the utility room

after pics of the bath

We are grateful for God’s provision and are loving these two rooms!

Tomorrow, June 1st, is Josh’s 28th birthday! Last night we had fun celebrating as a family.

coming into “Lanita’s” aka mom’s mexican restaurant!

the table is set with candles, pretty Mexican flowers (handmade) and napkins folded like candles

opening presents – new watch

a few new shirts

cards

a new Bible

Chocolate Sheet cake – yummy!

foursome ~ Jennifer, Josh, Becky and Jaimee

Happy birthday and God bless you always, Josh!

For those seamstresses who are interested in our black and white skirts, here are the patterns that we used!

Mom- Simplicity 3881
Jennifer- Vogue 7910
Jaimee- Vogue 7735

happy sewing!