we are having a.....

boy!!!

meet brendan jack pilgreen:in case you are wondering, brendan is after lee's mom brenda and jack was my granddad's first name. also, in case you were wondering about more...his heart rate is about 150 right now and he's in the 50th percentile for weight!

we thought it was so funny that by the end he was crossing his arms like "i'm finished with these pictures!" all you can see is his arms and abdomen in this shot but it's still pretty cute.even though he is crazy curled up (again toward the end) in this picture, i love how clear it is of his face so i thought i would include it too!please pray with us for a healthy second half of the pregnancy and a smooth delivery when the time comes. thank you.

home improvement

so, i know the last post on our new house was not very in depth nor was it decorated much. i thought i would let you see what we have been up to over the past couple of weeks. since i am writing this after it is practically dark outside, i still do not have a very good outside shot (because i did not think to take one ahead of time) but that will come for those of you still curious.

here is a better shot of the living room - yes, lee is playing the xbox and yes, those are boxes off to the side. i should have moved them but that's part of it right now...they are boxes of books that have no bookcase to call home yet so for now they reside there. i also need a good "something" to go over the mantle.

our new table and a look into the kitchen - anyone have any thoughts on a cute (but not too tall) centerpiece for the table? we may also add cushions to the chairs at some point for comfort. the tall fruit basket you see to the right through the kitchen opening as well as the corner stand you cannot really see due to the coffee maker in the back left corner are my steals from hobby lobby...one was 30% and one was 70%!the guest bedroom, complete with a bed (yay!), a new desk for the computer, and lee's sports memorabilia (with the future addition of a couple more prints that still need frames). the bedding in here was also an amazing deal...$29 for nautica bedspread and sham from homegoods!and, the guest bathroom - i'm pretty pleased with the color scheme in here. random, but it just needs a little trashcan and it will be complete. ha!come see us!

spring break: san francisco style

in an effort to consolidate our week in san francisco into one post, i am going to categorize the pictures...i think this could be fun. if somehow the pictures do not convey it, we had a wonderful time and loved every minute we got to spend with our san francisco family.


first things first...let's start with the food.
(1) i finally enjoyed my first (and second) taste of in-n-out burger...yum, yum. (2) barney's is a local sf burger place near elijah's school...also delicious. (3-4) a fabulous cookie bakery...and no, the boys are not throwing gang symbols or anything. that is what brian wilson of the giants does after he pitches well (5) my "regular" at mama's...i love that i have a "regular" in san francisco. (6) an excellent pizza place that lee & ben visited before they... (7) ...brought us back some delicious cupcakes.
now obviously we don't love food more than we love the boys (and ben & shauna), so without further ado:
(1) sam, the bird-scaring monster (shauna & i decided we should create a monster book during this trip) (2) sweet brothers on a playground before elijah's first baseball game (3) more cool kids on a different playground (4) sam being sam (5) asher loving life (6) a rare moment of all three together & still (7 & 8) asher & uncle lee (that kid loves him some uncle lee!) (9 & 10) elijah and sam's swim lessons (11) a cool crosswalk (12 & 13) the very first epic church life groupi mentioned baseball before. elijah did not just have one baseball game but two! and an opening day parade!
(1 & 2) opening day parade for san francisco little league (3-4) game #1 (5) sam bunting & asher giving the signs to uncle lee (6-7) game #2
the sights of san francisco...
(1-2) elijah's school play yard (3) the painted ladies! (full house theme song, anyone?) (4) coit tower (5) this house says a lot about the city (6) epic kids :)

the pacific ocean! (see if you can spot baby pilgreen)

a first look at our new HOUSE

Here is a brief tour of the new house via the iPhone (which explains the poor picture quality):

-This is the view from the front entryway. The kitchen is to the left, the pile of boxes is close to where a table will go, and the doorway you see leads into our bedroom. -The kitchen & the view out of the kitchen: -Our bedroom (not really sure why i didn't think to clear that stuff off the bed first) and AWESOME closet (sorry for the weird lighting - it doesn't really have a red tint)! -Our bathroom. -Our backyard. I don't have great shots of the other 2 bedrooms or guest bathroom, mainly because they aren't set up yet...just an even better reason for future decor posts, right?!

We are so thankful this worked out, and we LOVE living in a house!