April summary…

Baby Staddon is growing and starting to run out of room!  Here’s a picture of him/her at 33 1/2 weeks along!  Note the BEAUTIFUL red bud tree in the  background!  We are blessed to have such a lovely front yard!

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April 11th, we experienced our very first Passover Seder here in our home.  Robert and I have never been to one before, but he led the group with a book written out for the event and did an incredible job! I was fascinated by all the symbolism and meaning behind everything the children of Israel did in remembrance of what the Lord brought them through to enter the Promised Land. It was a beautiful time of reflection on how the Lord keeps His promises and leads His dear children along. We had a full house with about 30 guests attending with us.

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We were blessed to have my dear friend, Amanda, and her husband, Jonathan Reinke, here for a couple days mid-April. I haven’t seen Mandi for four years since her wedding so it was wonderful catching up with her, getting to know her husband better, and meeting her two beautiful children! We had many hours of visiting, took them to downtown Chicago to see the sights, visited the Shedd Aquarium (little Brooklyn loved all the fish!), and took them to a Chick-Fil-A for their first time (Micah wasn’t quite sure what to make of the big cow).  Smile  It was a wonderful visit!

Brittany Smith came for a visit to see Mandi - so wonderful to be surrounded by good friends!Visiting the Shedd Acquarium!2012_04_14_KLS_0002Brooklyn and I had an instant friendship. :)L-R: Micah (1), Mandi, Jonathan, and Brooklyn (2 1/2) Reinke!Chick-Fil-A!


We celebrated two birthdays this month: James’ and Daniel’s! James came to visit a little after his birthday and we went out to eat at tasty Taco Grill. Then we came back to the house and played some games with Clayton Reedstrom. For Daniel’s birthday, we had a small group over and played speed Scrabble with edible alphabet cookies (they tasted kind of like animal crackers) that his family had sent him!  It was so much fun! Happy Birthday to James and Daniel!

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And last, but not least, here’s the most recent picture of Baby Staddon at 36 1/2 weeks! We shall get to meet him/her soon!!!

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6 comments

  1. Nice summary!Your sure lookin close!!I can’t wait to meet him/her too!!! 🙂 Maybe him/her is best disceribed as Kebo for now,that way we don’t have to say him/her all the time!!I like the name you chose!! Its soo cute!!

  2. A new post…Yay! Your blog is always so much fun to read 🙂

    Sounds like a busy month…it must be so exciting that the due date is coming closer and closer. When is the exact date?

    Thanks for blogging so faithfully! Maybe one day we’ll be able to meet, which would be a lot of fun. I got to meet Daniel at the National Bible Bee…did you watch that live, or not?

    Blessings!
    Bethany

  3. Our due date is May 20th, but it might come early! Less than three weeks now!

    And yes, we did watch the Bible Bee live on the internet. It was fascinating to watch and SO motivating! Seeing all those participants quoting all the Scripture from memory was motivation to get back to a regular time of memorizing once again. Praise the Lord for these students willing to hide God’s Word in their heart!

    • If you watched the Primary finals, do you remember a boy named “David Pentimone”? He was the one that came in 4th place…

      Well, if you do, that was my little brother 🙂

  4. How exciting Kendalyn! I’m so happy for you!
    -patience

  5. Hi, it is so exciting to keep up with you this way. We met Robert at the Total Health Conferences and loved his piano music. His smile was such an encouragement and it thrilled my heart to see young people dedicated to the Lord. Am so glad you decided to put your wedding video and life stories on here and all the updates on what God is doing in your lives.
    I am so excited about your new baby coming. We were presented with our first great-grandson on July 21, 2011. Babies are so sweet and precious. Praying for you two and baby also. Many blessings

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