A Chance To Honor Your Mother!!!

Check this out!!!! Wexford Jewelers (http://wexfordjewelers.com/ in Cadillac is offering a chance for anyone living in Northern Michigan to get a free~custom designed~ Mother's Ring!!!! Check out the details in the attached link!!! Deadline is May 1st! This is an exciting give away and I think it would be wonderful if one of our blog friends won this Beautiful ring!!! All you need to know is in the attached link below!

http://blog.wexfordjewelers.com/articles/2009/04/08/to-mom-with-love-for-free

We hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend!

Ours was filled with a "little bit of this",

"a little bit of that"! The Easter service at our church

"Rollins Christian Fellowship" was beautiful! Pastor delivered a powerful message, the church was so packed they had to add extra rows of chairs, and the Rollins band played beautifully! Ken played tuba, pastor played french horn, we had flutes, woodwinds, guitars, pianos, and organ. I loved it!!!! I sang in the choir (alto) and we did an opening and an anthem. I used to play my trombone along with the band....but due to my scleroderma, I am unable to 'pucker up" to create a good enough embiture to play with:(

After church we went to J and Em's for a yummy dinner with them and Emily's Mom, Karen. Later when we came home we were so full and content that we just relaxed for a little bit!

Kurt and Heidi had Easter dinner with Ron and Carol after church in Grand Rapids. Heidi sent some darling pics that I have included along with our Easter pics! Enjoy....and I pray you all have a wonderful week....with no more snow!!!

Andrew, Jon, Rachelle and Kirsten

on Easter Sunday

Kirsten

Annabelle

Rachelle
Madeline

Ken, Jason, Seth, Isaac

Kurt and Kirsten

Notice the guys choices of shirts this year,

blues and greens!

Jonny

Seth and Isaac

Andrew and Kirsten

Uncle Joel with Seth and Isaac

Ron and Carol (Grandma and Grandpa Scott)

with grand kids on Easter

I Know My Redeemer Lives!!!

Dear Family and Friends,

The celebration of Easter to me is the celebration of new life in Christ!!!

Jesus........raised from the dead......His shed blood gave us life! A hope ever lasting.....life eternal....free to anyone who invites Him to come into their hearts....God forgives our sins......cleanses us and makes us whole!

Jesus died on the cross for your sins and mine.......he carried the burden upon his shoulders, died a cruel death, and three days later ROSE AGAIN!!!

Today we celebrate a RISEN Lord....death could not hold Him in the grave.....He broke the chains that bound Him......and through His death and resurrection...He offers a broken world hope and new life to anyone who calls upon His name!

Even though I face struggles, disappointments, and fears......I know I am free in Jesus Christ my Lord. I know that my life has purpose and and special plan designed by a Holy God.

Wherever you are today......remember what Easter is all about! Take time around your family tables to thank Him for His love, His mercy, His forgiveness. I praise God for my 53 years upon this earth.....and no matter what tomorrow holds.....I know that He holds Me in His hands....and that He will never leave me or forsake me!

I Know That My Redeemer Lives!!!

Emily's 28th Birthday

Happy 28th Birthday to our daughter-in-law Emily!!

We celebrated Emily's special day with a b-day dinner at our house fixed by Ken!! We had baked salmon, rice, peas, salad, and 2 types of pie! (blueberry which is Em's favorite...and cherry)

We had wonderful time together and want to wish Emily another year filled with special blessings! Thank you Emily for being such a precious daughter-in-law and for all the love and joy you bring to our family!

Enjoy the pics from her dinner.....sorry I'm not in the pics this time! I didn't have my hair fixed...and was still in my flannel pants and t-shirt:)

Birthday girl!!

Jason and Isaac

(Seth leaned over just when I took this pic)

Grandpa and Seth

Uncle Joel and Madeline

Annabelle thoroughly enjoying the

blueberry pie!!

Seth....getting Madeline to smile!

Isaac and his latest Lego project!

He just loves to put these together! this Lego Star Wars craft was for 6-12 year olds....Isaac follows the instructions all by himself...and once he has it completed..he takes it apart and rebuilds it over and over again:)

Now we are looking for star wars #7669 and are trying to find a good deal for it on e-bay!

Happy baby Madeline...smiling all the time!

Madeline on the play pad

Annabelle and Seth (picture was taken last Friday}

Ken's most recent batch of Amish friendship bread.

Heidi gave him a starter several weeks ago...and he has been making it every 10 days since then. Usually three batches at a time:)

The little desserts below were made by Emily and her sister Sarah! They are little individual cakes....and were really tasty!

Happy #26 Kurtis Dale Nichols

Reflections

A Sunday in April with gentle white snow
Away to the hospital, quickly we'd go!
There was born our second sweet boy
Filling our hearts with pride and joy!

Watching you grow through these many years
has filled our hearts with laughter and tears!
Laughing in times filled with adventure and fun
Tears when we saw you hold your first son!!

You have been blessed with sweet things in life
Four precious children and a beautiful wife.
What can we wish you on this special day?
God's peace and joy in every way!!!


Check out pictures from our visit to Jenison and an early celebration of Kurt's b-day here: http://kenandjudynichols.blogspot.com/2009/03/fun-filled-fast-weekend.html
We enjoyed a fun meal out at "Logan's Roadhouse"....I wish I would have gotten pics while we were there.....we had such a nice time:)

Here's some pics from Kurt's b-day last year: http://kenandjudynichols.blogspot.com/2008/04/happy-25th-birthday-to-our-son-kurt.html