House Updates!

Juliet with Kitchen Granite - Jaguar

Our new front door, ready to be finished

Framed - 3-4 weeks ago

Insulated - 2 weeks ago

And now w/ drywall - last week

Dining room ceiling, I am sure drywall guys loved this!

From the front door, thru the dining room, to the kitchen and breakfast nook

 And now for some catch up on mommy and Juliet pics:

Happy St. Patrick's Day - March 2015

Post-insulation, pre-drywall - 2 weeks ago

Juliet and Jenny 2 weeks ago in front of the house

This past weekend, Juliet and Jenny

BREAKING NEWS!

We would like to formally announce that the fetus formerly know as "Baby P" will be known as Oliver!

That is right, we have chosen a name, Oliver John Pepin.

Juliet is very excited about her new baby brother, Oliver, coming in a few short months. She has been talking to mommy's belly, and hugging mommy's belly, and kissing mommy's belly!

She keeps saying that she is going to be a big, strong sister for her baby brother, Oliver.

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Happy Birthday Juliet!

Juliet just celebrated her 4th birthday and since it will be her last as an only child...we spoiled her with a stay at the Walt Disney World Resort! I have to say the entire experience was...Magical!:) Here's Juliet and Marc chillin on our room patio at the Wilderness Lodge.

 



 The highlight of the Disney experience for J was meeting the princesses! Cinderella, Tinkerbelle, Rapunzel, Elsa and Anna from Frozen....just to name a few. And yes that is Juliet all dressed up like Queen Elsa (thank you Karla, Krystal and Mei for the dress/wig) to meet her Princess peers :) It was so amazing to watch her interact with them as it was such a "real" experience for her.

 Here's our Disney Crew. Krysta, Karla and Mei drove up from Miami. The Maggio's and Marc's mom (Nana) came over from Tampa and my Brother, TiAnna and Annalise came down from Gainesville. Thank you to everyone since it was a trip for everyone to meet us. It meant so much to see her Florida Friends/Family.

The Pepin Girls....check out my shirt. It says "Embrace your Bump" and on the back is Mickey wrapping his arms around my belly. So glad I got the opportunity to wear it!

 For a belated Anniversary celebration (5 years!) Marc manned up to take me to a Disney tea party, just the 2 of us! I have to say he seemed to truly enjoy himself and surprisingly after 4 or was it 5? courses we were stuffed!

After Disney we made a pit stop at the Stanton's for some belly pics and clothing swap! How awesome is it that we had a girl and they had a boy and now...it's visa versa! And at a month or less apart the clothes should fit perfectly. Baby Ellie (Eleanor Jane) is due April 22! Wishing you all the best Mel...you are a Super-Mom and I know you will do great! Check out these awesome Beach Balls! :) And I love how Juliet's practicing to be a big sister, pushing Wes on the swing!

Our final stop, on Juliet's actual Birthday, my parents put together a Frozen themed Birthday party! Thanks mom for the special party décor, gifts and "Frozen" cupcakes!

Well, it's back to the race for us....House vs Baby. I have to say this little man is getting very active in there....

Thank you again to everyone for the Birthday wishes, we love you all! And to Juliet's many princes in her life...

 



And the race continues...

And so continues the building process, both for Baby P and for the house. To the right is my beautiful wife in front of our house-in-progress last weekend. The house is definitely moving along, framed w/roof and ready to move forward. We had our electrical walk-through shortly after this was taken. Was interesting, walking thru the house and choosing where you want switches, outlets, lighting positions, etc. Also, cable/phone placement if not in the standard locations. We did not change too much, added a few extra flood lights in the kitchen in lieu of some track lighting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To the left is from the same day, Juliet and I upstairs. We are both safely within the boundries of the house, despite how it may look in the photo. Juliet had fun exploring her new house, checking everything out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here is a pic from yesterday, windows are mostly installed w/ exception for a few upstairs. Also, exterior doors (except for the front door) are all installed, and looks like shingles were delivered, so roof likely to move forward as well. The electricial was also buisy since our visit on Friday, breaker box installed, and the majority of J-boxes and wiring run!

 

We are still optimistic for closing by the end of May, but given the bad weather we had, thinking it might be more like the first week of June. Hope everyone is doing well, and will keep you posted!

My Belly's getting BIG and so is the HOUSE!

 

Hello to everyone and I hope you're staying warm! No matter where you are, it's been cold! The Pepin's survived the Blizzard in Rhode Island. With amazing planning and a miracle we were on the roads traveling during fairly clear days. I was shocked to see, while in RI, my car giving me a temp reading outside that was Negative! Didn't know it could do that.

Anyways, we were shocked into freezing temps that hurt your face and 12 ft and higher snow banks that when it finally snowed a bit in NC and got down to the teens and maybe a single digit...it wasn't so bad. It snowed in our house too as you can see.

But overall the house is coming along nicely. Marc's been really busy following up on little tweaks that are needed, prewiring plans and tons of paperwork needed when buying/building a house. Again, really proud of you baby, staying on top of it all!

Here are a few more pics of the house for your viewing pleasure. I know once the drywall goes up it will be easier to see what's what. This is our garage and a peek at the crawl space.

And finally an overall picture of where our house stands.

Marc took a couple other more detailed pictures he may post later. But it's looking more and more like a house! So at this point...not sure who's ahead in the growth: house or baby?!

We were soooo happy to see the house progress we celebrated by going to our favorite Mexican Restaurant not too far from our new home. Marc enjoyed a Texas Margarita (which means BIG) while I drooled. My Margarita these days consists of sweet team with a squeeze of lime. After an awesome dinner we got into our car and when the radio came on we heard "if your birthday is Oct 13 call now for concert tickets..." before I knew it Marc had me dialing in. I have never in my life won anything on the radio. I gave up trying a long time ago but OMG they answered! We were all so excited I could barely hear the announcer....and with all the confusion and lots of radio editing....I got my 2 seconds of FAME! We Won a pair of Brad Paisley Tickets...and get this the concert is mid MAY! Just before the baby is due. What a celebration!!! I can sooo excited to take my "BOYS" to a concert. (of course I'll double check with my MD for clearance but plan NOT to stand next to any speakers). Here's my short radio clip: It may be hard to hear with all the excitement (JULIET! hehe).

Well the FUN and Exciting life of the Pepin's continues.....until next time! Love to all!
-Jenny

Marc: the man behind the scenes

Hi guys

So you get to see the house growing and my belly growing and a few pictures of Juliet....but I thought I'd dedicate this post to the man behind the scenes (See Marc's shadow below)! I snapped a few of these pics while Marc was busy measuring and remeasuring....making sure his creation is to scale! Yep that's right Marc took an existing floor plan our builder had and redesigned half the house!

Marc redesigned our master bath, master closet and kitchen!.....with the help of an experienced mind that has built homes before (thanks dad!). Oh and we are also recreating the front entry way and added on to the back outdoor living space with an extended deck and covered patio under the deck.

Marc has caught a few errors that were easily fixed since he found them so early in the process. Here he is in black walking through all that wood, soon to be walls.

I am so proud of you Marc! With such a busy and exciting life we have right now you always seem to manage to stay on top of everything. Thank god cause pregnancy brains kicked in on day 1!

Thanks for being the love of my life!

Happy Valentines Day to all! :)

Jenny

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