Big Cedar Vacation

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We just spent a week at Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri with Daniel's family. We had a great time and appreciate Nana and Pop making this trip a possibility. We'll probably post other pictures, but for now enjoy these.

We had a photo session with the whole family (hence the white and denim), but snapped this prior to meeting with the professional. Abram was a good sport!

This is our favorite picture from the whole trip. We took a pontoon boat out on Table Rock Lake one day. One chilly, cloudy day. Anyway, the life jacket was hilarious and the views were amazing.

Before coming home we made a quick trip to Sedalia, MO to visit some friends. Abram loved riding the 4-wheeler for the first time!

A trip to Tupelo and a Baby Dedication

Abram and I enjoyed a brief trip to Tupelo to visit my parents and sister. We enjoyed some R&R and some good company. No pictures to document the event, but Abram visited Neenee at her school one afternoon. A couple of Abram's highlights are as follows:

Spending some quality time with Grandpa on the screened porch.

Eating green beans in The Man's Club (a.k.a. Grandpa's workshop). This female was given special permission to enter as I had the youngest and newest member with me.

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"Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from him." Psalm 127:3

On 4/27 we dedicated Abram to the Lord at our church. What an important thing as parents we can do to publicly admit our son is a gift from God and we are entrusted to "train [Abram] in the way he should go." (Prov. 22:6) Both sides of the family were able to join us for this great day.

(Daniel's parents, us...of course... my sis and her hubby, my parents)

Taken after a long morning and before Abram's lunch. (Note the "I'm about to lose it" face on the little guy.)

"I want to rock and roll all night....."

Well Abram has been compared to Billy Idol with his hair, but if he keeps doing his new trick he'll soon be compared to another rocker. He just recently discovered how fun it is to stick out his tongue as far as he can and "lose his lips." Bath time was a blast tonight so I captured some fun faces with the camera. Enjoy! (Oh yea, he'll appreciate the imposed modesty when he's 15!)

Abram looks like a different kid with wet hair!


We just can't get enough of this little guy. The top picture shows two new teeth and the bottom one is such a sweet little expression. (There's a dog toy behind his head; it's not that lumpy!)


Just adorable!

Buddies

Abram and I were able to spend a beautiful afternoon with some good friends at the Reservior. These two guys have so much fun together! Reeve is about 10 weeks older than Abram and they enjoy time together almost as much as the mommies do.



(I forgot Abram's hat so I coated his head with SPF 50 to ward off the sun. In addition to protecting his scalp we learned that sunscreen is a pretty awesome styling gel. Zoom in to this picture to see.)

Pictures from Easter

I'm just now getting around to showing off our homemade Easter shots. Abram loves being outside so the photo shoot went well. Enjoy!

Big smiles that day!

Please look at this hair!

Abram's feet are his favorite toys!

Are you ready?

This is a break from our normal posts about Abram, but we wanted to share with you a video that was passed on to us. It asks a simple question...are you ready? If you're not, then please take care of that TODAY! If you are, then may you be reminded, as we were, that this world is not our home and that "our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ..." (Phil. 3:20) May you be encouraged today in the knowledge of the love of Jesus Christ. We love each of you and are thankful for you. (Side note - scroll to the bottom and hit the pause button on the radio, and then scroll back to the top for the video)

Six Months Old!

We're back to blogging after a bit of an absence. Daniel and I both had a stomach virus, but somehow Abram stayed well...an answered prayer! We are fine now and just enjoyed having my mom down for a visit. We should have more pictures for viewing soon, but this is a

glimpse of Abram's Easter pictures. We had a lot of fun taking these today!

Abram has begun eating solid foods now. He's not so crazy about plain old rice cereal.

We've added bananas and will soon start sweet potatoes. I'm making my own baby food

right now, using Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron as the guide. It's pretty easy and saves us a little money at the grocery store.

(Furrowed brow baby)



Abram loves to be outside! He's getting the hang of the walker too. Please notice how he's "kicked back" in this picture. He is one cool little man...even if his hat is three sizes too big!

Our (not so little) Little Guy

I love this picture and I love my family!

Abram can now sit up on his own! Keep in mind he really rests on his big belly, but he can play like this for a while without tipping over. He loves his new view of the world. When he's laying on his back now for any length of time, he begins to do "crunches" trying to sit up.

Please notice the hair...hahahahahaha

I know this one is fuzzy, but I LOVE the crazyman expression!

His new favorite thing to do

AND...

Abram is obsessed with his toes these days. It's really fun to watch him explore the 10 new toys he has found on his feet. My favorite is when he gets one in his mouth!

5 MONTHS OLD

Man oh man is this little guy fun! We're having a blast with Abram these days. He loves to be tickled and to chew on Mom's chin. He also is into sitting up (assisted) as much as possible. Enjoy these pictures I took while I propped him up in his crib.

Look at my mohawk!

Playing with my stuffed animals

Ta Daaa!

Abram has learned to roll over one way! He automatically gets on his right side anytime I lay him down now. He's still figuring out the best way to move that arm that always ends up underneath him though. Isn't it wonderful how God creates us! He has wired those little babies to try and try and try until they can do something new. What an example of perserverence!

My reward!

Yea for me!