Family Time

Last weekend we made the most of our time together. Abram and I were tired of being stuck inside, but Daniel needed to wash the cars. SO...we joined him. Kind of. We had fun!

Not amused at this point
Aren't they cute?!?! The dog is the one on the leash...if you were wondering.

The Scarbroughs celebrate July 4th (part 2)

Thanks for loving our family and patiently looking at all of our pictures! The highlights of Abram's first July 4th (other than playing with NeeNee, Grandpa, AJ, and Unc) were his new toys and the pool. In every picture of him in the swing he had a HUGE smile on his face. We had a cookout at AJ and Unc's house on Saturday. Abram was such a good little guy! He even got to try homemade ice cream!

Notice the breeze blowing through his hair! He loved to swing high.



He can stand for a few moments by himself, but he's not walking...yet.

The Scarbroughs celebrate July 4th (part 1)

We enjoyed the week of July 4th in Tupelo with my (Shea's) side of the family. We spent as much time as we could in the pool! As you can see the whole family (including The Beast) had fun.

Swimming lessons for both Abram and Jackson. Yes, our Golden Retriever needs help swimming. We like to think he is....special.

Olympics 2012...here we come!

Abram loves to "jump" to Mom.

Another highlight of this trip was playing with Unc's new toy. A gorgeous Mustang, appropriately named Sally.

Boy do I have some pictures for you

Adorable!

Abram has done quite a bit of growing up these past two weeks. He's learned how to use his sippy cup, mastered the art of crawling, and can't get enough of pulling up and standing. And big news...his hair is starting to lay down a bit. (Honestly this is a little sad for me, but there are more important things in life than crazy hair.) Anyway, Abram is so fun and keeps Daniel and I laughing all the time. Enjoy the pictures.

"Go! Go! Go!...."

He can sit like this for days. (I love his little feet!)

He's very proud of his new skill.

I put this one in so you can see his teeth. He has five now and one coming through any day now.

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Abram always practices his pulling up and standing. Lately he likes this view from his room. You can rest assured that he's tested the endurance of the glass. This kid loves to hit things.


Abram loves to pull out all of his books and throw them on the floor. There are a couple that he actually enjoys "reading." The others he uses as drum sticks on the brick hearth.

And lastly, just thought I would show off some flowers from my yard. This is a big deal if you knew how many of my other plants died!

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)