The Abraham Family: August 2016

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Another tooth gone!

Last night (Aug 10), Kendall had another first...the first top tooth came out! Yep, that tooth had been loose for months, and we tried to pull it multiple times. Daddy even got out his pliers to attempt to pull it but it never would come out. Finally, the dental floss "jerk" motion pulled it right out! She was so excited. The Shafers were over here to watch all of the commotion! Anyway, she left it for her tooth fairy, Twinkle, and she left her some money and some fairy dust! She took her $5.00 straight to Toys R Us and bought herself a lava lamp and some "flarp" for her and Sam. She has another top tooth loose, so I can't wait to see how long it takes to get it out!

Saturday, August 6, 2016

First Day of School

The summer has flown by and school has started! Kendall started 2nd grade at Lawhon and Sam started Pre-K at ECEC. Luckily, they started on separate days so we were able to focus on each one of them on their individual "first day" of school! Kendall started on Aug. 3. Her teacher is Mrs. Bowdry, and she has many friends in her class. She was very excited about starting school, especially since Caroline was in her class this year. Sam, Kathryn and I got the chance to walk her in for the first day!

My big 2nd grader!!

Sam started school on Aug. 5th and of course, he picked out his Under Armor clothes to wear to school. I warned his teacher ahead of time that he dresses himself, so he may or may not always match! Anyway, he was such a big boy going in to class and not shedding a tear. It helped that Big Sis was there to make it all better! He was excited to be going to her old school! His teachers are Mrs. Lee and Miss Lackey, and he is very excited that his friend, Noah is in his class!

Big Boy getting some love from his Big Sis!

It always help to have Kendall along to make him feel comfortable!

They both had a great first day at their new schools. We are praying for a great school year!

Monday, August 1, 2016

15th Anniversary Trip to Aruba!! (2 months early)!

Chet and I took an early anniversary trip in July. Our 15th anniversary is coming up on Sept 15. It's hard to believe it's been 15 years! The Lord has blessed us in so many ways, and we are so grateful. We have a wonderful family and 3 amazing children. It hasn't always been rainbows and roses, but I wouldn't change a thing about it!

We were able to take a trip to Aruba. It's a place we've always wanted to go, so we were so blessed to be able to go. We had a fantastic trip, and the island was absolutely beautiful. We encountered a few "bumps" before we got there, but we finally got there a day late (thanks to Delta's mechanical delay)! By that time, we were so thankful to finally be there. We spent the entire time lounging on the beach, eating good, and doing absolutely nothing!! It was awesome! Luckily, we were able to face time the kids back at Mimi's each day, so we didn't have to spend too much time away from seeing their sweet little faces. They had fun with Mimi, Aunt Karen and her crew--we owe them big time for allowing us the time to get away! We do hope to be able to take the kids back there one day!

The water was crystal clear and so calm!