This pretty little girl got her first tooth!! It's on the bottom and is just poking above the surface. She's been a little bit more fussy and I guess now I know why!!!
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| Hmm...what's that under my tongue?!?! |
This cute little guy has had a of couple first time experiences.
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| Loving the pool and getting so brave!!! |
He's been going to Vacation Bible School for the first time!! He loves it!! We are so enjoying seeing him interact with the kids, singing the songs, and coming home and telling us, "Trust God"! The theme is "Everything is possible with God!" Oh how true and how we pray that this truth sinks down into his little heart, despite his young age!!!
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| Zeke helping out on stage at VBS |
Zeke's second first time experience wasn't as fun as VBS! He went to the dentist for the first time. Let me just tell you, I was one nervous mama!!! The Lord is so good to us, and despite my fears, he did GREAT!! He went back with the hygienist without any problems and she said he did great throughout the exam!! "Whew, all that worrying for nothing!!" His teeth, however, weren't so great!! :( He's got 4 cavities, one is in between his 2 front teeth and they are going to treat with fluoride and observation. The dentist said if he did fill it, the filling would more than likely fall out and he didn't see wasting time or money on that!! The other 3 they are able to fill, so he'll be headed back to get them filled and get sealants on his teeth. One of the cavities is really bad and depending on what they find when they get in there to fill it, it may require a crown!! I know, you may be saying these are baby teeth, why spend the money? While that is very true, the affected teeth are his 12 year teeth, so he'll have them for another 9-10 years!!! Please join us in praying that the tooth won't be that deep and a filling is all that will be required!!! Pray that Zeke will do well during the procedure!!
The last first of our week is pretty exciting for me!!! Arnett and I bought our very first car together!!! We've been looking for a few weeks for a gently used Ford Expedition. After scouring the Internet we finally found 2 we liked, but they were in Tampa!! UGH! Well, Saturday, Arnett, Nema, my Dad, and I all set off for Tampa. On the way down we found out that our 2nd choice had been sold, so we were down to 1. Friday night, Arnett and I asked God to lead us to the right car, to give us wisdom in the decision making process, and to have peace in whatever direction He led. Well, God showed up big time!! Our first car choice was a really nice car and we both really liked it!! However, when we drove it, it just didn't drive well. Neither one of us had peace about buying that car, so we happily walked away, knowing God had something better. Thanks to our "smart" phones we were able to find some nearby dealerships but nothing there panned out either. We were on our way home and I was searching again, feeling a little down that we hadn't found one yet, and I found one!! I showed the pictures to Arnett and he replied, "Crystal, that's nicer than any of the ones we've seen today!!" The funny part, it was in Starke!!! :) Arnett called the dealership and the guy said, "You can come look at it but you can't drive it, we just got it in yesterday and it's being looked over by the service department." We decided, despite how tired we were and the fact we couldn't drive it, we'd go look anyway! We got there and the guy was like, "it's around back, let's go look at it." We walked around back and there was no black expedition. He says, "Uh-oh, it's in the service department," which was all closed and all locked up. Thankfully, he found an open door and we were able to go look at it...sitting on the service rack and all!! We knew it was the one, thanks to God's wisdom, and we struck a deal contingent on it driving well. We went back Tuesday and drove it home!! We are very thankful that God provided for us and led us to the car for us!!
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| Our "new to us" car!! |
