All About Abagail

Abagail with Daddy at Disney World.

Abbie taking care of Dayton
Abbie with her Hundred Acre Friends
Abbie seriously in thought.

I decided that around my kids birthdays I would put them each in the spotlight so that everyone can learn a little more about them.

All About Abagail....

Abagail has very pretty blond hair that has a natural curl to it when it has just been washed. She has these big blue eyes that pop in each of her pictures. Abagail has pale skin and a porcelain doll face. She is usually very happy and fun to be around, (unless it's close to nap time or bed time) and then things aren't so fun.

Out of our four children, Abagail is the most like me!

She is very quiet and reserved but sure to speak her mind when she wants to be heard. Abagail is very animated and gets excited about everything she sees. If she sees something she likes, she is sure to tell you. She'll say, " I like....and fills the sentence in with the new thing she sees. Because Abagail just recently (within the last few months) started really talking, it is so fun to listen to her.

Abagail has to be tucked in at least three times every night. She has to give you a kiss on your lips then on your cheek and then comes the hug. It has to go in that order. Abagail is attached to her blanket (the one that is in the pattern that Grandma B gave each of us older kids) and calls her blanket her "me-me." We are not sure where that came from. Abagail's blanket has to be layed exactly right. If every corner is not laying flat, we have to fix it. She really is a perfectionist!

Right now she is playing with her baby. She came into the office and told me she was going on a walk. She said, "Bye-Bye Mom." I looked at her and said, " Bye." Her respone was, "Hand up Mom!" She wanted me to wave and then say, "Bye."

As everyone has more kids, you learn that each one of your kids brings something different into your family. Each one has different challenges and strenghs. Some children are harder than others and some are very sweet.

Abagail is the perfect fit. Durning the times I was struggling with Savannah, Abagail was such a sweetheart, very easy for me to care for. Now that Savannah is settling down, Abbie has decided it's her turn to be a little more challenging. Which is o.k. I love to see the different phases my children go and grow through.

Ellie's Blog

Elizabeth says that we should rename the blog, Krazyelwoodparents!

Elizabeth has decided that she would like to share in this experience and type a
message on our family
blog.

i love my family.my family is grate.school is grate.disnyword was grate

Our Eventful Week

Some may think I am crazy when I say this was an eventful week, but for us...It really was an eventful week. Aaron was able to take the week off to spend some much needed time with us. So, we filled the week with activities that we are normally not able to do.

On Sunday the 6th, we were able to celebrate Aaron's birthday and Abagail's 3rd birthday with our family. We had alot of fun with everyone who was able to come.

When we asked Abbie what she wanted on her cake, she couldn't decide between her three favorite things: Cars, Winnie-the Pooh, and Mickey Mouse. So I decided to decorate her cake with all three things.




I wish you all could have seen Abbie try to blow out her candles. Her cheeks were puffed out and she was trying to blow but all that came out was a tiny bit of wind. I think she was finally able to get them blown out, one at a time, and with a little bit of help.

Abbie's actual birthday was Monday the 7th. This ended up being a little bit of a sad day because we had to take Grandma Wendy back to the airport to return to Kuwait. She has one more year in Kuwait before she will be able to return home.

Tuesday I took Dayton to the doctor for his well baby check up. We were hoping that finally, at seventeen months, he would weigh 20 pounds so that we could move him to a big boy car seat...but no such luck. One pound off. He is 19 pounds 1 ounce. Hopefully next month he will reach 20 pounds and be promoted from his infant car seat.

Wednesday Abbie had her well child check up, and checked out fine. At three years old, she is 29 pounds. We started potty training this week. Hopefully by next week we will have one less kid in diapers. Wednesday we also had a visit from my sister Kristin and her baby, Ava. It was fun to spend some time with them.


I was so proud when Ava looked at me and grinned. She is so sweet. Abbie and Savannah loved the baby and were very happy that they were able to hold her.



I'll shorten this up. Thursday was Aaron's birthday. Aaron and I were able to go out while Grandma and Grandpa Bradbury watched the kids. They were very excited when Aiden and Nikaylee (somebody will have to tell me if that spelling on her name is wrong) came over to play. We ended our week of events today, Saturday by going to Hogle Zoo, the Scout O' Rama, the Mayan for lunch, and then Great Grandma and Grandpa Wrights.

We had a lot of fun. And as Aaron says, "Next week we are back to life."
Well, I'll end this with my favorite picture of the week.......


This was taken at Abagail's birthday. I was downstairs, so I am not quiet sure what happened. All of a sudden I heard laughter erupt from the upstairs and Aaron yelling for me to come upstairs.
Somebody, I'm guessing Laura and Lindsey, dressed Dayton up in Abagail's new barbie fairy costume.
Aaron was freaking out and that's why he called me upstairs. He thought I would support him wanting the costume off, but instead I just laughed. I mean really, What do you expect when the boy has three sisters. I guess it's time that Dayton has a brother???!!!?????


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Fun in the Sun!

Back from the World of a Million Dreams

Well...we made it back in one piece and overall we had a great time. We all enjoyed Disney World and loved seeing the kids excitement as they rode rides and saw new things.

Dayton chose our trip to cut 4 new teeth. So he had a hard time physically and emotionally. You could tell that he was in a lot of pain and was not very happy. Not only that but after two days in Florida, he took a spill on the the sidewalk and banged up his face. Dayton grew a lot on this trip. He now claps his hands with excitement (which is fun to watch) and he points when he sees something he likes. We also were able to teach him some signs on this trip which makes it easier to understand what he wants. I believe his favorite part of the trip was seeing the characters at Crystal Palace which is where we had a lunch. Tigger came by to spend some extra time with Dayton. Dayton thought Tigger's nose was extra interesting.

Abagail had a lot of fun on the kiddie rides and going to Play house Disney. She loved seeing the characters at the lunch. I think you all know from her Easter pictures that she loves Winnie-the-Pooh. Her next favorite thing is Cars. So when she saw that she was going to Radiator Springs to see Mater she lit with excitement. Her final favorite thing is Minnie Mouse which she was able to see at Play House Disney. So with that being said, I'm sure she would say this trip was successful!

Savannah was happy to know that she was tall enough to go on the "big kid" rides. At every "big kid ride" she ran up to be measured and would proudly exclaim, "I'm tall enough!!!" She loved the thrill rides like Tower of Terror, Space Mountain, Big Thunder Railroad, and Mount Everest. And we are thankful for the lessons Jonathan taught her.... (yeah right) like it's ok to swing on the upper hand rails while a bus is in motion.

Elizabeth had a fun time. When I asked her what her favorite part of the trip was she said buying her Minnie, which she collects on our trips to the Disney parks, and spending time with Jonathan, Kimberly, Grandma Wendy, and of course her family. She loved the rides but she also takes after her mother and loves spending time with family. She made sure that the younger kids were with us at all times.

The adults.....we had a good time. You'll have to read Jonathan and Kimberly's blog to find out how much fun they had traveling with "the KrazyElwoodKids." But I'm sure they'll agree that it went better than expected.

I had a great time and had alot of fun. The park was awsome but the plane was bad. So I will leave with the most important lesson I learned on this trip and that is don't take four small children on a plane, even if there is 5 adults to help.

I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Abbie and Dayton Sitting in a Tree

Trying it on for Size

Read All About It

Radiator Springs

Lunch with Hundred Acre Friends

Fun Pics