Daffodil Memories!

Every year when I was a girl papaw would take me to pick daffodils in the field. Then when Johnathan was little he would pick them. Now it is Josy Girl's turn! These are the SAME daffodils in the SAME field! I love thinking about the past and how papaw would've loved seeing his great grandchildren carrying on the tradition he started years ago!

Stopping to notice a car

A little wave, how cute!

My pretty Josy Girl!

Is that Nana? And...she is off.... Priceless!!!!

Josy likes to pretend she knows how to do Karate. She also has been going through a phase where she pretends she is meditating????? Silly girl!!!! Johnathan and Papaw. I guess he is too big for picking flowers!

Fun with Cousins!

Braden is trying to decide what he would like to play first! Miranda knew what she wanted to play~~~DRESS~UP!!!!

Josy is getting her hair done by a great beautician~~Miss. Miranda! Tea Time!!!

The kids wanted to do gymnastics! So, Uncle Darrell decided he would lay on the floor and be a tumbling mat!!!

Notice Josy's pants! She played so hard that she ripped her pants!

Braden is into all of the BOY things! You can not tell in this picture but when he really starts playing hard he sticks his little tongue out! His Uncle Darrell does the same thing and so does Johnathan. SO SWEET!!!!

Uh....this looks a little dangerous.

Braden decided that he will give this a try. They were pretending to be puppies jumping through the hoop! What an imagination!

They decided they wanted a popsicle. Mamaw has Josy absolutely addicted. Popsicles and Hot Chocolate are her favorite right now! Of course the hot chocolate HAS to be made with milk!

Braden took one thing after his Aunt Missy and that is his love for food!

I love this one! Well, I love them all. I just LOVE these babies! They are absolutely a true blessing from God. I can not wait until Seth is able to join in on the fun!

The Sharp Reunion!

My dad had all of his siblings, except my Aunt Doris, over for dinner tonight! It was so much fun. I hate that Aunt Doris was not feeling well. I can not remember the last time they had their picture made together. Uncle Paul came in from California. I know that after this picture was taken my dad broke down and cried. He was SOOO HAPPY to have his family together. I pray that there will be another time that they can all be together to have their picture taken again real soon!

Is there a "RACOON" in the house????

No, it's Johnathan and his buddy, Marcus! Marcus has been having trouble with his truck, so he stayed the weekend and the boys worked tirelessly on it! I caught them on their way out the door for a test drive. I don't think there is enough degreaser in the house to get these two clean!

We are going to have a garden!

Yes, I said a garden! Papaw Jady tilled up the ground for us. Josy is sooooo EXCITED! She can not wait! She said we are going to be growing all kinds of things, even JUNK FOOD!! She can not understand why that is not going to be an option! So cute. It reminds me of when Johnathan was little. He picked little green tomatoes and put them in his night stand. He wanted to watch them grow! Precious Memories!!!

MORE Snow!!!!

Josy showing her Bubba how to make a snowman! He has NEVER liked the snow! Even when he was small he would stay in the warm house! Can't you see the excitement in his face! It is not often that we get snow so Darrell came home early to play. He helped Josy with her snowman and then went fourwheelin' with Johnathan.

Hard at work. Notice Johnathan is NO WHERE to be found. He went back inside until fourwheelin' time!

UGH! My camera battery died! I wanted to take pictures of the guys on the ATV's. I hate that I did not have that battery charged. At least we have the memories!

PLAY-DOH is soooo much fun!

Josy and Johnathan was at the table playing with play-doh and I got a few pictures. Josy is wearing her Chinese outfit. She is going through a phase where she wants to wear them ALL the time. Also, she is really into make-up and SLICKING her bangs back. Don't worry she does not wear make-up out of the house! Her daddy does not even like seeing her with it on in the house.

My MASTER MECHANIC!!

The heater cord, I think that is what it is called, was messing up on Johnathan's truck. Darrell printed out the directions and told Johnathan it was no an easy job. It would take them about 8 or 9 hours. So they planned on working on it this weekend. When they would have more time. Well....Darrell ended up sick and in bed the whole weekend. UGH! So, Johnathan took the directions and fixed it ALL by HIMSELF. In 6 hours! We were so proud of him. He has such a passion for fixing things!!! I think he is definitely going in the right direction with his career choice. He certainly does enjoy it. He may not become rich....but that does not matter because that has NEVER been his goal for his life anyway!

Is this Snow in Tennessee?

This is Josy Girls first snow. Well, other than when my mom took her to the mountains to play in it last year. This is her Official first time in her front yard. I know it is not much, but..... hey it's something!SOOO CUTE! Measuring the snow with her hand! What mom?

HER VERY FIRST SNOW ANGEL!Well....maybe part mud angel!

One of my favorite photos. You can see the excitement in her little face!

Another cute one!

Gathering sticks for her snowman!

I want a SISTER!

Josy came to me and said that she has decided....she wants a sister. Well, that's sweet. I explained to her that it wasn't that easy. She could not understand why we could just not get on a plane and get her one.....TODAY! I told her that it costs a lot and I was not sure that God wanted that for us. Well, a five year old doesn't understand. She just understands that she WANTS a sister. She must have took the "it cost a lot" to heart because she offered the money she had in her piggie bank. It really touch me. She was willing to give what she had to get a sister. It made me think. We had originally signed up to adopt again from China in 2006. The wait has stretched out so much the age difference in the girls would probably be 6,7 maybe 8 years! So we decided that it was not for us. I am not getting any younger and I am a bit selfish. I like working part-time while she is in school. I just do not know about starting over. I just thought is was sweet of Josy to offer ALL she had to get a sister. It made me think about my selfishness. So who knows what God has in store. We will see. MAYBE he does have a sister in store for Josy. MAYBE NOT! But, I do hope that I can have an open heart and willing spirit to do what God wants me too.