Happy New Year!

What a blessed family we are!! We LOVE being together and enjoy many meals and fun times together. We gathered at my mom and dad's for New Year's Day festivities. We ate, collards, black eyed peas, fried chicken, mashed potatoes and many other good old country cookin' things! Then we went out on the porch for a little family photo shoot. Thank goodness it was 68 degrees and noone froze! Jon even let us make his picture even though he'd just had surgery on his mouth. Look, we got a shot of Emersyn's face with a smile on it!!! Wow!! We usually just get the side of her face or the back of her head!

Chad and Lauren are so excited to add another granddaughter to our family! Can't wait til May to meet little Kinsley Faith Everette!

Look at this precious little angel! Don't you just want to squeeze her?? She has brought so much joy into our lives! We love our Emersyn!!

And, Emersyn loves Papa! She is always waving at him or saying "Papa" or standing on his feet. She even takes him some of her toys (but she always wants them back). What a blessed family we are to have each other!! Happy New Year! May it be the best one yet!!

A Little Trip to the Mall

Jonathan, Emersyn and I went shopping at the mall today. We were looking for Jon's Christmas presents. I've gotten to where I can't buy for the kids myself. I need their help, so, off we went. Emersyn was so fascinated with the train. She got so excited and kept saying "Choo choo". So, being the crazy "Nana" that I am, I conned Jon into riding with her. She LOVED it!!! Here they come. It was so hard to get good pictures. It's really hard to shoot through the plastic windows but, I did the best I could.

Hi Emersyn and daddy!!!

She sat so still next to her daddy!

When it was time to go she kept looking back and saying "Choo choo". I really think she liked it. Not so sure about Jon. Oh well, what a good daddy he is!!

Busy Baby!

We LOVE having Emersyn come to visit!!! She's such a busy little thing! She's growing and talking and LOVES pushing buttons! Don't think your phone or the TV remote are safe. She even erased my very best picture (the only one of her that I got with her whole face in it) on my camera. She's sooo, sooo much fun and I love her curiosity and love for learning new things. She's a climber and I don't think she's ever still unless something on the TV catches her attention (like the skaters who were jumping and twirling). She loved that and even laughed out loud when they jumped in the air. She even tried the spinning herself. All in all, she's our special, precious angel and we love, love, LOVE having her around!!!!!!

Busy, Busy September

September is a busy, busy month for us! We have several birthdays in our family. My sister-in-law, Kim's birthday is the 17th. Then comes Danny's on the 22nd and finally my great neice, Katelynd's on the 26th. We had a little birthday party for Danny at my mom and dad's house, since my dad can no longer get out. I won't tell you how old Danny turned but, I can say he sure doesn 't look his age!!! How DOES he do it???? My mom and I made him a red velvet cake, his favorite.

Watch out for all that FIRE!! Danny is such a special person. He's so kind and caring and I couldn't ask for a better husband! Love you bunches!!!!

Of course Emersyn had to get in on the birthday act for her Grampa!! She loves him and when you say, "Where's Grampa?" she looks all around and if she doesn't see him, she holds out her hands like: "Where is he????"

Emersyn has so much fun at Mama and Papa's house. There are always new things to see and do. She'll disappear for a few minutes and then re-appear with something new to show us. Don't you love her hat?? It belongs to my dad and he got it on a Senior Adult trip.

What a busy, busy month!!

Happy Birthday to our Precious Angel!!

Can't believe it! Our precious Emersyn turned one last week! Where has time gone?? She is such a little angel to us and the light of our lives! She is in constant motion and has learned so many words and expressions! It almost seems she understands everything you say to her. She had a wonderful party at home with her friends and family. This was her first time having cake and she really seemed to "take to it". She mostly ate the icing

She loved every present! She wasn't much into opening them, but loved playing with them when they were open. Can't wait to see what she does come Christmas!

We are so blessed to have been given this precious angel! She is such a gift from God!!

We love you Emersyn Kate with all our hearts!!

Happy Birthday Jonathan!!

Happy Birthday to our amazing, wonderful son Jonathan! Can't believe you're 30!! Holy cow, that really makes me old!! You are such a talented, special, Christian young man and we are so proud of who you are!!

You are such a good son, husband and father!

We are so blessed to call you ours!!! Happy, happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Lolly!

Darn, got the pictures backwards again! Never can remember how to upload them so they are in the right order! Oh well!! We celebrated Lauren's birthday on Sunday and had a wonderful family time! We love getting together as a family! Even Miss Emersyn had a fun time, although she didn't get to enjoy the cake or homemade ice cream!

We've almost outgrown our dining room table as a family. Hmmmm! Guess we'll be looking for something bigger before too long.

We are so proud of our children! They have turned into such wonderful, loving, Christian adults!

Lauren has had such a big year this year! She finished college, got a job teaching kindergarten and a brand new car. She is so special to us! We are so proud of her accomplishments, her loving heart and her caring ways!

Happy Birthday Lolly!!! We love you so very, very much!!!!!!!