Exciting feelings when the white flakes fall!
I love these smiles!
The only thing to make this afternoon better…if Hearthstone would have called it a snow day!
even if it leaves the ground, the trees hang on to their love of winter!
The Great Smoky Mountains 
This is our 1st time hitting the slopes for tubing.
This afternoon was really thrilling for us.
all three were thrilled to ride this hill
absolutely so much fun
SNOW
Christmas 2017
Could we possibly be more blessed?
They are growing just too quickly!
Healthy and Happy are the greatest qualities for a mother!
On our way to see Santa…
the sharing of the letters
she can read her’s herself
Cousins to share this moment with
We love our Santa!
the cookies and snacks are sweet and yummy
thank you Papaw for inviting us!
We love our Nana!
❤️❤️❤️
time for cookie cutters and sugar cookies
a fun evening baking
all for Santa
YUM!
gingerbread construction
finished!
a visiting Christmas Kitten 
also a visiting Christmas hound!
O
O Christmas Tree…
new baby twins, Samuel and Sally
a Calico Critter lodge
hmm? Santa has a sense of humor with the Nerf gear!
Merry Christmas morning
annual picture with Nana
my boy with his fishing buddy
big brother…
Always love when we get to visit with Aunt Kathy
sister sillies are the best
Miss Lucy recovering from her surgery during this Christmas Season
One example of our new skill of sewing
patience is a requirement
Christmas ornaments all made with ❤️
Favorite Spots of ❤️ for Us
A mother, a wife, and a best friend…these are my best blessings!
Happy Anniversary to us!
Always enjoy this special spot on the bridge
Also a moment to celebrate a birthday, a kindergarten graduation, and the end of a baseball season.
we enjoy our special time together
cutie pies
Blessings in my arms!
with sweet daddy
we love exploring for our fun
Chattanooga is our fun day escape❤️
Behind in Posting…
A view from above
❤️
Memories…
the world is at his fingertips
Lucy with her girl
A perfect spot for painting boxes
A perfect spot for watching the sun go down.
Our walks are a small journey we always look forward to.
Love for Papaw
one of the games we were able to talk Papaw into joining our fun
a fun fishing trip with Papaw
a sweet new life
studying at the lake
A trip to Tyron for a horse show
We were able to join Hearthstone there to help out at a booth 
Out of our comfort zone…
an amazing experience for us
We had such a great evening!
Fun to follow after the semi-work evening.
grown baby birds before their take-off
we kept Chloe for a weekend
Stephanie came to visit at Nana’s
our first overnight camping trip to the lake
a tiny fish caught by my tiny girl
a new game for the summer
Taking cover under a table at the lake during the storm.
another nest
another family of baby birds to keep our eyes on
Amy Jo’s girl Mary Jane!
check out Foxy Kitty in the background
Love the spirit in these little boys, may the Lord harness and guide it and direct their paths toward Him!
We took a day to visit Aunt Faye in SC, I believe this was Isabela’s first time meeting her. I was pregnant with her the last time we were there.
summer time loving
and yummy summer foods from special friends
pond fishing
a visit with Aunt Kathy
a yummy harvest
Oue eclipse party!
An exciting first view
Althouh it wasn’t a total eclipse for us, the process was amazing!
Birthdays
10 already
Double digits make me feel a bit sad for time passing so quickly
a menu of Mexican and a cookie cake
lots of Star Wars in this boys hands
and ladybugs for the girls
a new kind of toy from a special friend
a Smokie’s game with people we love
what better way to celebrate a Sunday afternoon and a birthday!
Of course, Jackson’s birthday and Mother’s Day overlap…see how much I am BLESSED
Happy Birthday to my first born, the first to make me a “mommy”
Garden Growing
Filling the soil of the Earth again with seeds is one of the most special activities for us in the spring
Smiley girls…
Spring in the vineyard, our largest garden..
soil full of onion bulbs
there isn’t anything that makes papaw as happy as having this many hands to help out
the start of our sunflowers
flowers of the sun…
I could gaze at the individuality of each of these flowers all day!
Gerber Daisy
okra blooms
cucumber
beans
the ones the wildlife didn’t take, strawberries and blueberrries!
peppers
a pretty yellow bloom on our newest addition to the garden, peanuts
Summer heat rewards us with many good things.
I am always so thankful to place this experience under their feet.
straight rows of onions, beets, and other raw veggies!
greatly thankful for this man too…”And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and keep it.” Genesis 2:15
Bless this girl and all of mine…
Spring is Here
These tulips announce spring long before the calendar
My girls glow with goodness
I love…
I love these three birds
Sweet man to scoop us away for the day
Miss Smiley
A lovely afternoon.
We want one of these!
Maybe a couple of these..
Flowers we could have. Absolutely beautiful!
Happy girl with her daddy, especially when he carries her around.
Her shirt says it all
“Ratoonie” out for another adventure.
Sweet and innocent smile
playing on the open field with regular things is fun for their hands
I have taken this picture before a few years ago, my how they have grown!
our first manicure
the colors they chose were super fun
I know, a silly selfie, just marking our “girl’s day”
Spring flowers that color our world is the perfect gift to the earth
Our Only Real Snow!
We just can’t get enough snow to be completely satisfied!
Here one day and melting the next
Anything in between is full of precious memories.
Slipping and sliding, and pausing for a photo.
Fun time for the wild boys.
Regardless of the wind, our fun seems more fun.
That for sure looks like a wipe out!
I hope these little people realize how lucky they are to have Nana a part of their daily lives.
Always game to have fun and celebrate her days.
My heart is full
Blessed!
New Year, all in fun
January 1, 2017, Isabela’s first lost tooth!
My two sweetest birds
Resolutions to smile a little more
Foxy Kitty stopping by for a snack
She is Abigail’s favorite visitor.
Relaxed to say the least
I sometimes have to pinch myself at the beauty the Lord blesses our eyes with.
The fresh outdoors is our favorite treat
No schedule to keep except that of family time.
The fun way to check the boots for leaks!
Home sweet home!
Foxy Kitty lounging in a crate
A visit for the girls by Great Aunt Kathy at Papaw and Nana’s 
We are happily enjoying the new year one new experience at a time!
Halloween
Happy Halloween!
A Civil War Soldier, A Raccoon, and a Fox
and even a chicken!
Trick or Treating at the aquarium
A fun new experience for us…
A fun look behind the scenes of the aquarium 
back home and still playing dress up
Their costumes make me smile, I love their individuality in choosing.
My hope is heir youth and playfulness follow them all the days of their life!
Favorites
For my children 