Helping Papa Do Yard Work

Papa had not been feeling very well, so Elijah, Lily and Rose with their Mama, came over to help with the yard work today.  They pulled weeds, raked and fed the flowers some plant food.   Elijah tried his hand with the ride-a-mower.  April trimmed the hedges for the Pops.  Actually in these photos, they were taking a lunch break.    Thank you guys, you were a big help to both Pops and Me. 

Haily Grace in the Easter Program

If one looks enough, you can find treasurers in Facebook. I found Hailey in the Easter Program at Eastland Assembly of God Church.

Carson on an End-Of-School Outing

Aunt Sommer sent this to me through her cell phone. I do not believe that is Ava in the backgroud. Wonder if Carson could tell us where he went and what he saw.

Easter Six Years Ago

My, my, my, how everyone has changed. This is before Carson and Blakely were born and Sydney is not here in the picture -- but I think she was a tiny baby at the time.  You can click on the picture to see yourself better.

When Daddy Slams on the Brakes

Priceless facial expression!

Easter Bunnies in Asheville

Across the street from the Collier Home is a Presbyterian Church which has neighborhood activities.  One of those is the neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt and all pets are invited.  Yesterday, Ava, Carson and Kona crossed the street for the hunt.  They served snacks which consisted of plain white bread with american cheese.  Ava and Carson thought that this new delicacy was wonderful and asked their mother what this wonderful food was.    White bread and American cheese.   Who would know!


There were Easter baskets in the morning.  Ava asked Mom if the Easter Bunny was real or if the baskets were from Mommie and Daddy.   Sommer asked, what do you think.   Ava responded, I think they are from the Easter Bunny because you would never let us have all this candy.    Hummmmm.   What do YOU think.

Texas Easter Bunnies

Happy Easter Day

Precious Snugglebunnies (Grandkids 2004)

Look what I found, cousins first meet Sydney. Do you recognize yourselves back in the year 2004?

Daddy Daughter Dance

 Uncle Joel posted the photo below on Facebook.  It is at Sydneys first Daddy-Daughter Dance. He said she is a wild and crazy dancer just like her Mommie. The picture was really dark and fuzzy but I tried to make it a little better. More photos from Sydney????   And yes, Aunt Jennifer sent a better photo.   Thanks.

Elijah Turn's Twelve

Identify What You See

Babe's First Real HairCut at Seven Months Old

 

What happened to Papa's Black Fur Ball? 

Sydney's Daddy in Arizona

I just found these pictures on Facebook.  Sydney's Daddy, Uncle Joel is in Lake Havasu, Arizona preaching.   The place where he is staying, the lady has a pet Boa.   Which Uncle Joel is hugging.    Also, he said he ran for 6 miles in the desert. 
 Papa and I were in Lake Havasu on a vacation several years ago,    While there, we stayed in the London Bridge Resort.  The Hotel was right by the real London Bridge.   Remember that little song, London Bridges Falling Down.    Well, years ago, an American Man bought the bridge and took it apart and brought it back to Arizona and put it back up over this lake.       We had such a good time on that trip even though that town is one of the hottest places ever.    While we were there, we rented bicycles and rode them only early in the morning.  In the afternoon it was too hot to go outside so we did indoor activities..

Papa's Got Some New Kids

Papa adopted some new kids ..... well maybe I am using the wrong word, not adopted but sponsored. 
This is little 8 year old Geralda Alcindor.   She goes to Bethel School in Haiti. 

Papa sends money to sponsor Geralda through Love A Child.  The money along with others gifts help to provide a Christian education for these children.  It also helps with medical care.  It helps with school uniforms
Geralda has 3 brothers and 2 sisters and is in first grade.  Isn't she cute.   She says when she grows up she wants to be a seamstress.

And here is little Alex Dor who is 13 years old.  Alex is in 3rd grade at the Fond Parisien school.   He has three sisters.      These children lived through the terrible earthquakes in Haiti. 

Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and is always in trouble because there are not enough jobs and not enough food.  Many Hatian children have no parents and live in a hungry world.   Half of all children born in Haiti do not live past the age of five years old.   

With Papa's help and our prayer, Geralda and Alex will have a better life.....food for their tummies and a good education.

Rosie's Pajama Party

Lily's Art Work Showing All The Family Webkinz

See The Baby?

Who will be the first to identify the baby hidden in this photo?

Rosemary's Birthday is Next

Guess who has the next Birthday?  Rosie will turn EIGHT next Sunday.   But her birthday party is Friday evening.   A pajama party.  So we went to the mall to look for new pajamas.  This is what Rosie picked out.

The Traits we get from our Parents

Each one of you is very special. We get our traits from our Mommie and Daddy. There are traits such as the color of your eyes:  blue, brown, green.
Another interesting trait is the bent little pinkie finger. Look and see if your pinkie finger bends toward your ring finger.

Here is a trait on Papa and Blakely. Can you see it? It is the Ear lobe: is it attached or detached? Papa's ear lobe is detached and hangs down and Blakely's is attached. See the difference?

Another interesting trait is the tongue. Some can roll or curl your tongue and some of you can not -- no matter how hard you try. Sydney can curl her tongue into a tube shape. But Blakely can not, Blakely is a tongue twister -- she can twist her tongue but not roll it. Check your's out and see if you are a tongue roller or a tongue twister.