Snow, Snow, and More Snow!

The Coon House on January 10, 2011! We measured 8 inches of snow. Unbelievable!!! It was a beautiful site!!! Everytime I looked out the window, I couldn't help but to smile!!
Patton's snowman

Shellie Burgreen, Cheryl Smith, Shelley Webster, and me trying to stay warm.

Snowball FIGHT!!

Wrestling in the snow!

Sweet Penny hanging out in the back of David's truck.

Patton getting slammed by Collin, Sam, and Put!

Collin Moses and Patton!

The person who started it all, CHERYL!!!!

Web getting Put a big snowball ready!

Smitty, Patton, and Collin

Collin taking a big fall while being pulled by Kevin Burgreen!

Collin and Patton hanging on tight!

Collin and Patton were ready to tackle the snow!

Patton getting ready to go for a ride!

Barbara and I at the trails watching the boys jump a ramp!

Turner jumped his dad!!! I had to shut my eyes and not watch!!!

Mr. Patrick giving Smitty a push.

David giving Patton a push!

Mr. Brad giving Mr. Patrick a ride!

There goes Mr. David! The daddies were the biggest kids of all!

John Mark, Turner, Smitty Patton, Thomas and sweet Anna Clair.

Smith and Sara Burgreen

This was my job for two days. This was my way of not getting hit by a snowball!

The daddies cheering on the boys!

This is just half of the pictures I have taken this week! We have definitely have had a wonderful time making memories that will last forever!

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve, consisted of several of us buddies sitting around at my house waiting for some good news from one of our precious running buddies, Lindsey Bowling! At 8:00 PM, we finally got the text we have been waiting for that said, "I AM ENGAGED!!!" Because of this good news, we all stayed up way pass our bedtime just so we could see the ROCK!

After making her rounds to show off her ring, she finally came over to share it with us! She even brought a video of the proposal for us to watch! It was so precious! We all felt so honored to get to share this special moment with her!

She is going to make a beautiful BRIDE!!!!

A cute picture of Lindsey and her fiance (Wow! That sounds weird!). He is wearing sunglasses because the ROCK is so bright and he is showing her how his wallet is now empty!!! Too cute!

CONGRATULATIONS RYAN AND LINDSEY!

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!

Snow on CHRISTmas!!! The cousins had a blast!
Our house on Christmas morning!

Patton getting the head ready for the snowman!

The head for the snowman the cousins were making at Nana and Papa's house on Christmas morning! It had to sit on top of Nana's cooler while we enjoyed a yummy breakfast!

The finished product! Patton and Smith got a snowman kit on Christmas Eve night from David's parents. Who knew we would get to use it the next morning!!!! It was perfect!!!!

Snowball fight between cousins!

A PERFECT morning!!!

After playing in the snow, the Coon family went home to play and rest! That evening, we headed back over to Nana's and Papa's for a yummy dinner and presents!!!

It was a "MERRY" CHRISTmas!

SANTA CAME!

The boys were so excited Christmas morning to see that Santa had come, but were really excited to see that there was LOTS of snow outside on the ground!!! What a perfect Christmas morning!!! Patton examining everything!
Smitty's hair shows his EXCITEMENT!!!

Patton's gifts from Santa!

Smitty's gifts from Santa!

After the boys played with their gifts, we bundled up and headed over to Nana's and Papa's for breakfast!!!

Christmas Eve

WE always start Christmas Eve morning with exchanging gifts between OUR family because we are not home much after that! The boys were so excited to get to open their gifts from underneath our tree!
We went to our Christmas Eve Service at First Baptist Church with my family. Then, we went over to my parents' house for a little bit for appetizers. The grandchildren got to open their stockings from Nana and Papa. They had to wait until Christmas night to open presents!

After stockings, our family headed over to David's parents' house to do Christmas with them. David's brother and wife were there from New York City.

Smith's big present, another AirSoft gun!

Patton's big gift, an electric guitar with an amp!

Smitty in the jersey Uncle Murray and Aunt Jill got him!

David's mom opening the blanket we got her with a picture of the boys on it! We gave Mr. Coon a Keurig Coffee Maker!

Sweet Poon kissing her blanket!!!

We had a busy night! We were ready to get home and set out our milk and cookies for SANTA! The boys went straight to bed! They were worn out!!!

A Sweet Gift

One of our dear friends, Mr. Patrick, invited us over one Saturday morning after we ran 15 miles for a Christmas breakfast! When we got done running, he had so much food for us to consume!!! He was so kind to even invite friends from church and my family. We had chocolate gravy, pancakes, eggs, doughnuts, cereal, muffins, fruit, coffee, etc........ What a treat (esp. after 15 miles of running)!!!! Everything was so beautiful! He really went WAY out to treat us!!!
Our kiddos were in HEAVEN with all these goodies!!!

We ate and ate until we couldn't eat anymore!

Kaitlyn and Turner Stepp

My mama

My daddy with his buddy! Ha!

Megan and Jackie

Mr. Patrick getting ready to cook!!!

Jennifer Blevins

Barbara, me, Jackie, Cheryl, mama, Jennifer, and Megan

A BUNCH OF HUNGRY GIRLIES!!!

We missed so many, but with the holidays it was hard to get everyone together!

Thank you, Mr. Patrick! WE LOVE YOU!!!!!

A Trip to Nashville

My mom took my sister, my sister-in-law, me, and all our kiddos to the Opryland Hotel to spend the night right before Christmas. Everyone had a fabulous time, however I was laid up in the bed pretty much the whole trip because I was sooo sick. I went to the Doc In The Box the morning we were suppose to leave because I could barely hold my head up and was running a fever. My purpose of going to the doctor was to make sure I did not have the flu or strep. Well, both of those tests came back negative, but I was diagnosed with a Mycoplasma Infection???? I went and got my 2 prescriptions filled and hopped in the car with the rest of the gang and headed to Nashville (We were running an hour behind because of me going to the doctor). I slept all the way there, but I was determine to go since I did not have the FLU or STREP!!! When we got there, I ate a little lunch and then headed to the bed in my room. The rest of the gang enjoyed themselves at ICE and SNOW, but were sweet to frequently come and check on me in the room! The children loved SNOW! They got to make snowballs!!!
All bundled up!

Ready to go into ICE!!

Callie and Patton in the Opryland Hotel.

Patton and Smith at ICE!

Nana with her precious grandkids (minus Patrick and Jordan)!

Aren't they adorable?

Sam and Smith at ICE!

Patton building an IGLOO!

IT was time to head back home at this point!!!! I was finally feeling better by the morning. I was able to enjoy a yummy breakfast with everyone before we headed back home!