Noah's Cousin

Madison is going to be Noah's best big cousin. She is so good with him.

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Noah Michael Smith

Thank you, God, for another precious grandchild.

Emily with her sweet baby brother.

Cousins Week 2010

Joe and I enjoyed a great week with our very special grandchildren.

We did everything they wanted to.

Fishing was fun. This one was too big to fit in Tyler's bucket.

This one is just about the right size.

They are really good with their rod & reels. You better stand back.

We had lots of snacks-some inside and some out. This one was cookies fresh-baked in the shop kitchen.
They love to swing in the tree. With three, they had to take turns.

Aren't they cute. They are really good friends.

We walked up the road....

...and closed the gate.

If you feed the fish there, they will be there when you go fishing.

Carter started this and thought it was so funny.

Cooking inside...

...and outsideThere was a farm birthday party for 2 five year olds.

The parents enjoyed a little patio time before the week ended and they took them home.

Their last hug, kiss and good bye.

Tyler, Emily and Carter were so much fun! They played really well together; were able to get their own drink of water; took naps; went to bed easily; ate everything they saw.

Tyler read stories about witches for the first time; knows how to get along with Carter; loves to play in the dirt; is full of questions; and has a great imagination.

Emily is extremely sweet and kind; she was really brave with our dog; she missed her mom at times; she was really sweet with Carter; she's quiet; she 's really smart.

Carter did everything the others did and it took him 10x the effort to do it; he loves playing with cars and truck; he's brave about everything; he called "Mama" every time to get him out of the bed; he still gives hugs and kisses; he understands everything.

We love them very much. They're so special!

Trip to Jefferson, Texas

We went to a car show in Jefferson, Texas. Lots of cars in an 1850s town on brick streets.

Have you ever had a kornbread sandwich? 3 kinds of cornbread-plain, broccoli and jalapeno.

Several choices for fillings - ham, turkey, pastrami, meatball, etc. I can't figure out how they got the cornbread to not crumble and still be moist and tender.Ice cream at the general store. Everything inside was really old except for the merhandise.Then a tour of the city as seen from the rear of mules. A city of old restored houses - most of which are bed & breakfasts...

and a beautiful old church.

Fishing Weekend

Heather and Stephen were in for the weekend. It was a great one for fishing. Heather caught the biggest.

Mine was pretty good, too.Come go fishing with us any time.

New York II

Rockefeller Center has NBC Studiothe flags the skating rinkand outside where you can be on the Today Show (unless they put props in front of you).Joe and I are standing on Madison Avenue.Wouldn't these guys look great in these Madison Avenue suits?!Grand Central StationWhat are we waiting for? Robert took Peggy shopping on diamond row
and he bought her one. It was gorgeous!
Enjoying the night on Times Square.

New York

What a miracle! Joe and I went on vacation to New York!
And on top of that, we went with Joe's sister, brother and their spouses.
We all had a wonderful time!

Don't we look happy to be flying to New York. Even though Joe and I only decided to go 6 days before, we were able to fly the same flight as Judy and Charles.

As the taxi driver was taking us from LaGuardia, I knew we were really in New York when I saw this sign.
Judy, Charles, Robert & Peggy stayed in The Crowne Plaza on Times Square. Notice the store right beside it. I can't believe we never went into the store.But we did go into the store across the street - the M&M Store. See all of them on the back wall.

Peggy and Judy are reading the tour book to tell us where to go. Peggy was a great tour guide.

Heather told me before we left that there would be people that would be willing to take our picture. She was right.

More later.