Happy 10th Birthday Sweet Baby Boy of Mine! Double Digits here we come!!! Floyd is 10!

Today is Floyd's 10th birthday. Honestly, it seems like yesterday we brought him home from the hospital. I'm sure we'll blink and he'll be 15 and blink again he'll be 21! Why does time do that to us??? Floyd brings our family such joy. He's everything we could have ever asked for in a son. He's outgoing, tender hearted, and truly cares about people. Floyd is a good student, strong athlete, a good big brother and friend to many. He truly is a gift from God and for that we are so blessed. Sure, he's not perfect by any means but we are mighty blessed with health and good fortune in our children.

Here are his responses to the yearly questions I ask.

I AM....Floyd IV
I WAS....picked for Duke TIP club
I HAVE....an Eli Manning fathead on my wall
I PLAY....soccer, tennis,baseball and football
I WORRY....about my grades
I KNOW....a lot about sports
I WATCH....Sports Center
I WANT....to go to Hawaii
I CRAVE....Mexican food
I USUALLY....play sports video games
I REMEMBER....when I flew in a helicopter at Tallahatchie Flats
I DISLIKE....Chinese food
I GO....snow skiing every Spring Break
I WENT....to Ft. Knox, Kentucky last summer
I CAN.... kick corner kicks pretty well
I DON'T....want to go sky divin
I FEEL....old
I DANCE....to Just Dance 2
I READ....biography's
I WRITE....creatively
I BELIEVE....in the toothfairy, Santa, Jesus and all of the above
I AM SCARED.... of a megalodon shark
I LISTEN....to Kenny Chesney
I WISH....to go back to Disney World
I LOVE....going snow skiing
I AM HAPPY....that I am 10
I AM THANKFUL....for a nice house and family

This year Floyd and his other February birthday buddies decided they would have a camp out birthday out at the farm house. The birthday boys consisted of Floyd, Nored Hardin and John Hollis Tackett. We took about 15 boys. They had a great time celebrating together and here are a few of the pictures. They were able to ride the rhino, make a bon fire, roast marshmellows, play pool, have a dance off, eat LOTS of pizza and eventually get some shut eye. Thank goodness for that!!

Ski Mississippi??? Well, not exactly....

Early 2011 has been a mega snow season here in the Mississippi Delta. This winter we had 2 pretty big snowfalls which only happens every 10 years I'd say. One was in January and then again in February. We allll had a great time. Needless to say as I blog on this post I am soooo done with Winter. Please bring on the bulbs and magic of Spring.

Anne Craig ready for the snow

Snow ball war

Neighborhood fun!

It's COLD!!

Nightime snowfall

It was coming down big time!!



A good inch I'd say

Let the fun begin

Snow Angel

Now we're talking

The builders

admirers

We hit the levee for some sledding at the Cookstons

on your mark....

Boxes work too

Floyd and Anne Craig on the levee

Wooooo Hooooo


Taking it to the real hills

Duck and Deer Hunting Season in just a few snaps

Sweet Bertie girl (age 12) fetching em up!

Floyd got a nice 8 point this year

Killing deer and time.

Duck hunting with Steele and the Brown boys from Tupelo

Success!!

White Girls Can Jump!

Anne Craig with Moms and Annie after her last basketball game of the season. Anne Craig received the "Rookie" award this year on her team because this was her first year to play and was really quite good. She's got some great height for her age and is a good rebounder and a natural defensive weapon. She also scored several times each game. Looks like basketball may be our sport after all. I love it!!!
DEFENSE!

Shoot it!

Yes!!!

Good Times

Hands Up Girls

Papa came by to catch a game

Coach Suresh, Gauri and Dia Chawla

with Anna Joyce and Madison Jefcoat

Group shot after one of Floyd's game

Basketball season was a lot of fun this year. It's definately one of my favorite sports!! On to soccer and tennis! Spring must be on it's way! Woo Hoo

Merry Merry Everything! Christmas 2010

Anne Craig in a vintage 1950's dress that was worn by my Mom and my Aunt Craig. Gamba would be so pleased. Her preservation of their old dresses was worth it soooo much. Thank you Gamba!!!

Floyd and Anne Craig


Christmas Eve!!!

Patsy, Blewett and Floyd

Elizabeth Barnwell and Anne Butler

Boyce and Gooddaddy

Me and Gooddaddy, my sweetheart!

Kiddos!! Mary Helen, Anne Craig, Steele, Garrett and Floyd

Girls with Charlie!

Kevin!

Annie and Charlie

Anne Barnwell and Elizabeth

Elizabeth, Anne and Patsy

me, Boyce and Elizabeth

Boyce and Patsy

Boyce, Patsy, Barn and myself

Annie and Moms

Blewett, Anne Barnwell and some good ole chicken chili

Elizabeth Barnwell and Anne

The kiddie table

getting blankets laid out for the reindeer to dry off with

Charlie, Anne Craig and Mary Helen with Gooddaddy

Boyce reading "Cajun Night Before Christmas"

Ready for Santa

Merry Christmas 2010

Christmas Gleefulness!

Awesome! He came!!!

Here's the proof.

More loot

Sweeeeet!

And it WAS in fact a white Christmas!!

Xmas lunch at Moms and Grandaddy's

The full advent lighting for Christmas Dinner

Craig and Anne Craig



Anne Craig and Annie

Me, Anne Craig and Annie

Let the gift opening begin!!

Awesome!!!

Princess


Here are a few pics from the Ran Company Gathering.
Bonner, Ms Debbie and Don

Coleman, Floyd and McNeil

The girls- Mary Frances, Natalie, Weathersby and Rosie

and there's me and AC

BC and Kim

Baby Guy and Liza

And finally....after lots of family time Anne Craig was able to have a friend over to catch up with!
Julia Love and Anne Craig