These are the people God gave me to: Phillip and Jerrilynn, otherwise known as Mom and Dad...and most recently, Nana and Awpa. My dad runs the family ranch, and my mom recently retired from the elementary school to help with all of her grandkids. They have been together 30 years and have built quite a legacy.
This is my brother Austin, two years younger than me. He gave me a great new sister when he married Melinda a couple of years ago. They live too far away in Georgia working for Cargill Ag companies. We cherish every time they come home. They are a great Uncle Bub and Aunt Mel even from four states away.
This is my sister Albany, 10 years younger. She and I finally became best friends in the last 5 years when the age gap didn't matter anymore. She does a great job being a mom and preschool teacher, and she is a fun Aunt Bobby to my girls. I became an aunt when Layton Cole was born, five weeks after Audrey...and nobody has ever been prouder of their nephew than us. They live in "the yellow house" on the ranch with their big dogs Pudge and Sugar. 
Thankfully we just live 50 minutes down the road from where I grew up so we can easily be a part of most family functions from hangin' out to holidays to helping out.
I am blessed to call these people mine.
Even Josh got some jumping time in on his day off :)
The girls' jumping and balance have already improved amazingly.
Mimi finished the AMAZING horse mural for her window shade a few weeks ago, and Brenna is in love with it. She mentions it almost every day when she is going to sleep or waking up. We are also proud to have one of Awpa's saddles in her room to ride. It is one of many he has won at ropings.
This is the shelf that Josh made when it was Audrey's nursery, and it is now adorned with a rope horse that my Granny gave me a long time ago, a sweet daddy/daughter pic, boots worn by both girls, a pretty "B" and angel from Mimi, an antique oil lamp that was my great-aunt's, my old spurs and decorative horses from my childhood, and a few other little sweet trinkets.
This dresser was Josh's when he was little, and Brenna loves looking at the picture of her riding Hollywood "myself". I also included a little pic of me riding when I was her age on a horse named Pillsbury.
Josh is working on fashioning a headboard from the girls' old crib, and that should add the perfect touch to a really sweet little room for a really sweet little girl!
This was taken at the same site by the end of that same day. Everyone was very proud and impressed with their efficiency and work that weekend.
And by the end of the next day, his group had basically finished the house for the elderly couple and began the flooring for the next house to be finished by another group the next week.
There are so many little sweeties around here that we needed two parties!
Our Valentine treats included a new fish named Henry, cookies, new magic coloring paper, cupcakes, roses, a steak dinner, fun books, more and more candy...
...and Dublin Dr. Pepper :)
Check out the sweetest Valentines that topped my week:
Audrey: "Danica, I love you because you are fun to play with."
Harper: "Bubba, I love you because God sent me a sweet baby brother."
Kinsey: "Harper, I love you because I like your eyelashes and you are pretty."
And Weston was our party guest on Tuesday, and he brought yummy cookies and fun "rocks" he had painted for us!
We love having Calder come over on Tuesdays! He is the sweetest cowboy you will ever meet!
