SAY IT ISN'T SO!!!

My baby turned TWENTY-ONE, (21) On Sunday, April 6th! As all mothers seem to ask themselves at this juncture in their child's life, I join in the chorus, "Where have the years gone?"

We drove to Tampa to attend church HERE with Joshua and his friends Sunday morning, then took them to Sam Seltzer's Steakhouse for a steak dinner. That was the BIG BIRTHDAY BASH! LOL Because it's what Josh wanted, it was fine with us. And can you believe, that I, the Queen of picture taking, forgot to have my camera with us??? Mom took a couple with her cell phone. I will have to remember to get them from her.

We had discussed with him whether he wanted us to throw a real party, or cookout or something. I mean, I had to do something awesome for him this year didn't I?? He chose, instead of a party, .... drum roll please.... are you ready for this?....

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He chose that we pay for his ...








SKYDIVING LESSONS!



HUH? What??? My baby is going to learn to jump from a plane??? Oh the joys of having ADULT (or so called) CHILDREN! LOL I love that booger! So it was settled. Lunch on Sunday and an earth crashing, oops, I mean a skydiving lesson in 2 weeks. Oh and the rest of the story...




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wants to jump from the plane with him!!! Ay Dios Mio!

Well, you can be sure this Mama will remain with her feet planted well, down on earth, taking lots of photos, which I will be sure to share here on this blog! In the meantime, I will leave you with the following photos of this amazing young man, some of which are my favorites. I am proud to call him "SON".

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ENLARGE BY CLICKING AND JUST LOOKING AT THIS CHILD'S GORGEOUS EYES!

Josh at 3 months of age. Daddy was still in Mexico working on his visa. He saw Josh for the first time about 2 weeks after this photo was taken.

Striking a pose at age 3.

Glad to be out of the car after a full day of traveling! I LOVE this photo of his sweet face!

Sports of any kind have always been my boy's thing! No matter what type of physical feat challenges him even today, he conquers and quite elegantly!

He has always been our ALL -STAR whether he played sports or not.

Up to bat! #2

This past summer, Josh giving his little brother a piggy back ride.

Beach House Vacation, summer 2007 on Hunting Island, S.C.

Josh with Natalie, Easter 1993.

Josh with assistant coach, Coach Mitchell, after the Sport's Banquet of his Senior year, 2005. During this banquet, Josh was presented with MVP award in Basketball and The Coach's Award. Coach Ragel gave a positive, short speech about Josh and shared that he felt Josh deserved The Coach's Award for many reasons, one being his Christian testimony and leadership both on and off the court, another for playing with heart and passion.

Two tired brothers after a day on the beach!

Josh with his cousin, Josh Vernoy, building an elaborate sand castle. What you see here was just the beginning. This thing turned out awesome! They spent an entire day working on it. Several family members worked in shifts with them as well. Watching their minds in action reminded JUNGLE MOM and I of days gone by when these two created, conjured, and played the days away.