The Christmas with Buddy's Radio Flyer

Christmas season brings such sweet memories and I have the need to share.

So, my baby brother, three years younger than I, James Carlton ( Buddy) was the pet of ALL the Smith side of our family.

Uncles claimed him, aunts hugged him extra tight, boy cousins thought he was the pick of the litter,

girl cousins stepped over me to hug him and say,

" Y'all look how sweet he is".

I just thought of him as something to get our fun projects made "funner".

See, Buddy was the last boy in a long line of Smith boys, so there you have it.

Two older brothers, one older sister, then me and Buddy followed by fo...