Here we are at the annual chili cook off at the Strouds house!Notice the shirt... "my husband rocks"... I love this shirt! The number one chili was brad.... Humm I think this might be rigged. The Judges were all his relatives. Or maybe he can just really cook.....

More October

Here we are at our very first trip to the dentist. Both of the boys did amazing. Cade was the only one that had to have his teeth looked at. As you can see he didn't mind it at all.

october

We had lots of fun this year looking at the many different joys of fall!

Birthday party safari

Here we are at an awesome birthday bash for one of our friends. We got to see lots of animals. it was a great day! The weather was perfect and the company even better!

More September

Here we are for a fun day at the park! Cade was telling me about his dinosaur friend. I thought he was being crazy creative.... Then when we were under one of the play sets ta da.

Price loves the swings! Every time he would even think I was gong to push him he would giggle. It is amazing to see what blessing god has trusted in our hands. LOL Ginger

September

Ballon Festival! This was our first year to attend! We had lots of fun playing. watching and eating. If you have a chance to go I would say go for it! We really enjoyed it!

Here are the boys on their first day of Mothers-day-out

September

Here we are at a drive threw animal park around San Antonio. We went to visit Uncle Jeff and Aunt Lindsey.(Memaw and Grandad came to!)Every one had a great time!

Just cute!

This is Cade at his swimming lesson. This is something that we have been doing for almost two years now.



There are so many smiling pictures of Price! I love that he he is such a happy baby.

Cade-August

Cade loves being in the water!



















Cade and and Grandad Farley on the "tractor".















Cade and Great Papa Hemphill with Kayle dog while we visited family in Lubbock. He loves it there! When he wakes up in the morning he askes for grandad and to go outside.











Cade and Mum Riggins at Prices dedication.














Cade playing with Price in his big boy bed. He started climbing out and in so... He really loves getting to do things by himself.

Price this August

This is Price with the many smiles he gives us each day along with the first time he stood up (in Lubbock) and his dedication.


Price pulled up by him self at the end of August, while we were visiting Memaw and Grandad.

Price was dedicated on August 31st, 2008

Loving being a Mom!

We have had a wonderful stay home day. I really enjoy just hanging out and relaxing. Well some relaxing. Mostly I got to find Cade. He has been in to hiding and wanting me to chase him. We have lots of fun! Price even gets dragged along. He smiles and giggles as Cade and I play around. It's funny how a memory comes back. As I hear Cade saying tickle me again, tickle me again. I can rember rolling around with my Dad and saying the same thing. :)

Price had his 9 month check up on Friday. He has slowed down: 21.13lbs That's not even 2 lbs in three months. He has been very active (army crawing for about 1 month),put that with the lower calorie food and you get less weight gain. He is still our chunky monkey. Unlike his big brother he enjoys to eat anything we give him. Cade still doesn't eat much but is growing like a weed. I cleaned out his closet today and couldn't believe how much he had outgrown. It makes me happy and sad.

Wow this amazing job of mothering is sure rewarding! I enjoy each and everyday! Sure I need to take a breath and some me time every once in a while but... This is the greatest job I have ever and will ever have. I am so thankful that God has given me such precious gifts! Of course it helps that I have an amazing support system! God has placed so many amazing family and friends in my life! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Love you all!

Please Pray

The Circus July 31st 2008

The Circus was so..... Much fun. John, Cade and I meet up with Evan, Eunice and Cooner. Cade enjoyed seeing all of the clowns and animals. Although when we ask him about it he says I had ice cream.... So I guess that was his favorite part. He also had some cotton candy for the first time that I know of... We left Price with Mum and Pop but I think he will be up to it next year! Cade went fot the first time last year and we decided that we would make a yearly event. Im not sure who enjoys it me or Cade? We all had a great time!

Hair cut & our new pet

We got a lolly for being such a big boy while getting our hair cut.
This is Nemo # 2 our new fish. Cade has really been enjoying him. Nemo # 1 didn't make it. We went to eat after we got him and he was accidentally got drooped. Oops. The trauma was to much for him. When Cade went down for his nap Daddy and cousin Price went to go get us a new one.