Sunday, December 25, 2011

December Review.....We have been SUPER busy!!

We have had a very MERRY CHRISTMAS, but I wanted to review our month.  We began our month going on a family trip to Lowe's 

to choose our Christmas tree.  We were so excited to be strapping it to the MINI....ha! ha!
I always said I would not drive a MINIVAN....much less tie things to the top of it!  Who knew being a MOM and DAD  to 3 kids would bring out so much in both of us!!  :) We made it home just fine!


December 1, 2011 was the Piedmont Academy  Christmas Program.  
Sydney and her BFF.....



Ridge was in the program with  his class.....Here  is Ridge and  two of his favorite friends....

Sydney's 3rd grade friends



On December 10, Sydney was a Mercer Bear Dancer for a Day.  She had a great time....She now thinks Mercer would be a good choice for college!!  I love for her to have these type of experiences.  It was even fun for mom and dad to get go to a college basketball game.  Mercer won too!












Jarrell Plantation was the field trip destination for Ridge's Kindergarten Class.  I was able to take a day and just be MOM.  I love being able to spend time with each of my children individually so I went with Ridge for the day.  We learned about the history of the Jarrell Plantation, decorated a Christmas tree with handmade ornaments and had a candy cane hunt!  So much FUN!  I love Ms. Julie.  She is the best Kindergarten teacher.  Both Sydney and Ridge adore her!  She loves her kids and it shows!!










Ridge with his stocking during the hunt!

December 18th.....THREE WISE MEN and a BABY!!   Our children's choir at Macedonia Baptist Church put on the cutest musical with the best Christmas message!  They all did an awesome job!

Do you recognize the "WISE DUDES"?




Ridge and Sydney were both stars in the show!  Sydney sang a solo and had a speaking part.  Ridge was an awesome choir member.


YES.....Daddy was a WISE DUDE....Elvistonia...Thank you, Thank you, very much!

And I actually completed my second year as one of the directors!  Good times and great memories!
 Throw in several parties, an adult musical, a parade, and many more memories....We have been really busy.  We also started Upward Basketball practice 2 nights a week. I just get tired thinking about it all!!  





Saturday, December 24, 2011

Saturday, December 24, 2011

  •         I am beginning something brand new on this Christmas Eve!  I am going to write about the life and times of the Strouds.  I love to journal and share my thoughts, take pictures, and scrapbook, but with 3 children who are involved in too many activities to count right now, I thought a blog would be the best way for me to do all 3 things at one time.  I am really excited!  I believe that something I want my children to always be able to say is that their mother loved them and shared her dreams, thoughts, and hopes for them.  We are not promised tomorrow so I really want to be able to leave behind some great thoughts, pictures, and memories if my time on earth is over unexpectedly.....so enjoy and keep up with all of our many memories and moments!