Gig'em Aggies! Meineke Car Care Bowl Champs!!

Matt and I enjoyed cheering for the Aggies as they defeated Northwestern in the Meineke car care bowl on new year's eve!

Our first homemade coconut cream pie!

We used a recipe from Emeril Lagasse to make our first homemade coconut cream pie. We plan to enjoy it with Matt's family on Sunday (Christmas Day).

Fun time with the Strother family!

Aunt Stephanie with her precious nieces!

Matt and I enjoyed the opportunity to watch Skylar's tumbling event followed by a yummy lunch at a local Mexican food restaurant. Skykar received a 2nd place medal for floor and a 5th place medal for trampoline.

Yummy lunch with my sister & the Lovett family

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Sent from Big Daddy's phoneOn a quick visit to Lubbock, my sister and I enjoyed the opportunity to meet
Josh, Tiffany, and Autumn for a yummy lunch at Jason's Deli. Autumn is
growing up so quickly! She already has quite a vocabulary and likes ice
cream!

Gig'em Aggies! Whoop!

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Sent from Big Daddy's phoneMatt's parents, Hope, and Matt and I had a great time at the mid-morning A&M
vs KSU game. Praise the Lord for the wonderful weather that lasted for the
entire game.

All Corp T at A&M vs KSU 2011

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Sent from Big Daddy's phoneWhat a treat it was to celebrate Matt's dad's birthday by taking Matt's dad,
mom, and Hope to the Texas A&M vs. KSU game. During halftime, in
appreciation of all the military veterans, the corp of cadets formed and All
Corp T on Kyle Field.

A&M vs SMU- Gig'em!

What a treat it was to meet Laurie and her cousin, Meagan, and enjoy a
delicious meal at Café Excell followed by the first A&M home game of the
2011 football season! Gig em Aggies! Way to beat SMU!

Thank God for the cool breeze and overcast weather that made the evening
game pleasant to watch!

Fun at the Sculpture Garden in Washington DC!

We had a great time "interpreting" the sculptures at the Sculpture garden in DC. (Mikey's wife Jen gave us the idea for this fun way of viewing the sculptures.)

  Matt hit the nail on the hand in his interpretation of this sculpture; it did require a little assistance from his lovely wife!

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Toodles!
Matt & Stephanie Strother
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"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind." Matthew 22:37

One more pic of the petrified wood

Petrified wood display!

Thank you mom for the suggestion of a shadow box to display the petrified wood; it got me motivated to go to Michael's. I looked at the shadow boxes, but actually found some candle trays with colored sand that fit better on the entry table. Tgank you for the helpful motivation!

Praise the Lord for His faithfulness. 

Matt & Stephanie

682-429-6099- Cell

Happy Father's day!

We give thanks to God that we live close enough to Matt's family that we were able to meet them for a delicious Cajun lunch in Livingston for Father's Day!

Our youngest niece, Kaelyn, wearing aunt Stephanie's shoes!

Kaelyn enjoyed playing dress up and walking around the house in Aunt Stephanie's shoes! I was impressed with how well she was able to balance and get around in shoes that had a heel!

Baby blue jay in grandmommy's front yard

Can you see the baby blue jay hiding under the bush in grandmommy's yard? Praise the Lord for this beautiful baby bird.

Hope sold her steer at the livestock sale!!

Jasper livestock show- Hope's steer

Howdy!

This weekend Matt and I had the treat of spending time with Matt's family at the livestock show and sale in Jasper.

Hope showed a pig and a steer. Matt and I and cousin, Colin, chipped in to buy Hope's pig. We look forward to enjoying delicious ham, pork chops, ribs, bacon, sausage once the pig is processed at the local processor. Yum!

Hope's steer was sold in the sale and brought a nice profit!

Hope's steer was named Matthew.

Japanese red maple has leaves beginning to open!

Purple beans and yellow squash sprouts are growing!!

Praise the Lord for each season! Matt and I are enjoying checking the growth of our backyard garden. The purple beans and squash are really growing! There are also some spinach, yellow onion, and turnip green sprouts that have come up!

Purple beans have sprouted!

Howdy!

We soaked the purple beans in water the evening before we planted them. Imagine our excitement to see a row of purple bean sprouts one week after we had sown them!

God is our almighty creator! Praise Him for the vegetables he provides for us and for the opportunity to watch them grow from seed!

Turnip greens sprouted in our backyard garden!

Howdy!

Thank God for the light, refreshing rain this week. We are excited to see turnip greens and purple beans sprouting! Upon closer inspection, we can see some yellow squash and spinach sprouts that are super close to the surface and could pop through any day!

Below is a picture of the turnip greens!

Spring garden planted!

Howdy!

Matt and I thank our Heavenly Father for the refreshing rain followed by the warm sun. We spent time this weekend sowing seeds in our backyard garden (squash and jalapeño peppers (thanks to jen for getting us the seeds!) lettuce, spinach, turnip greens, onion, and purple beans.). We look forward to raising and harvesting a yummy crop.

Wonderful visit and yummy supper with a good friend, Sydnee

During an overnight trip to Dallas, I had the pleasure and treat of catching up with Sydnee and her two precious boys. Sydnee and I had a wonderful time catching up and sharing how God has been working in both of our lives. We enjoyed a yummy meal in a cozy Tex Mex restaurant.

Yummy lunch at Olive Garden with Grandmommy

Howdy!

Thankfully the weather in Houston was warm and pleasant on Saturday. Grandmommy and I enjoyed a yummy lunch at Olive Garden. Grandmommy looked great with her new curly, permed hair! (it looks great and is very low maintenance)

Wonderful visit with precious girlfriends during visit to Lubbock

What a treat it was to spend Saturday afternoon with Shelby, Jenny (she was in town for an orthodontist appt), Tiffany and 10 month old Autumn. We had a great time visiting and enjoyed a yummy lunch too!

I stopped by Josh and Tiffany's home earlier that day and got to help with Autumn's bathtime. Autumn loves baths and loves splashing the bathwater.

Homemade king cake- yummy!!!

Matt and I had a relaxing Saturday evening baking a yummy king cake! I think my favorite part was sprinkling the colored sprinkles on top! Oh, it was also fun to eat!!