James Jeremiah Srader is here!

Maile and Jeremy had their baby on Good Friday! He's adorable.

We had a busy, busy Spring Break this year.

Kit, Ashley and Foster came to see us for 3 days. Foster is such a delight! He kept us all entertained...especially Precious.

We had an unexpected visit from a pair of ducks one evening. Precious was outside and started barking and barking and barking. I went out to see what the ruckus was and found ducks in our pool. Shoo! Shoo! Go away!

Maile's friends had a Baby Shower for her on the 14th of March. The hostesses created a beautiful cake and great table decorations! We had a terrific time and Maile and James got many wonderful gifts! Those attending,in addition to Maile's friends from church, were Debi Srader (Mimi), Dorene Srader (MomMom-James' great-grandmother), Ashley Black (James' aunt)Dawn Wolfington (James' great-aunt), Gail Black (cousin and neighbor), Jennifer Higgins (Maile's best friend), and me (Mammy).

Toward the end of the week Gail, Maxey and I went on a "FISHING TRIP" to Fairfield State Park. The lake there has a power plant on it. The water of the lake is used to cool the power plant. Consequently, the water in the lake is very warm. We were able to use our floating tubes without any discomfort at all. Not bad for March! The only problem was the fish seemed to have taken a trip for Spring Break...WE DIDN'T CATCH ANYTHING!! But we had a great time!

We just got back from a quick but wonderful visit in Amarillo. Our original reason for the trip was to witness Maxey's grandkids, Brooklyn and Logan, being baptized on Sunday. When we spoke to Kit and Ashley, we learned that they were supposed to pick up their new puppy that Friday...in Arlington. Well, there was no reason for them to drive to Arlington when we live right next door. So--Maxey and I met the "dog lady" in Arlington and got to be the first to meet Aggie, the new family basset hound. I wasn't sure what a basset hound was. I had visions of Jed Clampett's dog, but it turned out that Aggie is much cuter that his dog and not nearly as large.

We had no trouble at all with Aggie in the car. She slept almost the entire trip. Here are a couple of pictures of her in the car:

Foster enjoyed Aggie. She's a terrific addition to the family.

Precious' Golf Excursion

We had a "free day" at home last Monday, so Precious and I went to the golf course with Maxey. It was a little cool and very breezy, but we had a great time riding around in the golf cart while Maxey played 18 holes. As you can see by the photos, Precious even tried it.

First Haircut...I can see!

Christmas in Carrollton 2008

We had a wonderful Christmas holiday!

On Christmas day the weather was absolutely beautiful, so Maxey and I worked in the yard together. It was a great day! That evening Dawn and Gage came over for supper. Gage requested chicken and dumplings; we all ate until we were about to burst. Then we drove around Carrollton enjoying everyone's Christmas lights.

The day after Christmas Kit, Ashley and Foster came to town. What a wonderful family! We SO ENJOYED them! They got to stay until Sunday afternoon. Maile and Jeremy got back from their visit in Amarillo Saturday night, so we all got to be together all day Sunday! It was terrific! We all had breakfast together, played all morning with Foster, ate a huge lunch of chicken-fried steak, then exchanged gifts in the afternoon just before Kit, Ashley and Foster had to go home.

The weather was so nice that Foster got to spend a lot of time playing outside. I had acquired a little push car for him. He loved it! And I had gotten a teepee with tunnels which I set up in the living room. We had so much fun! Our neighbors had loaned us the Fisher Price Nativity Set which I set up on the hearth of the fireplace. Foster and Precious played and played with it. I don't think it ever dawned on him that it was strange that his playmate was a little short and very hairy. They really, really enjoyed each other--as you can see by the photos:

Inks Lake Camping Trip - November 2008

I’m a little late in getting this posted, but “better late than never”. We went on a camping trip with my cousin, Gail, to Inks Lake Thanksgiving week. It was beautiful. It was a little cool the first night, but it warmed up for the rest of the trip. It was Precious’ second camping trip. Her favorite part was the campfires each evening. We all had a wonderful time. The photos will show the highlights of the trip: