Tiger Spirit Day!

Every Friday is Spirit Day at the kids' schools, so they wear orange and black Tiger colors. Here's Lydia before school this morning. Mark thought she looked too cute in her braids so he took some pictures on their way out the door! She informed me that she needs some "pretty" Spirit day clothes. Not too sure where I'll find orange and black pretty clothes, but I'm on the hunt!

Welcome Baby Hope...

Proud big brothers Noah & Josiah with new baby sister Hope Louise!


We have a new baby girl in the Strickland family! No, we did NOT have a baby but Mark's sister Resa and her husband Wayne did! So we have a new niece and baby girl cousin. Lydia is thrilled with another girl since she and Abby are way outnumbered by a bunch of Strickland boys! Hope is the baby sister to Noah and Josiah and we can't wait to hold her. She was born Friday when my kids left for Kansas City for the holiday weekend and they all came home sick with croup and sinus junk so they haven't even been able to see her yet. Welcome Baby Hope! We are happy you are here!