Photo Shoot

We had a short photo shoot last week
with a friend who is a photographer.  I wanted
to get some shots of the kids in their
activity outfits.  I love the way they turned out.

Spirit Week at Pre-K

In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday this week
the pre-k had a spirit week with a theme
each day.

Monday- Crazy hat day- Thanks to Uncle
Tim for making the balloon hat unfortunately
Avery deemed it "way to crazy" and refused
to get out of the car wearing it.  I did capture
a picture though.
Tuesday- green day-- in honor of green eggs
and ham
Wednesday- Crazy uniform day-- she
also refused to participate in this because
she said she didn't want to wear her uniform
"crazy"
Thursday-Story book character day-
she went as Wenda from the Where's Waldo
Friday- Free dress/Crazy Sock day 

Mommy/Daughter Date

While the boys were gone to the USS
Alabama the girls had a date day. Avery
choose the mall and target with a stop
for lunch at Chickfila.  We also got her some
"coffee" at target just like mommy.

USS Alabama

Daddy and Aaron went on a cub scout
trip to the USS Alabama in Mobile, AL to
stay overnight aboard the ship. Jackson and
Spencer went as well and everyone was
able to ride together down there.  The boys
had a great time and so did the dads.  The
sleeping...well that is another story... there
was not much sleeping for the dads. 

Upward

Aaron has had a great time playing Upward this year.
We are proud of his good sportsmanship and practicing
he has been doing.  We can't wait to play again
next year.  Avery will be able to do Upward Cheer next
year as well which she is excited about.

Sushi Sushi!

We took the kids to eat at our favorite
sushi restaurant.  Aaron tried sushi and fried
rice for the first time and he loved it. Avery
tried a bite of the rice but that was it.

Lunch Date with my girl

The kids like for me to eat lunch with them
from time to time. I aim to eat with them at
least once every two weeks.  I enjoy it as
much as they do.

2nd Grade New Orleans Field Trip

Last week Aaron went on a field trip to New Orleans
to visit the aquarium.  I was able to go with him and
thankfully was able to ride the charter bus as well.  We
saw and IMAX movie about space travel, then ate lunch
outside, and last we toured the aquarium.  Aaron's class
was very well behaved and we all had a wonderful time.

Happy Valentine's Day

Avery had a project to make a mailbox for
her valentine's day party at school. I am thankful
that JuJu loves to craft so she helped Avery
create this awesome castle.  It even survived
the bus ride home so I put it up on her shelf
to reuse next year!

Mardi Gras Break in Lafayette

The last few years the kids and I have spent Mardi
Gras break in Lafayette since Andrew has tax season
and studying going on.  This year was a lot warmer
than last year thank goodness.  Avery and JuJu worked
on her school project. Uncle Jake, Jackson, and his new
friend and son came on Tuesday to visit.  We enjoyed
spending time with everyone.  We also enjoyed a very
expensive 30 minutes at SkyZone trampoline park. The
kids and Pop Pop loved jumping!

Throw me something mister!!

We aren't big into Mardi Gras but the Port Allen
parade is one event we like to attend. Our friend "Uncle"
Glen invited us to lunch and to watch the parade.  Glen
knows everyone in Port Allen so he was able to get the
best parade throws.  Thanks Uncle Glen for the 2 bags of
junk from the parade!

Go Tigers!

We got some very cheap tickets to the LSU
men's basketball game and we brought
Aaron's best bud with us. Avery spent the
night with Jackson's little sister as well. Go
Tigers!

Kindergarten Mardi Gras Parade

The kindergarten Mardi Gras parade is one
of my favorite things about the schools in our
town.  The kindergarten students decorate
wagons (floats) and walk down the street to
the pre-k and 1st and 2nd grade schools to
throw candy.  Each class has a different
theme.  All the kids have a blast! Avery
can't wait for it to be her turn in the parade
next year.