Mardi Gras Break

On Friday evening, we went over the the Pasquier's house to watch the Krewe of Southdowns. The kids outnumbered the adults, so they had a fantastic time!





I wonder why every time Kristen and I take a picture together, she is always holding a beer?




It rained torrentially on Saturday, ruining our plans to go to New Orleans for Endymion. On Sunday it was nicer, so while Shaun took Drew with him to the store, I took Anna to the park. This was her outfit. People looked at me funny, but she thought that she looked great.




On Monday, we headed down to New Orleans to visit my family, though by the time any parades were rolling, the kids were done.




They spent a lot of time running and playing under the house, which had been raised to be above flood level.





Fat Tuesday- we heard Drew open the refrigerator, but then nothing else. This is what we found when we investigated:


Drew LOVES butter!!!

Florida in February

We went to visit Carl and MJ in Florida during the first weekend in February. Shaun's sister, Becky, and her son, Brooks, came to visit as well.




Anna is a year older than Brooks, but they had a fabulous time!



In fact, they enjoyed taking baths together so much that Carl ended up making martinis for us in the bathroom!




Carl and three of his grandchildren.




Rub-a-dub-dub, three kids in a tub!





Nanny graciously allowed Anna and Brooks to play "beauty shop" with her.




Though the big kids let him tag along, Drew sometimes got left out. Poppy made sure that he got some extra attention.




Anna and Brooks played on the beach every day. Drew still didn't like the sand very much.







We went to the Track one afternoon to play.





Shaun and Becky raced each other on the go carts while Anna and Brooks went along for the ride!





We tried to take pictures together on our last day, but things went downhill quickly:






Drew was the ringleader, and once he was set free, we continued with our photos.




It was so much fun to see Brooks and Becky!
Thanks for having us over to visit, Nanny and Poppy!

The Ultimtate Catch

We've had one of the mildest winters that I can remember here. Lots of warmer days and sunshine. These two have spent lots of time in the backyard!



Sometimes, they start getting a bit goofy, so we have to get more elaborate in our activities.




Shaun loves taking the kids fishing, as long as I go to keep an eye on Drew.




He and Anna dug up a bunch of worms in the back yard.




And Anna got a bite quickly!




Drew was not so impressed. He told Anna in no uncertain terms that she needed to hook something bigger.



So, she gave me a little smile...



And we waited...



And then Anna made the ultimate catch!!!


I taught her well, didn't I?
Don't worry, Shaun was fine- it was a mere flesh wound.