March, a month late.

We have been enjoying the warm spring weather by playing outside a lot. The kids love to feed the ducks in the lake nearby.



Drew likes to watch the resident nutria swim around the best.



A Glamour Shot of Anna



And a cute picture of Drew.



Grandma and Grandpa came for a visit during Grandma's spring break. They got to try out the new air mattress in the playroom, since we got rid of the guest room.



The ducks liked Anna's handouts the best, as she tended to throw entire hunks of bread at them. "Big score, ducks!"
Drew ate most of his bread.



Last Friday there were only 7 kids in my AP Biology class- caused by a combination of the impending spring break, LSU spring testing, the Mu Alpha Theta convention, and the culmination of Senior Projects. Those present built a fort under the lab tables and studied, sort of.



Last Saturday, the neighborhood had its annual Easter Egg hunt. This is the first year that we haven't had other plans, so I loaded the kids up in the wagon and headed out to give Shaun some peace and quiet while he recovered from a nasty cold.



Drew didn't really understand that he was supposed to put the eggs in his basket and leave them there. I have some videos of him picking up eggs, then dumping them out repeatedly.



Until I told him that there was chocolate inside of the eggs... then he immediately plunked down and started eating, refusing to stop to go get more!



Anna's age group was in a different area of the park, so Sam graciously accompanied her while I filmed Drew. They HAULED those eggs in!



Enjoying the fruits of their labor the next morning:



YEAH!!! CANDY FOR BREAKFAST!!!


Anna found some "Jazzercise" clothes at the store and insisted that I buy them for her. Since she is too young to actually go to a Jazzercise class with me, we have been going running in the evenings. She can do about half a mile right now, which I think is pretty impressive!

Because she is fairly ODD, we have to make running/exercise a privelege that she only gets to enjoy when she listens to us and follows our directions... This is the same method we employed when we told her that only adults get to eat broccoli.

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.