Multi Weekend Wrap-Up

So I'm a little behind on blogging...again.  This is my half-a$$ attempt at bringing you up to speed on what we've been up to!

We flew Andrew home for his long President's Day weekend, it was short and sweet but we of course had a great time!

 V-Day goodies waiting for our little Valentine.

 Rub-a-dub-dub...my three boys in a tub.

 Along came a gully washer of a rain storm which sent the creek out of it's banks.

 A Power Ranger and his dog :)

 Love that face!

 Let the Sky Landers fun begin, Brady came over for a sleepover.  

 Of course Mama Day brought gifts and Erin brought a cake!

 And Jax followed Carrie around everywhere...

 licking icing off her fingers.

 Craft time with Daddy!

 Making some pretty cool wind-up robots!

 He likes flying "WAY better than driving!"

I'm so thankful we have the means to make his long trips a little more bearable. 

An aerial of False River. 

The next weekend was a weekend spent celebrating the births of two very special girls in my life:  Miss Carrie Addis and Miss Allie!

Carrie turned 1 and had an amazing Rainbow Birthday Party!

 Uncle Drew and I gave her Benny the Bull!

 Her strawberry lemonade face! So stinkin' cute!

 Four generations of fine ladies!

And once again Aunt Erin with her amazing cakes!

Allie turned 2 and had a Seustastic Birthday Party!

Michelle amazes me with her creativity!  I could not stop smiling!

(Forgive the picture quality, I forgot my Rebel at home.)

I know right, pretty amazing!

I told her to box it all up and if I have any babies I am so using her decor!

Other random pictures:

A new favorite product of mine!

 Bradford Pears just a bloomin' at my sister's house.

 My love's other lover is back home after some time in the shop.

 It's crawfish boil time 'round these parts!

 Spring is sweeping in, so stand up your brooms and balance your eggs and wish those you love Happy Spring Equinox!  (As cool as it would be to think that this is only possible during a vernal equinox...it's not you can pretty much do this whenever you feel like taking the time to do it.)

And finally this weekend Andrew will be coming home for TWO WEEKS!  I love spring and I love spending Spring Break with my littlest love!  I can't wait to see what we get into on this trip home!

What's Going On?!

So I've been on a blogging hiatus, and while I haven't been busy with any one particular thing I just haven't really felt like sitting down at the computer as of late.  But today I decided to play catch up, we'll see how far I get.


Let's see since our trip to Nashville we spent the following weekend in NOLA for the birthday one of my most beloved and talented friends Michelle.  It was a weekend of culinary delight!  Thanks to Exxon, we we're able to get cheaper rooms at the Ritz, which was fantastic in and of itself.  But we also, of course, indulged ourselves on fabulous food in the French Quarter.  Dining at places such as Port of Call, for the best burger and spuds this side of the Mississippi River and of course you can't go here without ordering a famous Monsoon, which pirates would request shortly before walking the plank.  So you can imagine the potency on one such adult beverage...only in NOLA.  We snacked on alligator and oysters at Bourbon House this Dickie Brennan's restaurant is located on Bourbon Street, and is home to every bourbon brand I've ever heard of, this is my favorite stop for a Mint Julep.  Then we ended the night with a meal fit for royalty at Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse.  Sunday we strolled through the French Quarter, the weather was beautiful and the Quarter is almost like watching a person in the morning, she's slow to wake up but once she's up there's no stopping her!  We ate brunch at Cafe Amelie, which was by far my favorite meal of the weekend.  The shrimp 'n grits here are on my Top10 Best Things I've Ever Eaten list.  Incredible.  Delicious. Wow.  


If you've never been to New Orleans you should definitely make a trip, the culture, the food, the music, the nightlife, are like no other in the world.  

 The Ritz

The House Filet at Dickie Brennan's

 The Birthday Girl!

 Courtyard at the Ritz

The courtyard at Cafe Amelie 

 A Ruby Slipper & Coffee

 Banana Waffles

 Shrimp 'n Grits

Bread Pudding

Varnadoe's King Cake

What's next?  Let's talk about Andrew.  Andrew moonlit in a third grade math class last week!  We are all so very proud of him.  His teacher said he wouldn't be going back until after the third grade takes their state test, but after that he'll be going from time to time when they are doing hands-on activities.  She sent us some pictures while he was working hard.  They have been learning how to measure and use rulers lately.  Andrew has always been drawn to anything with numbers, I can remember Drew giving him a small measuring tape and Andrew would clip it too his diaper and say "Mez me."  Which meant, "Measure me."  And you were expected to do just that. :)  President's Day is our holiday with him so we'll be going to B-Ham for a long weekend with our favorite math genius, we can't wait to see our little man!!  

Um, how about Jax.  Jaxy Boy has grown so much over the last month!  We had to get him a new kennel which he loves...okay may "loves" is a strong word but he likes it enough that when we say "Kennel!" he runs to it.  He so smart!  I love coming home to a happy puppy.  He and Drew are two peas in a pod, if Jax didn't follow Drew around every where I'd be willing to bet Drew would follow him around.  He's just the right amount of mischievous, which means he doesn't tear up anything of value and makes us laugh on a daily basis. 

 "What it was in Daddy's burn pile?!"

 JR's double as lap desk in case you didn't know.

This was shortly after I put his kennel together, I couldn't find him and there he was just sitting in it. 

Drew saves him his streak bones.

And they ride around on the tractor together like it's the most normal thing ever.

Jax also likes to watch dog shows, he has big dreams.

Well I think that's enough for now, this weekend deserves a post of it's own so I'll try to make time for that tomorrow.  I hope you all have the best Monday possible!