Just chillin'

Mimi got some good alone time with Theo while Jack was at school or napping. Hate to brag, but this baby is perfect in every way! It's so easy to just love on him b/c he's so smiley and content! He still loves to swing and is filling out the seat quite well these days..... We also tried him with green beans and he loved them. He takes after mommy and brother with liking green veggies! He's up to 2 rice cereal bottles and one meal of baby food a day. Sometimes if he's extra hungry, I'll give him a lunch of baby food as well. He's a growing boy!

Mimi's first parade

Mimi was here over the weekend and we took her to her first real parade in Mandeville. We got her Popeye's chicken and a couple tall boys for the road..... it's just not Mardi Gras without Popeye's!! She caught lots of beads to take home to her schoolkids and just generally had a great time. It was freezing outside Friday night and we were all bundled up! Jack actually got up on our shoulders so he could see (he is squirly and sometimes won't do that). I had to scour Mandeville for more glubs b/c we lost one of the original pair. I finally found a girls' set at Gap Kids on clearance. Sometimes living in a small town has it's negatives!! Little Theo was tre-bundled up and caught some zzzz's again (how I don't know.... bands are constantly coming by playing the drums and the floats are really loud). Happy Mardi Gras y'all!!

Orpheus ball

Our friends Pat and Theresa got tickets to the Orpheus Ball in New Orleans and invited us to join them! We got all dressed up and drove into the city last night. The ball is basically an indoor parade with bands playing. We lucked out and got a parking spot right across from the convention center, where the ball was at, and just walked across the street! We caught tons of stuff and danced away to the great music. Dave hadn't worn his tux since the New Year's Eve after we got married and I haven't worn a fancy dress since the last wedding I was in..... so getting all dolled up was a treat! We had a great babysitter for the boys and they both blessed us by sleeping in till 8 am (Theo) and 9 am (Jack). You can tell we got a little crazy as the night went on.... but hey... Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez!!!

Kehoe parade

All the preschoolers at Kehoe had a parade today. The kids rode in decorated wagons (some were overly decorated and made our humble "float" look bad) and the older students pulled them. Jack's class dressed up like clowns and made the cutest shirts. Too bad it was 30 degrees this morning and all the kids were bundled up! I think Jack ended up with more throws than he threw, but he had a great time. Mimi had fun at her first parade and caught lots of stuff. I can't figure out how to rotate the last pic..... it's not showing up that way on my computer. Sorry!

Pizza Man

I took Jack and Theo to a restaurant called the Pizza Man Wednesday. They have a window for the kids to watch the men toss the dough in the air. Jack loved watching the show and Theo pretty much just chilled next to me! We ended up running into 2 different people that we know there which is funny b/c it is a bit of a drive to this place!

Eve parade

The weather was horrible this past weekend, so one of the major Northshore parades got moved to Monday night. We took the boys out to catch some beads and see the floats. It turned out to be very cold and windy, so little Theo was bundled up in several layers. We somehow lost one of Jack's "glubs" so I had to scour Mandeville for some new ones today. Easier said than done since all the stores have clearanced winter stuff and all the spring stuff is out already.

More anniversary party pictures

A big thank you to Rosie for taking so many wonderful pictures at Glynn and Bitsy's party. Here's the link to them: photo album