Jazz in the Vines

We took Gigi and Dada out to Jazz in the Vines last night. It's a concert out in the vineyard of a local winery and everyone brings a picnic. Some picnics are more elaborate than others..... with candelabras and tablecloths. We settled for lawn chairs and a cheese tray ;) It did have presentation value, thanks to my friend, Kristen. Four friends from book club met us out. All of the kids frolicked on the grounds of the vineyard with flashlights. We managed to lose our flashlight and one of Theo's crocks. It was still a great time :)

Art Time

Here is Theo's 2nd art project from this week's Art Time (the cat) and Jack's completed flamingo. He's starting a lion next!

Grandparent's Day

Gigi and Dada came over for Grandparent's Day Tea at school today. The cheerleaders put it on and Jack won a raffle for a LSU pillow and book :) He was thrilled. Everyone noshed on tea and sweet snacks and just generally had a great time!

Fancy duds

The boys will both be ring bearers in cousin Melanie's wedding next month in Houston. I took them to the tux rental place near their school yesterday to get fitted. Love the "fancy shoes" they put on. Theo initially refused it, saying it was a "girl's shoe". Guess I kinda looks that way without the rest of the outfit!

Our fish

Jack is loving swim team at our gym! I'm loving having weekends free after a year of weekend games (baseball and soccer). The kids wear fins to help them glide and are in the water 100%. His summer team took a lot of turns in the water so he could rest in between. Now he's swimming laps for a solid hour, pretty much, with only a few breaks. The coaches are really helping the kids with technique and strokes. It's all coming together. Both kids are hungry and tired after practice though. It's from 5:30-6:30 pm and that's dinner time 'round here!

Sneak peak

Jack and Theo had pictures taken by my friend, Nikki, who has taken all of the boys' pictures since Theo turned 1!! Well, now he's 4 and here is a sneak peak from our shoot out in Abita Springs. More fabulous pictures to come......

2011-12 school pictures

The boys sure did take fine pictures this year! They have new photo ID badges with their pictures too. LOVE it :) I always just tell them to have "dimples" instead of saying "cheese".