Spanish Town

Dave and I went to a parade in Baton Rouge this past weekend.  Spanish Town is a randy, satirical parade and revolves around the color pink.  Neither Dave nor I wore pink (go figure), but we soon racked up tons of pink beads.  The people watching was PRIME.  Dave's friends graciously opened up their home for a party before and after the parade.  They get a porta-potty each year just for this parade. Thanks, Leanne and Tim!!

Good and bad

I tried to make cute candy skewers for Jack's class, but failed
miseribly.  It was sticky and messy.  The boys didn't care, though!
Theo also started a new reader at school.  We are so proud of him.

100th Day of School

I sent in special cupcakes and worksheets to mark the 100th day of school in Jack's class.  His teacher spoiled them with new bookmarks, cups, stickers, and coloring pages!  She kindly took these pictures with my camera.  I love sending out pictures to the parents in Jack's class, and I hope they enjoy getting them.

Blue and Gold Banquet

Saturday night was the Pack 85 Blue and Gold Banquet.  The theme was "Blasting Off", and every Den decorated a cake to match the outer space theme.  Dave was stuck traveling back from North Carolina and had to miss Jack being promoted to the Bear rank.  We're so proud of Jack (and his daddy, the Den leader) for all they have achieved this year.

Jack's Rite of Passage

Jack's class decorated shoe box floats for Mardi Gras.  It's a Louisiana rite of passage, and most of the mother's had done the same thing when they were growing up.  This Texas girl had to use Google as a guide.  Ha ha!!  Here Jack is with his finished product.  The kids had a great time!

Theo's Mardi Gras Craft

I felt like I had the Golden Ticket today since it was my one and only time to attend a party in Theo's classroom! I knew a lot of the kids from his class last year, and then the Christmas program that I put on, so that was fun.  The kids painted masks and accented them with stickers and confetti.  Theo showed me the desk he sits at now to help him focus.  He had a perfect week and got 5 stickers towards his special markers.  I'm so proud of him.  Here he is with his sweet teacher, Mrs. Tortorich.

Eve

Mardi Gras is only 2 weeks away, so all of the big parades begin this weekend.  The boys dragged me out to Eve tonight in Mandeville.  I was quite content with watching movies under a blanket, but they had different plans.  I met up with Sara, Paul, and Erik and we had fun.  Our friend, Tara, was riding in Eve and threw us tons of "goodies".  We left after an hour and were pleased with our throws.  Thanks for the light-up headband, Tara!!