Saints - UG

Brad and I had a wonderful weekend in New Orleans. We got to go to the Justice For All Ball at the Audubon Tea Room with the Parnells. We had such a great time catching up with them! On Sunday we went to the Saints tailgate and game vs. Carolina. Katy, Michael, Brad and I cheered them on to a victory...we even got on TV! Here are some pictures of the tailgate.

Mary Cooper Adams

On our recent trip to New Orleans, we got to meet Mary Cooper! Gray and Shelley are truly enjoying their little darling...and she is precious! Here is the backyard walkway at their house. Gray built a covered deck and it is such a beautiful outdoor area. We ate Domelise's (recently voted best po-boy in New Orleans on Food Wars) po-boys for lunch outside on the deck.

...and here she is! How precious is that hair? Too cute!

So glad we got to catch up with them and meet Mary Cooper...she is a doll!

explorer

As I was watering our plants this morning, I took my eyes off Tyndale for just a moment... I heard glass clinking and ran to see what he was up to.....THIS:

(notice the watering can where I set it down..ha!) ...and out of all the potential destruction he could have caused, what did he find most interesting about the entire bar? The keys to the wine refrigerator.

apparently they work in his car too...who knew?

happy travels!

bedtime stories

Quinn is now reading US bedtime stories! Here she is with a current fave, The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss. Love to see all my darlings snuggling together!

birthday celebrations

We got together to celebrate Uncle Nic and Daddy's birthdays last night with dinner and -of course-  some ice cream cake! Mmmm!

We laughed so hard when we realized that Big Daddy was flanked on either side by the two most uproarious of our crew. He took it very well..

Brad finally uncorked his Pappy Van Winkle bourbon and shared with Uncle Nic and Big Daddy...they thoroughly enjoyed it. As a side note, Brad's shirt was one of his birthday presents. Quinn and I had so much fun making it.

Quinn's first horseback riding lesson

Here is Quinn getting ready for her first horseback riding lesson. She has everything she needs...even a carrot!

The helmets are so cool and lightweight now. When I rode they were sooo heavy and hot...and velvet. Now they make them a little more like bike helmets, so they are really light. They come in all colors too, but Quinn chose black.

Here she is with the horse she groomed and rode, Navi. She even got to wash him after their lesson. She LOVED it! I think we will be regulars out here at the stables!

Quinn - Star Student

Quinn was the Star Student of her class this week, so she got to make a poster all about her favorite things. We included several pictures (although walgreens did leave some out of my order...like a full family picture, and a picture of James - the only cousin that got left out-poor thing!) She hung it up in the hallway so that all of her friends could see it. I think my favorite is that she said red beans and rice for favorite food - would never have guessed that!

Maylen & Gage are here!!

Look at these two ADORABLE faces!! Aren't they precious? They were born this morning right around 10:00. Gage Patrick first, weighing in at 7 lbs, and then Maylen Amelia at 7 lbs, 10 oz! Wow...wonderful birth weights for twins!! We are so happy for Lindy and Eric...Congrats! Can't wait to meet them in person!!

the dirtiest clean boy

Here is proof that {almost} two-year old boys can make anything messy:

...looks fairly harmless...right? yeah...that's what I was thinking too...

wash the face...don't mind the gallons of water that are falling on the floor...

dirty job...looks like he needs some soap!

that last soap was too small...how about this big one?

notice...even the shirt is starting to get sudsy...T is really loving this!

water break

oh...looks like the counter needs some washing too...bubbles and water everywhere!

but it was just too much fun!!

My little Pink Lady

Check out Quinn's new look...(inspired by Grease, we believe) ...she loves to wear a scarf every now and then. I love how she does her own thing and is very confident in it!

We are in big trouble....

...because these boys are going to have so much fun together! We got together with the Belks and Gimmie Friday night for dinner, then Brad and I took Violet and Quinn to the first BHS game.

Here are the girls in all their Panther cheerleading glory...dont tell Nic, but Violet is really wearing an Ole Miss uniform that she borrowed from Quinn!

We have had an absolutely gorgeous fall-like weekend and yesterday we spent most of the day outside. Here is my yard crew...pretty cute, huh?

August catch-up

We have had an eventful first few weeks of school. Unfortunately we had a computer catastrophy, and had to replace our laptop. On the bright side, this one is super-fast and has tons more storage! Let me catch you up on what has been going on. Some after-school art time...

...a few Saints pre-season games...

...fun times with cousins...

...and friends...

...kisses and hugs...

...Panther Spirit Days...

...this past Friday, Q and her friends (Maelee, Georgia, Anna Grace and Charlie Ann) got to cheer for the Panthers over the loudspeaker! "Fire up Ole Brook! Fire Up!" She was so excited and even got to pick a prize out of the principal's treasure box!

...the Panther cheerleaders came over to paint panther paws on faces!

Q has been doing so great in Kindergarten! She loves her teacher and all of her friends. Last week her teacher called her "kind-hearted," and I think that is about the biggest compliment a parent can get! She sure is a sweetie-pie! Yesterday we were driving in the car and she said, "Mama, do you want a cookie cake for your birthday? Because I would be delighted if you had one!" I think she may have gotten some of her Aunt Kristy's lobbyist genes! Ha!  And what has T been up to this whole time Quinn has been working hard at school? Let's see...

...walking his buzzy bee...

...cleaning up the toy closet (yeah, right)...

...and helping me make - and eat- our yummy chicken salad recipe!

I don't know if y'all have these where you live, but here in Brookhaven we have these SUPER GIANT grasshoppers that come out around this time of year. They are really awful things that eat all of your good plants...I mean, why not the weeds? Anyway, a few days ago, one met it's match when Maddie stalked it on the porch. This was so fun to watch! Of course it was rated G because Maddie couldn't actually kill a living thing - she would never survive the wilderness! But it was fun to watch them jump around after each other!

We are getting excited about welcoming our new twin cousins in just a few short weeks!! Hope yall had a great August!