Cousins

The siblings are visiting. There are plenty of cousins over here.

Kids at the Park

Crochet

I've been teaching myself how to crochet through YouTube. So far, I've mastered the granny square and have decided to make a granny square blanket. It's coming along nicely, I just hope to get it finished by Halloween. It's so much easier than knitting. I don't have to worry about starting over if my hook comes out. 

Shorthand Version Update

So this update is going to be jumbled. I'm trying to keep up with it, but I've been distracted. Good luck with this shorthanded version.

• Sunday: We went swimming in Sean's pool. My hair has been destroyed from lack of conditioner. I can't even untangle it without ripping it up.
• Monday: We went to Metairie to visit Jessie and Joey and eat sushi. The Champion Roll is enormous! And so so so delicious. We came back to Sean's and played Clue.
• Tuesday: Toby peed on the floor, Leah learned how to destroy climb over the baby gate stating proudly, "I geet out!" while Jac kept reminding me, "We're good children!" So Zac purchased another gate.
• Wednesday, Fallyn came over and brought Disney Princess Monopoly. The guys had a blast, obviously.

Christina's Baby Shower

I've been in Louisiana with my trio since yesterday. The kids enjoyed their new matching booster seats (thanks to Mom) and I listened to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix via audio book (I'm addicted!). I hope to finish listening to the rest of the books before Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 comes out. The kids have been awesome tonight, aside from some jumping on the air mattress.

I drove to Pearl River for Christina's baby shower. I can't believe she's pregnant! It's just crazy. It's also crazy to go back in the town where I grew up. Everything looked so different... I stayed after the shower to help clean up and spend time with Christina. The church even looked familiar, but smaller. I was 11 or 12 the last time I was there.

After the shower, I decided to drive past the house I grew up in. It doesn't look the same. I even saw the tree I climbed, the blackberry patches I picked from, and the path where I rode my bike. I had so many childhood flashbacks of running down the street in the summer to get to Daina's house while trying to avoid blisters from the steaming street. Nostalgia galore.

I drove back to Covington and Fallyn went with me to Blockbuster to rent Red Riding Hood. I bought the kids a Mario and Peach go-kart figure to play with. They've been racing them back and forth in Sean's hallway.

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Swimming

Zac and Alex grilled burgers today and the kids played in the kiddie pool. Katie brought Spencer to visit and we watched Alex and Zac shoot fireworks from the bedroom window until bedtime.

Katie and I drank coffee and watched Hoarders until she had to go. I need to hang out with her more often.

Spencer Birthday

We drove to Hattiesburg for Spencer's first birthday party. Katie hosted it in a hotel lobby, so we were able to go swimming. Jac kept wanting to jump in, but would get scared and change his mind. Leah hung out in her floaty and didn't want any help. I gave Olga and Katie some clothes that my kids outgrew and Katie gave us the rest of the cake to take home.

Leah is Two!

Happy birthday, my sweet baby girl!

Great-niece

Krystal gave birth to Rhyme today. I'm a great-aunt again. She's such a tiny cutie. Kayden looks like a proud big sister.

Finished Tattoo, Powdered Sugar

I got my tattoo finished and we enjoyed some beignets at Cafe Du Monde. I miss Louisiana. Mississippi just isn't the same.

Jac is Five!

Today is Jac's official fifth birthday!

I spent all morning baking cupcakes. After they were frosted and decorated, we headed to Mawmaw's. The kids played in the sprinkler (unexpectedly) while I set up the birthday stuff. Fallyn and I went to Walmart to buy extra outfits for the kids and pick up anything I might've forgotten. Everyone was already at Mawmaw's by the time Fallyn and I returned. We mostly hung out while the kids played together. Orrin wouldn't go in the jump-around, so next year we'll try something different.

Aquarium of the Americas

Zac and I woke up later than I wanted, but the alarm didn't go off. Even the kids were still asleep when we woke up! I fed the kids, took a shower and we headed to New Orleans to meet up with Jessie and Joey at the aquarium. There was a parakeet exibit, so we were able to feed the birds. It was so fun! The last time we were at the aquarium was so long ago. Jac was a toddler and Leah was a zygote.

After the aquarium, Jessie had to get to work, so Zac and I searched the gift shop for the plush crawfish Jac wanted, but had no luck. Leah picked out an alligator and we headed to the Riverwalk. We ate the best sushi and finally found a crawfish for Jac. We bought a few sweets and headed back to Sean's.