Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Fun Before School
I wanted to get a couple of shots of Sloan's new haircut this morning and the kids were actually cooperative taking pictures. Every now and then I catch them in the right mood!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Winter Wonderland
So I was laying in bed this morning, still mostly asleep, when I hear my two little wake up monsters approaching. I'm about to open my mouth to strongly recommend that they go play in their rooms when I hear Jack whisper "Sloan, look outside, its all white." Then I remembered hearing on the news the night before that we might get some snow. I instantly became fully awake and rushed to the window. Sure enough, huge pieces of snow are blowing and swirling everywhere and the ground is turning white. Thinking this may only last 5 minutes we fly into action, grabbing coat and boots. In the rush, I threw open the door before turning off the alarm and woke up the whole neighborhood (and Jason). We finally make it out there and it actually ended up snowing for a couple of hours. Sloan ran out right away, but Jack had to be coaxed. He thought it was too cold. We made snowmen and had a snowball fight. After the snow turned to ice and it was time to go in, I told the kids I hoped they enjoyed it because it may never happen again in their lifetime. That was ok because Jack told me, "mama, this was the worst day of my life." I asked why and he said, "because my hands are freezing." Apparently snow is overrated.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Tree Lighting at Perkins-Rowe
The weather was gross last night, but I never miss a fireworks show. I threw the kids into their raincoats, froggy boots and grabbed the umbrella and off we went. I actually think the weather helped, because otherwise the crowds would have been really bad. I don't know why Santa looks so startled, you would think someone explained the gig to him beforehand. Anyway, the kids had a great time and the fireworks were really good. Christmas season is officially underway!
Vacation
I know this a little late, seeing how we've been back for over a month, but October and November passed by in a blur, so I'm just getting around to it now. These are the pics I took on our Italy vacation. There's not too many, because I only dragged my camera with me to the places we hadn't already been, which was mostly the Amalfi Coast, except for the for first few in Florence and Orvieto.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
The Sheriff and the Cowgirl
Jackson and Sloan got deputized today and spent the afternoon hunting Injun Joe in the backyard.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Game Day
Jason brought Sloanie to the first LSU game of the season this morning. He asked Jackson if he wanted to go, but Jack wanted no part of it. And of course, Sloan was jumping up and down asking to go. She was a trooper, walking to the stadium and cheering for the Tigers. But the heat was pretty bad, so they had to leave after the first quarter. And she got to come home and tell her big brother about the jets that buzzed over the stadium. The best thing to her, though, were the pom poms and her first taste of frozen lemonade. Yummy.
Ice Cream Face
This child has a chronic disease called messy eater syndrome. I don't think a meal or snack has gone by since birth without her getting it all over her face, in her hair, or both. I'm hoping there is a huge leap in stem cell research that may cure this problem before she reaches dating age, otherwise she may have to live with her daddy and I forever. Ice cream is the worst, however, because once it dries her hair becomes crunchy and there's no hope of getting a brush through it. If the researchers don't come through she may have to go through life with a crew cut.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
More School Pics
The kids both got new backpacks and uniforms for school this year. Jack's uniform is mandatory for Pre-K, but I got some for Sloan, too, since its just easier than trying to pick something out everyday.
First Day of School !!!
The kids had a meet and greet at school yesterday. It was no big deal for Sloan since she was returning to Mariza's class, but we were a little concerned about how Jackson would react to his new teacher and class. But he did really well. His Spanish teacher is Ms. Gloria from Chile and his French teacher is Ms. Nadia from Belgium. He was a little quiet, but polite, and had a lot of fun exploring his new environment. This morning as we were driving to school he was not happy to hear that I had to walk him to class because I needed to bring his pillow/blanket/mat in. He told me that he remembered how to find his new classroom and he wanted to go by himself. I let him lead the way (sure enough the little poot knew exactly where to go) and when he walked in he put his backpack in the right place under his name, waved to Gloria and said "ola," and headed straight for her dinosaur collection like he had been doing this for months. He is really turning out to be a cool little kid.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Tea Time
Sloan spent most of the evening playing quietly in her room. After a while, I got suspicious about what she was doing so I went to investigate. I found her having a tea party on her floor with her Winnie the Pooh and friends stuffed animals. Unfortunately, she didn't have enough teacups so poor Eeyore had to get his tea from a bottle.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Monday, June 30, 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
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