Some Birthday Pics...

We had Anna's 4th birthday party a couple of weeks ago. She loved opening all of her presents and bouncing with friends!

I love that all the kids gather around and watch the birthday girl or boy open presents! They all get so excited and love to see their present get opened. Anna is so lucky to have such sweet friends!

Nanna made Anna a princess cake. It was beautiful and she loved it! She thought it was pretty cool when we pulled the doll out of the middle and she could play with it!

She also got a house from her Nanna and Grandpa. Anna and Sam play in it almost every day! Thank goodness the weather is getting warmer!

Mardi Gras...and Anna's New Bike

This is mainly a post of pictures from Mardi Gras. Some of them are from the family parade on Sunday and some are from the parade on Mardi Gras day. Matt was out of town for the Tuesday parade so he isn't in very many pics! We had fun on Tuesday watching the parade from the Safety Council building. They had an area blocked off for us to watch the parade- and they fed us dinner! We really appreciated the hospitality. Clean bathrooms and a parking space are hard to come by on a parade route :)

My little trouble makers playing in the netting they were using to block our area off.

Anna wasn't feeling it Tuesday night so she sat in the chair for most of the parade. People were throwing roses and stuffed animals at her along with the beads and candy, but nothing really impressed her. Every party has a pooper...

Daddy and Anna Banana at the parade Sunday.

Mimi got cotton candy Tuesday and the kids did not like it! I don't think Anna even tried it. She just kept touching it, I think the texture freaked her out !

Sam held his hand up there for every float that went by. He LOVED catching beads, candy, and toys!

We played at the park before the parade Sunday and little man got tuckered out. I love that he still loves to be held and snuggle!

The prize catch for Sam. I'm not sure what it is, but he was really happy about it!

Bike Pictures...

Sam is happy Anna got a bike for her birthday because now the red bike is all his. In fact when mom pulled the bike out of her car Sam happily yelled, "Now the red bike is ALL mine!" Can you tell sharing is not his thing right now?

Anna on her new bike. She wants to ride it everywhere- to school, to the store, out to eat, everywhere!

Lake Charles Christmas

This weekend we had Christmas in Lake Charles! The kids got some new toys to play with, and had fun playing outside. Sam's favorite was his leaf blower. His face was priceless! I think Anna's favorite present were her new princess shoes. I can't wait for this weekend when Santa comes!

Market Street Outing

Today after church we went to Market Street to let the kids run around and eat lunch. Since they were all dressed up in their Sunday best we decided to snap a few pictures. They really enjoy running around out there, and the weather was gorgeous!! The decorations were out for Christmas and the kids loved seeing them too. The tree is HUGE!!

Sam's dramatic up shot.

Beautiful girl!

Thanksgiving

These are pretty much the only Thanksgiving pictures we have. We were roasting marshmallows outside in LC. The kids really liked it!

Dewberry Farms

This weekend we went to Dewberry Farms with Aunt Jessie and some friends. We had a lot of fun!

Aunt Jessie and Anna looking at the animals. There was a huge turkey walking around the barn, Anna didn't really care for him much!

Happy kiddos!

Me and Nikki at the bouncy pillows.

The kids bounced on the big pillow. Notice the two lazy bones laid out in the middle letting everyone else do the jumping :)

Anna going down the big slide.

Lily and her Daddy on the slide.

Sam Man sliding on his own.

Luke's turn!

Daddy and Anna feeding the goats. She wouldn't feed them out of her hand (does that surprise you?) so she and Matt put food in the cup and sent it up to the goat at the top of the stairs and he would eat it out of the cup.

Sam feeding the goats out of his hand.

Lily feeding the goats out of her hand.

Pony ride...not too sure about this!

Nope I'm good! Lovin it!

Happy Halloween!

Anna and Sam had a great Halloween! They loved getting candy, and seeing all the costumes. Sam wanted to stop and eat the candy after every house, but other than that it was a good night!