Treasured Time with Friends

Treasured time with friends

March 19, 2012

For his birthday in December, Aunt Cherine (my mother in law’s best friend) gave Graham four tickets to see “The Little Engine that Could” at the Manship Theater!  I was thrilled to be able to invite my best friend since elementary school, Dana, and her little boy William to be our guest for the day.  They live in Lafayette, and although it’s close, we rarely get one on one time with our two families.  We went to lunch with the boys then headed downtown for fun time and the show!  There was a train ride available to ticket holders and Victoria’s Toy Station was set up in the lobby for souvenirs!  

waiting on the train

look at it!!!

it's finally our turn

this is so fun!

happy boys after a train ride

train head

train face

loving life

a new train for william

waiting on the show to start...both with popcorn in hand and new trains in their laps!

following the show.  the boys were entertained throughout!

thanks for the sucker aunt dana...

I was very impressed by the programming by the Manship Theater and look forward to going again soon!  Baton Rouge moms – they have some great summer deals for matinee shows and playing in the water fountain after! Keep your ears open for details soon! Plus, the amazing park on North Blvd downtown is GREAT for little ones to run around in!

william running wild

graham running wild

horseplaying

love the joy in their faces.  absolutely priceless.

this was fun!

The boys had an absolute blast…I was thankful for the quality time with them together and for Dana and I to spend time together too!  Thank you for the treasured time Aunt Cherine!  We will remember it always! 

(obviously you can see I still don't know how to rotate the photos on this blog...sorry for making you look sideways!) 

Until Next Time…

Take Me Out to the Ball Game...

Take Me Out to the Ball Game…

March 1, 2012

Can you believe it’s already baseball season!?!  And with that comes MANY afternoon and evenings in Alex Box Stadium.  (As if we weren’t busy enough already!)  Graham and Ben took their annual walk to get Graham a new hat each season when we arrived Friday.  Graham insisted on wearing his backwards so his Mike the Tiger was in front like his dad’s hat!  

Graham & Ben

couldn't get a good smile out of Graham bc of the candy!

Nene & Pops with Graham!

see the tigers in front? (note Graham saying "cheese" with a mouth full of chewy life savers!

Don't let these photos fool you.  We spend most of our time on the playground rather than watching the game…so if you are in Alex Box and want to find us, check out the left field playground or the left field bleachers closest to the playground.  Thankfully, our seats are conveniently located so that when Graham gets a little bit older, we’ll be able to watch the playground from our bleacher seats!  

LSU Baseball has a Sunday tradition – children are allowed to run the bases once the game is over and players have exited the field.  Graham was too young last year, but we were able to let him do so this weekend.  He had a BLAST!  Mr. Bud’s cousin’s son is on the baseball team and she took the best pictures of him throughout the process!  (Thank you Gladys - and Geaux Alex!)

Getting ready to go...

Is it my turn yet?

On your marks, get set...

Almost to home base...

Can I do it again? 

 

Geaux Tigers!

Until next time…

Valentine’s Day Courtesy of Pinterest or some other website!

Valentine’s Day Courtesy of Pinterest or some other website!

February 14, 2012

If you don’t have a pinterest account…you are missing out on other people’s creativity!  I love pinterest.  It’s basically an electronic bulletin board of anything you can find online.  It’s WONDERFUL.  Let me know if you need an invite and I’ll hook you up.

Anyway, a while back, I found a cute Valentine’s Day idea that inspired Graham’s Valentine’s Day treats for his school mates at Kid’s Count.  I used that idea to create these for all of his friends and a little extra for his teachers! 

Inspiration

My Heart POPS for You!

For Being Such a POPular Teacher!

From, Graham

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

 

I am so thankful for all the love in my life: Benjamin, Graham, wonderful parents and sisters and a brother in-law and a niece and nephew as well as outstanding in-laws and sibling in-laws; other family members and so many friends.  I love you all too!

Let’s remember this feast for the man it’s named after – Saint Valentine – the patron of love, young people and happy marriages.  

Until next time...