lagniappe = a little bit of everything, or a little something extra!
May I begin with this lil tidbit of info.....
IT'S RAINING AGAIN.
The river crested on Tuesday and began going down slowly...maybe 1 ft by this morning? And then the rains came again this morning. I just cannot even begin to tell you what my gut feels like today.
SO MUCH to catch up on....it's been a wee bit crazy around here since the first of the year. New baby Lane is getting bigger and sweeter by the day
Ms. Lilli lost, I don't know how many more teeth, but she keeps singin' All I Want for Chistmas is My Two Front Teeth!
Last weekend, when the lake place was going under, all our family gathered around for Austin's 4th birthday party and it sure was comforting (and distracting) to have them all together. What does this family do when Mother Nature decides to throw us some shade???
We cooked 71 lbs of crawfish and consumed a lil bit! of beer and vino!!
AND I usually had mass quantities of grandchildren with me!!!!
GREAT distraction!!
Mr. Austin Rex had his birthday party at SciPort, a learning and fun experience for kids in our town. He was SO happy to have his cousins and friends come to share it with him! (couldn't get him to smile for this pic~)
It was a Hunt for Dinosaur party!!
they made fossils!
Aunt Amy helped lil Josey!
they hunted in the sand for fossils and baby dinosaurs!
Babies were just happy the big kids left so they could get IN the sandbox!!
There were activities for all the kids
Austin loved making a volcano!
And making his own ice cream for the party!
He also couldn't wait to hug his cousin, Case, when he got there!!
And lil Josey, who used to be our baby until a month ago!, is not so sure about this new one who has taken her status away!!!
but it's ok......her daddy's got her!
this is prolly my most fave pic so far of these two!! and babyLane looks like a little doll!
Last, but by far not least to him, Birthday Presents!! All kinds of dinosaurs!!
It was a GOOD day!!
Another milestone in our family happened yesterday. As we all know, our family is a family of hunters. My husband has hunted all his life and taught our boys, at a very young age, to love the sport of hunting as well. They spent many an hour hunting together ... bonding, learning from each other and loving their times together. Growing up together. And I vividly remember the day my boy's grandfather gave them their first gun. Only fitting that Cap'n give his first grandchild her first one.
Her?? Oh yeah.....her dad will be teaching her to love it just as he does. And spending quality time teaching her the importance of gun safety, hunting rules and the laws of the land.
They are spending weekend at the deer camp and Cap'n thought it a perfect time to gift her!
She wasn't real sure why her Cap'n was there when she got off the school bus yesterday but anxiously listened to his every word..
It's PINK camo, of course!
Along with the pink cap he got for her......this man buying pink???? Never thought I'd see the day!!!
A day for her memory book!!
(she later told me that her daddy was so proud and happy because she thought she saw a tear in his eye!...that little girl never misses a thing)
Whew!! and Easter is just a week away?? Egg Hunt will be done in a boat with a net and a paddle this year!
How blessed we are that He did!! 
