Party Crasher

Today we celebrated my niece, Jalyn's 6th birthday. I'm pretty sure the kids had fun but the best part of the day was my sister Michele's participation in the party events. (Personally, I think she was still drunk from the night before see McCarthy Blog!) Anyway, you will notice in the pictures that Michele was in line for Pin the Tail on the Donkey, knocked a few kids over when the pinata busted and strolled down the street for wagon rides. And of course she did all this in style---wearing a princess hat!

Visit with Friends

Last night we traveled to Lacombe to visit with my friends and their families. It was so good to see everyone again. Here's a little update on our gang-
The Lairds (Christy): The Lairds have moved back to Slidell and are living above the Old Slidell Cleaners next to the Soda Shop. Reagan looks (and acts) like Christy and Tatum is a little Daddy's girl.
The Weavers (Bridget): The Weavers still live in Lacombe but are looking to build in Abita Springs. Drew is playing TBall and little Charley is ADORABLE--I can't believe she is already 7 months old!
The Trainors (Natalie): The Trainors still live in Mandeville and Anna is beautiful. She looks just like Natalie but unfortunately acts just like her daddy! They are expecting their second child in 8 weeks.
The Rieckes (Tracy): Well, I guess we'll have to change the family name because Tracy and Kevin announced they are engaged. They are living together in Covington with all 5 kids! Katherine and Lauren are still dancing and very active (especially Lauren!) Congrats to Tracy!
The Mitts (Andy): Andy and Janette visited shortly with their new baby boy, Patrick. He is battling colic right now, but the new parents seem to be handling it well.

It was a great night filled with swimming and food. I always like to hang out with the ol' crew and see how much everyone has grown.

School's Out for SUMMER!

This week I ended another school year, I had a pretty good group of kids this year and I will miss them. I can't help but get attached so that's why I'm always a little thankful that their behavior is so bad at the end of the year--it makes it easier to say goodbye!

BooBoo Graduated!

Last night we went out to dinner at Sal & Judy's to celebrate Julie's graduation! The meal was INCREDIBLE! (Actually I'm proud of us for showing our best manners by not licking the Nikki Sauce off the plates!) As most of you know, we 'hillbillies' don't have an abundance of fine restaurants, so the dinner was a very nice treat for us! By the way, you can tell that the Perilloux Girls still think alike----we all showed up in matching outfits--that was too funny! Thank you Mom and Dad for a wonderful dinner and a fun evening! (Who's a Big Boy?)

Congrats to BooBoo --welcome to the working world!

White Flag

Mother's Day

My Mother's Day started off with breakfast in bed and a gift certificate for a car detailing. (If any of you have seen my 'Pantry on Wheels' you know I desperately need it!) Then we headed to Nana's to eat crawfish. The weather was hot and sunny for most of the day so the kids had a blast swimming in the pool. I spent the day relaxing and tanning by the pool. The kids and Chad pampered me all day long and we all had a wonderful day.

Thank God for Hot Days in the Pool

Sleepover

We had Jay and Rylie sleepover so Julie could enjoy a girls' weekend on the coast. Here's a few pics I captured of the girls.

20 Days to Go!

This week, my sixth graders went on their end of the year field trip. We went to see a play in Covington then ate lunch in the park. It was exhausting but I think the kids had fun. As you can tell from the picture, I am very grateful there are only 20 days left of school!

Before & After

Kitchen Pictures

A Room With A View

This weekend, Chad did an INCREDIBLE job opening up our floorplan. I didn't like the full wall in my kitchen so Chad tore down half the wall, rewired some outlets, hung new trim and lights and created a wonderful new look for our kitchen. I can't believe he got it all done in one weekend! It really looks awesome and I can't wait to finish decorating my kitchen. Thank you so much, Bay--it looks AMAZING!

Slow Recovery

The kids are still battling the stomach bug, but I think they are starting to feel better. They finally ventured outside today and rode the four wheeler with Chad. I also took Callie to get a haircut---I was so tired of brushing out her knotty hair! Anyway, I think she looks like Dora the Explorer!

Easter Weekend

We had a very nice Easter weekend at the house. It started on Good Friday. Chad and Tory went four wheeling and Julie, the girls and Lindsey came over to grill shishkabobs (spell?). After the guys returned, digustingly muddy, the adults enjoyed a HILARIOUS game of Guesstures. But, on Saturday, the dreaded stomach virus hit our house. Chad and Mace started running fever and experienced all the 'joys' of a stomach flu. So on Sunday, Jake, Callie and I headed to Nana's for crawfish and an Easter Egg Hunt. We had a nice day, but really missed Chad and Mace. Then Monday morning, not that I was surprised, Jake started running fever. It's not exactly how I want to spend my Spring Break, but hopefully my crew will be feeling better soon.

Boys Will Be Boys

Well, I don't know if Mace felt left out or WHAT--but I received a call from Mason's school today. They told me that Mace fell off the monkey bars at recess and looked like he might need stitches. Chad and Candy took Mace to Urgent Care (thank you so much NANNIE) and he did need stitches! Mace took it like a champ! (Honestly, we were a little nervous about how the Little Perilloux was going to do!) But Mace is handling all the fuss quite well and is very excited to show his friends at school his four stitches! I mean I know they are twins, BUT DO THEY HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING THE SAME?!

Boys' Ninth Birthday Party

On Saturday, we celebrated Mace and Jake's ninth birthday. They each had a friend from school sleep over Friday night so they could stay for the party. We rented a huge waterslide for the kids and of course- it rained on and off for most of the day! The kids had a blast (and some of the adults did, too!)--it ended up being a great day for the boys.

Party Guests