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

PLAY BALL!

I can't believe it---the boys FINALLY won a game! Mace and Jake had their first baseball game on Saturday and they won 6-5! Nana, BooBoo and the girls came to see the game and after an hour and half late start. . . their team, the Mariners, were the victors! Chad is the assistant coach and is really enjoying playing ball with his boys again. I did take a few pics of some sites I saw at the Mississippi ballpark (The 'camo' chair seem to be a favorite and the coach on the other team was a cop still on duty. And yes, he still had his gun in the holster!)

Happy Birthday To You!

Today is Mace and Jake's 9th birthday--I can't believe it--they are getting so big! We started out our day as usual heading off to school. The boys are lucky enough to have to take their first standardized test this week. After a day of testing, we left school and went to McDonald's for dinner where the boys proudly showed their Dad their third quarter report cards---STRAIGHT A'S! We are so proud! But we couldn't hang out for too long because they had baseball practice. By the time they got home it was almost 8:00 so we sang "Happy Birthday", opened presents, then shipped them off to the shower to get ready for bed. It was a normally hectic day, so tomorrow we are taking them out to eat their special birthday dinner. They agreed on the place---Chuck E. Cheese! I love you, my boys. Happy Birthday!

Spring Forward!

Due to the beautiful weather, we went to the store and bought the kids an inflatable 12 x 3 pool with a pump. We thought it would give them something to do. Well you know what they say about the best laid plans. . . .well apparently our backyard isn't the best laid, either. The entire yard is on a slope! Every time we would go to fill the pool, only one side would get water; then, it would overflow on that side and drain down our yard. The adults thought it was pretty funny, but the kids were mad. They are also pretty STUBBORN, too; they just sat on the ladder in a deflated pool splashing around in the puddles! I think they had fun anyway!

Pony Rides