With a SPRING in our step...

Two Stepin' in the Mornin'

We had quite a fun filled weekend this past weekend. We woke up early Saturday morning - 6am to be exact to go Cajun dancing in Breaux Bridge with some youth from our church.

We had lessons on Tuesday night, so we could show off our skills on Saturday. We went to a quaint little cafe called Cafe Des Ami for breakfast (boudin, cheese & andoullie grits and eggs - YUM!) and dancing with the locals. I really think I got my Pawpaw's dancing genes. It is my goal to learn to jitter bug with the best of the locals by the end of the year!!! Anywho, we had a blast and learned some good moves. At one point, the band took a break, and an older man said in his creole tongue as he danced, "I don nee no music - I got it up heyah in mah head. Wach me now " haha - so awesome!!

On our way home, we stopped off at the Conoco Gas Station in Grosse Tette to see the Tiger.

Stompin' in the Swamp

When we got home, it was off to Bluebonnet Swamp to enjoy the beginnings of Springtime and give Adam some practice with his new hobby - creating virtual tours. Due to this, our walk took a little longer, but he'll only get better with practice! And it was so nice to escape the real world for a while and enjoy the nature's quietness.

Crawfish Picnic

We headed out yet again to eat some yummy crawfish, compliments to Adam's brother - Snake, who makes crawfish better than any local I know! Some friends of ours grabbed a picanic table at Baton Rouge Beach and we chowed down on crawdads...

while Roxy chowed down on a frisbee : )

Here's a pic of me and Shalom, my neice - but not really - haha.

Baby Love
After a nap and a church activity with the girls, we were off again to see the newest addition to our family, our neice, RILEIGH JOY. We got to change her diaper and feed her!!! Then Uncle Adam rocked her back to sleep - so sweet!!!

Needless to say...we slept very well Saturday night and had a Lovely and Relaxing SUNDAY!!!

Shehadeh Update

It's been a while since I have blogged; however, one awesome thing has come to be since my last post - I have a memory stick adapter so I can put up pics now instead of finding goofy kids with mullets on the Internet - haha So here's your Shehadeh Update: (1)My brother ISAIAH and my almost sister KATHY made the trek down from Minnesota for a few weeks. We went downtown to show them how amazing new orleans is not only at Mardi Gras but when the Saints are headed to the Superbowl : )

The SAINTS WON THE SUPERBOWL!!

and we celebrated...and celebrated...and celebrated...

Yummy Valentine's Day Dinner

cooked by my personal chef and husband!! It was a pork roast with veggies and sausage - SOOOOOO good!

Murder Mystery

Adam and I participated in a murder mystery dinner at church - 40s themed!! It was so much fun...and I turned out to be the murderer - haha!!

A NEW GARAGE DOOR!!!

So, our garage door has been broken for a while. It will go all the way down then pop back up on its own. Well, we had a GO USA party during the Olympics and I ran out to get some chips. So when I came back home, I closed the garage door...and it popped up again as I was talking to one of my friends... So I hit the button again to put it back down. This time, it came back up AGAIN and my friend said, "I think it's hitting their car!" OOPS!! That is exactly what happened. The good news - their car wasn't hurt. The bad news....the pressure the door put as it tried to push down (on the car) bent the garage door and made it impossible for the opener to open and close it! BIG OOPS....followed by lots of blessings: Adam found a door the exact size we needed for free on craigslist from a guy in Sulphur, Adam's brother had free access to a trailer, adn we got a new garage door opener for super cheap from my parents home town!!!

Then came the installation - thanks to YouTube videos, Adam was able to install the door himself...with some help from Dad and Michael, and it only took....drumroll......14 hours!!! lol But he did it! Here are some pictures...notice how the third panel is the same color as the rest of the door because after I took these pictures, unfortunately the third panel was a little messed up so we had to use our old door which is a different color. So - we have a striped garage door!! haha - oh well, at least we have one!