Memorial Day Weekend

Before we get to memorial day, a little over a week ago, Adam graduated from LSU!!!
Aunt Donna & Uncle Clifton came over before the ceremony, then we were off to a couple of hours of speeches and clapping for all the graduates!! Check out the video to see Adam cross the stage...notice the lovely way they pronounced his name - so funny! We had ice cream, brownie sundaes to celebrate afterwards!!!

So... in light of his graduation, we decided to have party at our place...more specifically a BBQ. My whole family from New Orleans came up - which was sooo fun....and the first time they'd been up to visit, so it was a special day for many reasons!! Imade a yummy cake in the shape of a graduation hat with some twizzlers for the tassle. Adam grilled chicken and corn and pork - it was divine!!

We ate our hearts out and had a little fun with presents and played our new favorite card game - Golf!!!

THE LUAU!!!

A lady who attends my mom's church is Samoan and lived in Hawaii for much of her life. She and her family helped put on a traditional Luau!! It was so much fun!! We roasted two pigs and ate our guts out! After which, we learned to hula and sang enjoyed some traditional song and dances native to Samoa.

HOWEVER...funny story....before all of that, MOM and I went to the building earlier in the day to help set up. It. Was. HOT. We sweated buckets putting up cute decorations around the stage area outside the church. Well, when we returned 2 hours later, all our decorations were on the lawn!! But it was okay b/c we ended up having to move the dancing inside due to the weather!!

<-- Here we are before the rain!!!!

<-- Here we are learning the Hukilau

This is the lady who put it all on dancing with her dad as the chief's daughter!! So fun!