The lake is shallow for a long stretch so the girls swam very far out! 
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Sitting and Singing With A New Sword!
Here is when he discovered that I was taking pictures! Sheepish... 
Monday, March 28, 2011
An Excellent Jump Roping Location?
So who thinks this is a great place to let your little kid jump rope? Well, there was no stopping her and she did not end up in the lake so that's a good thing! 
Sunday, March 27, 2011
The River!!!
This was a true highlight of the trip. Growing up, we spent every summer at this little beach. Our friends owned a huge, beautiful property that had a cabin for us to stay in and the property backed to this beach and this river. It was ice cold on those intense Louisiana summer days. This is where I learned to swim! I still dream about this place. It is owned by somebody else now and they graciously allowed us to drive through to take a look. It wasn't long before the kids were in the river (they can never resist any body of water for swimming). The amazing thing is that is still looks exactly the same with the same logs sticking out of the water! (Oh, and it was St. Patrick's Day which explains all of the green!) 
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Nature Center!
Mandeville has a beautiful Nature Center with wooden walkways over the swamp and trails through the woods that go on and on. We love to bring our bug cage and catch critters to examine. On this day, we had two lizards, a snake, and various other strange little critters that Andrew found under rocks. Dylan enjoyed carrying them and "feeding" them with leaves that he stuck through the openings in the cage
It was truly a lovely time, but let's have the truth about the day, shall we? Those woods have some seriously amazing vines hanging from the trees and my inner Jane got to thinking how fun it would be to climb with one. Andrew stood ready with the camera to get pictures of my coolness. Well, the vine broke and my head cushioned my fall. We ended up in the ER with a concussion, amnesia, and a CAT scan. I remember nothing of the 10 minute walk back to the car. Andrew and the girls tell me that I asked what happened every 5 seconds and could not remember anything they told me. Poor Andrew! He had to lead a loopy wife, two bawling girls, and a boy with his cage full of critters out of the thick Louisiana woods... Below is a funny picture taken just after the fall! No, I don't remember it!
It was truly a lovely time, but let's have the truth about the day, shall we? Those woods have some seriously amazing vines hanging from the trees and my inner Jane got to thinking how fun it would be to climb with one. Andrew stood ready with the camera to get pictures of my coolness. Well, the vine broke and my head cushioned my fall. We ended up in the ER with a concussion, amnesia, and a CAT scan. I remember nothing of the 10 minute walk back to the car. Andrew and the girls tell me that I asked what happened every 5 seconds and could not remember anything they told me. Poor Andrew! He had to lead a loopy wife, two bawling girls, and a boy with his cage full of critters out of the thick Louisiana woods... Below is a funny picture taken just after the fall! No, I don't remember it!
Friday, March 25, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Old Friends, New friends!
We spent the day at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans with my old friend from college and her family! It was so very nice to reconnect after 9 years and the kids all had a great time together!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
A Beautiful Sunny Sunday!
Uncle Mike, Roxanne, and Skye came to spend Sunday with us as we watched a Mardi Paws parade, ate at Rips, swam and played in the lake, and just spent time together! (Mardi Paws pictures coming soon...) We so love these people!
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