Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Gator and Friends

As a part of the weekend adventures with Papa and Neenie we took a trip to Gator and Friends.  They let us hold one that was only 2 years old.  Needless to say...some of us were a little nervous.
This big daddy is about 30 years old, but he was in hibernation mode.
Jim bought some feed for some of the other animals and Brooklyn loved it.  She is definitely unafraid of animals.
As Pip would say, "This one's happy as a little nugget."

Ode 2 Brooklyn





Brooklyn was fortunate enough to have both sets of grandparents attend her 2nd Birthday Party.
Brooklyn patiently awaiting her birthday song and the go ahead to dig into her two birthday cupcakes.
"Now that I've eaten all of the frosting off the first one...on to the 2nd one..."

  These two cupcakes don't stand a chance...

Only her second birthday, yet look at the skill and finesse with which Brooklyn unwraps her gifts.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Library Day!




Cajun Cookin'

After the game we had to have some cajun food so we went to the famous Prejean's restaurant. 
 They have a huge stuffed alligator when you walk in...Brooklyn was just a little scared.
  We enjoyed our meal while listening to some good ol' cajun music.
 Desirae had her first taste of frog legs and alligator...when asked what she thought about the alligator she said..."um...it's chewy?"  

Avery Island

For those who didn't know, Tabasco sauce is made on Avery Island.  We dropped by to take a tour of the factory, but we ended up just getting some souvenirs and taste testing....tabasco ice cream, soda, jelly, barbecue sauce, and chili.  Despite what you might think, it was pretty good!



Brooklyn's new tabasco toys...she's one happy camper with her new ball and frog.

We're going Houma!

Rosalia and her fellow Dragons made it all the way to the state semi-finals so we had to go and see her play!  Heeere's the starting line up... It's almost as if Rosalia has some tall genes or something.
 How do you like the beauty queen wave?
Rosalia still smiling despite losing to the booty-bumping, elbow throwing, ankle hacking Catholic school.






Just in case you've never seen what the bayou looks like here's a picture that I took from the car as we drove down to Houma.  (not too bad considering we were going 70MPH) The faithful fans...with professional ESPN-like video coverage.

Brooklyn's New Smile

Here's Brooklyn's new pose for the camera when we ask her to smile.  Saaay Cheeeese!