everyone needs one of these . . .

a little buddy!

little buddy has become the little guy's second name around here . . .
so little buddy will be his name on here too!

lots of mardi gras pics coming soon!

because two weeks just isn't enough . . .

little miss and her daddy started playing mardi gras the minute we got home from the last parade!

mardi gras is over for us and i can't wait to take a nap!

rex says . . .

"happy mardi gras!"

happy friday . . .

it's another fun filled weekend for us . . . an extra long weekend! between now and tuesday it's nothing but parades . . . parades . . . and more parades! oh . . . and a better than ezra concert (without the kids!) at house of blues!

kinda wordless wednesday . . .

this is my first time playing wordless wednesday . . . but i plan to make it a weekly thing! i'm not sure of the rules . . . other than obvious which i am already breaking . . . but i couldn't just pick one photo of my brown eyes. she's just too darn cute!

i just can't pass up a good deal . . .

especially when it's totally cute boxers for my little man that were 50% off . . . and free shipping! get the coupon code and details here. see all the cuteness here.

from the mouth of a 3 year old . . .

little miss (to shrimp): "since when did you become the mother?" (repeating exactly as i asked her 2 days ago!)

little shrimp: "8 weeks ago!"

me: "there's only 1 mother girls . . . "

little shrimp: "no . . . actually there are a lot of mothers. dylan's mother . . . your mother . . . daddy's mother . . . "

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me (to shrimp): "that sure is a big bite in your mouth."

little shrimp: "daddy . . . why don't you have a big bite in your mouth?"

daddy: "because it is easier to eat when you take small bites. you should try it sometime!"

little shrimp: "i know daddy . . . but i don't know how to cut!"

good music . . . good times . . .

a lot of people think mardi gras is a crazy . . . don't bring your family . . . girls showing their youknowwhats . . . kind of time. well . . . guess what? it's not at all. there is something for everyone at mardi gras. if you want the kind of time that i just described . . . yeah you can find that on bourbon street. but if you want to do things that are good, clean, fun . . . you can find that too!

this was the 3rd year for family gras . . . and it is always so much fun! seriously . . . it doesn't get much better than a weekend full of free concerts!

gavin degraw . . . sarah bareilles . . . zac brown band . . . sheena easton . . . cowboy mouth . . . jesse mc.cartney . . . better than ezra . . .

all in 2 days . . . and it didn't cost a thing!

little man had a great weekend too . . .

he finally got to eat some real food!

now we are looking forward to next weekend . . . the big weekend of mardi gras!

happy . . . happy . . . happy . . .

happy friday the 13th! happy weekend!

and of course . . .

happy valentine's day!

we have full weekend with mardi gras parades . . . soccer . . . and parties! see you next week!

i can see it now . . .

"dinner's ready . . . come play with your food!"

i am so getting some of these . . . when they are available!
aren't they fun?

maybe someday . . .

i will learn that it's a lot easier to buy valentine's . . .

for 53 children . . .

but probably not any time soon . . . because it really is a lot more fun to make them!

hopefully those 53 children will really appreciate their melted heart crayons . . . i did have my oven on for 9 hours today! yes . . . i really did . . . 9 full hours! i will admit to my mistake of only buying 1 silicon heart mold with only 12 hearts . . . at least i did learn something today!

little rascals . . . and a storybook ending . . .

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sunday was an absolutely perfect day! the weather was great and we spent the entire day just having fun. we took the little ones to the little rascals parade and then headed to storyland for some more fun. of course after we were finished at storyland . . . the girls were quite ready to go home. so we went to audubon park and played and played and played some more . . . and that is why there are not any photos from the park!

piggies are lovely . . .

especially first time ever piggies!

a little teaser . . .

the fun is only just beginning!
it's mardi gras time!

happy weekend!

beautiful . . .

it was a super cold morning . . . that turned into a beautiful day. so we went outside and soaked up the sun this afternoon!

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the only thing missing outside was this sweet little guy . . .

but as you can see he was perfectly happy inside with his snuggle!

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