i guess it's about that time . . .

to give this little buddy man a hair cut.

it's going to kill me to do it . . .

but i can't handle the hair in his eyes any longer!

(and i'm thinking it's about time to get rid of that sucker in his mouth too!)

happy weekend!

less convenience . . . more homemade . . .

this is one of my goals for the new year . . .
to make more from scratch and buy less processed junk!

we can go thru a bag of frozen biscuits in no time.

i know it's not only good for us to eat homemade . . .
but it's so much less expensive too!

i made a double batch of biscuits and stuck them in the freezer.

now i have a big bag of frozen biscuits in my freezer . . .
and i know every thing i put in them!

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i love sugary treats . . . our littles love sugary treats.

so i had to make them a special breakfast treat . . .

and they just loved having coffee cake for breakfast this week!

love these . . .

read this . . .

and then read it again . . .
and then read it one more time and let it soak in.

now check this out . . .
and read it a couple of times too.

are you inspired to do better now?

me too!

(this is a completely unrelated picture of 4 little monkeys jumping on the chair in their mom and dad's bedroom because what's a blog post without a picture?)

i scream . . . you scream . . .

mama said . . .

we . . .

need . . .

ice cream!

now back to your regularly scheduled blogger . . .

thanksgiving . . . christmas . . . new year's . . . super bowl . . . and now mardi gras have all come and gone so quickly! and today the weather is beautiful . . . and i'm ready for spring!!

saturday, sean and i did some serious cleaning . . . i cleaned the house and he cleaned the dog. both were equally disgusting!

today is the kids first day back to school since mardi gras. kids in new orleans get a whole week off for mardi gras. it's great because it usually takes at least that to recover from mardi gras! mardi gras is always a blast and we always go non-stop so it's actually nice when it's over . . . at least for me.

we had a nice visit from my mom, aunt, cousin, and 2nd cousin during mardi gras! it was wonderful to have the extra hands around the house! and it was fun to share their first mardi gras with them! and it was wonderful to have babysitters while sean and i went to the orpheus ball . . . and got to meet sean payton!

while we were at the hotel getting ready for our fancy night i got a text that little miss lost something . . .
i can't believe our (big)baby girl lost her first tooth! i was excited for her . . . but so sad! once the teeth start falling out . . . they just don't look like babies any more! she wasn't thrilled with the idea that her tooth was going to fall out . . . but now that it's out and the new one is already starting to come in . . . she is wiggling all the others around to see if they are loose. i keep threatening her and telling her that i am going to superglue them all in so she can't grow up anymore!

happy monday!

be back soon . . .

we've had a lot going on the past couple of weeks in the big easy . . .
you know like winning the superbowl!!!!!
image via times picayune

tonight the whole city gets to party with the lombardi . . .
as the entire saints organization and the lombardi trophy
parade thru downtown new orleans in true new orleans fashion.

new orleans knows how to party . . .
and new orleans knows how to put on a fantastic parade!

this is history . . .
and it's so much fun to be a part of!

all of this superbowl fun is right in the middle of mardi gras!
i have a feeling this will be the best mardi gras new orleans has ever had!

WHO DAT!

happy birthday, happy weekend and can i get a WHO DAT?

dear drew . . .
i hope you have a wonderful birthday today!
and for your birthday i would like to ask for
a huge win tomorrow in the dome.
i will be there . . .
yelling like a crazy person!
happy birthday!

emily

happy weekend!!
tomorrow is a big day for us saints fans!

if you aren't cheering for the cardinals . . .
you better cheering for the saints.

and if you are cheering for the cardinals . . .

shame on you!

way back when (the final installment) . . .

nana and pops wanted to get a picture of them with the 4 b-nard grandkids before we headed back south . . . all i can say is we tried!

what's really funny about these pictures . . .
the sassafras wearing the "olivia" shirt isn't even olivia!

and after an 11 hour drive home . . .
with a short snooze in a hotel . . .
we made it home . . .
wearing the same clothes we left in . . .

and we were welcomed by a familiar face!

i hope you aren't totally over christmas . . .
i'm all caught up with thanksgiving and i'm ready to catch you up on our christmas!
are you ready?

way back when (part 6) . . .

nana has a lot of cute reading glasses . . .

and they are really fun to play with!

way back when (part 5) . . .

sean took over the kiddos one evening so my mom and i could slip away and do a little shopping. she took me to the greatest fabric store ever! i could have spent hours and hours in there . . . and lots of dollar bills! new orleans isn't known for it's fabric stores . . . so i was in heaven. i cannot wait for the chance to go back and add to my stash!

while we were out . . . we had to go to hobby lobby. i love hobby lobby as much as i love target . . . and that's a lot! the closest hobby lobby to our house is about 50 min away. totally stinks! so . . . i don't go too much. i found this fantastic book . . . with the most adorable patterns in it! i'm hoping i can get some much needed sewing time in very soon . . . all of that beautiful fabric is calling my name!

way back when (part 4) . . .

building a fort a nana and pops' is a must . . .

especially when you have new sleeping bags to camp out with!

way back when (part 3) . . .

can you guess what they are doing?

here's a hint:

and another:

you guessed it . . . shrinky dinks!

i totally forgot how fun shrinky dinks are! the girls loved coloring them and watching them shrink into teeny tiny plastic charms!

(little miss was so stoked on christmas morning when she got to unwrap another shrinky dink kit from her st. louis family!)

way back when (part 2) . . .

what's not to love about thanksgiving?

you get to wake up and watch the coolest parade ever . . .

you get to break the wish bone . . .

and hope your wish comes true . . .

catch up with family . . .

see cousins . . .

eat delish food . . .

and more food . . .

kiss on these yummy cheeks . . .

and eat a little more . . .

way back when . . .

we went to missouri for thanksgiving . . . to visit my family. it was so nice to go home. i hadn't been home since last christmas! we saw my family a few different times during that year . . . but they were for the most part very quick visits and i didn't get to see everyone. so i was very thankful to be at home for thanksgiving! the only thing that could have made the visit better was if my oldest brother and his family would have been able to come home too.

we went to . . .

jump mania . . .

to try and wear out . . .

the little ones . . . and ended up . . . wearing mommy and daddy out . . . and it was a blast!