This Week In Park Adventures

We played in the dirt and hit the splash pad a few times.

Neighbors

One of the main reasons we love our neighborhood and put up with all the pitfalls that go along with living in the city...are these guys right here.  Ed, Liv, Nathan, Jackie and Joe...and all their kids.  We met them right when we moved into the neighborhood over 8 years ago, and we have all been great friends.  The love to do exactly what Jay and I like to do! Eat good, drink wine, listen to music and hang with the gang of kids.  We went over last Saturday to ring in Jackie's 39th birthday.  Nathan smoked ribs, and we brought the side dishes.  The kids put on a "play" of sorts.  There is quite a range in ages so there was a little bit of problem keeping everyone in line.  Lots of fun!

The Tots Ma-Gots

Daily Ritual

Tot is going to morning "school" four days a week now, and she loves it.  She gets home at 1 pm and goes down for a nap (most of the time).  And when she gets up..us three go on a walk around the block.  Muffin loved walking/balancing on this row of bricks when he was little.  Funny seeing her doing the exact same thing.

In A Blink Of An Eye

I leave the room for 5 minutes, and I come into the den and find that all the furniture has been rearranged. And there is an insane amount of stuffed animals filling up the couch...and these two munchkins laughing.

He Made It

Nathan is now official..since he is on the blog:)  He and Janie went to high school together and re-connected on FB.  Super sweet guy and they are just too cute with each other.  Bonus..He loved all our kids! Joked around with them and showed them magic tricks.

Walk About

It wouldn't be a weekend without all of us wheeling out the entire crew for a trip around the block.  It is so funny seeing all the looks we get from neighbors.  Like...where on earth did all these people come from.

And A Small Bit

We managed to carve out a little adult time over the weekend. And Yes.  We are playing beer pong.  Janie's new boyfriend came into town to meet all of us, and he was very nervous.  He suggested we play beer pong to loosen the mood. And then the last night in town, we went out to our fave spot, The Grand Marlin.  They were understaffed at the bar, so we decided to ratchet it up with martinis. Seeing that it took forever to get a drink order in:)

Up High

Luke and Ansley got bunk beds! And guess who wants on of his very own now?? Mupps and Lukey bunked on top while Ansley was on the bottom.

Perfect Spot

We headed out to Flounders for dinner before the Collins Clan rolled in.  Oysters. Bushwackers. Fab weather. Like for real...it was awesome fun.  Minus Tot being a bit of a handful.

Oh Yeah

This picture says it all.  We lounged poolside most of the time and did a beach day on Saturday.  Fun. Fun.

Look At This Little Thing

My little Tot LOVES herself some animals.  We weren't at Sally's house for more than 15 minutes when she clapped eyes on Jack.  Screaming. Oooohing. Pointing.  She just had to have him.  She loved on him so hard, and he took it all in stride. Momma would have just had a fit over seeing this.

And then the obligatory picture of a kid riding Donald.  I rode Donald when I was a baby.  So funny seeing him pop up with a kid on top of him all over again.

LDW 2013

My favorite weekend of the year! The Collins drove over from New Orleans, and Janie's new beau (Nathan) came in from Jackson.  As usual the kids ruled the school  Lots of playing, dancing, and screaming!