Happy Birthday, Stro!

Strother turns 31 today!  He went back to work Tuesday night, so we don't get to spend the day with him, but he were able to celebrate before he left. I also sent him these pics of Lily today.

 

About a week before he left, his parents came over for dinner and we had dinner, cake, and brownies to celebrate. 

 

Then, five days before his birthday, a group of friends went to Rock n Bowl to celebrate. It's a bowling alley/concert venue. We had a great time!

 

Showing his skills

 

Brittany, Stro, Nikki, and Jess

 

Melanie, Jen, and Danielle

 

Happy birthday babe!

 

Adam, Josh, Stro, and Chase

 

Melanie won!

Someone gave us cupcakes!

 

And Stro smashed his in Chase's face  :)

 

Big Sam's Funky Nation!

 

All the girls

Hope you had a great birthday Stro!

We Went on Down...to the Audubon Zoo!

Lily went to the Audubon Zoo for the first time today!  The weather was so perfect!  She paid the most attention to the monkeys, the otters, and the giraffes.

Ready!

 

 

 

 

 

Orangutans!

 

Oh hey there...

 

 

Nap time!

Snapshots!

Here are a few recent pictures:

 

Love the shorts!

 

Playing with her new toy

 

Ready to run errands!

 

Who knew beans could be so fun?!

 

 

 

 

Ready for church!

 

 

Sitting up in her crib, waiting on us to come get her!

 

Meeting Uncle Bill and Aunt Andi

 

Sweet moment with Ashley!

 

Hanging with GiGi

 

 

 

Ready for her play date with Ellie and Axel!

 

Patty cake with Mimi

 

Pulling up on Grandad

 

First Crawfish of the Season!

Stro and I recently hosted a crawfish boil at our house; it was so yummy and fun!  We did it at night, which was a little odd, but it still worked. :)

Lily got to stay up a little late and show off her crawling skills for everyone. She's really gotten good at it!

Ready...got my shirt on!

 

Playing outside before friends arrived

 

This was Jess' first official crawfish boil!

Nikki, me, and Meg

 

Ken, Jen, Jesse, and Jess

 

Stro caught Nikki snapping a pic of her food, ha

Can't wait for the next one!

Rainy Day Fun

We have had some super dreary weather lately, so Lily and I have been stuck inside. I've had to get creative about keeping her entertained!

Banging on pots and pans, which she didn't quite get the hang of

 

Discovery basket (or colander)

 

Muffin tin discovery basket

 

Like a true New Orleans girl, she went for the Mardi Gras beads first!

 

 

 

 

 

We played peek-a-boo dress up. So every time I peeked out, I had on a different accessory. She giggled a good bit, but then crawled over and just wanted to wear them herself. :)

 

 

 

We discovered she loves balls, so I put some in her basket. These kept her entertained for a while.