Saturday, August 2, 2014

Monroe Staycation

Back in August, we went to Monroe to visit Paw.  Since we aren’t going on vacation this year, we decided to do some “touristy” things in the Monroe area.  First, we drove over to Ruston to walk around the Louisiana Tech campus where Daddy went to college.  Then on our way back to Monroe, we stopped at Duck Commander in West Monroe.  Later on in the day we went to the park in Paw’s neighborhood to play a little bit with Elliott before they had to drive back home.

Saturday, July 5, 2014

2, 4, 6, 8…

These birthdays did we celebrate. On July 5th, we celebrated birthdays of Melody (2), Cole (4), Micah (6), & Miriam (8) with a cheerleading themed party.  Thanks to Tricia for making the cute shirts for them.  I went with a La Tech theme since they are red, white & blue and it was the weekend of the 4th.  Here are some pics from the party:

Friday, July 4, 2014

He is the One that I Want

The “Art is In” camp musical this year was called “He is the One that I Want”.  It was based on the 50s.

Micah was a cheerleader in one of the dances.
 photo 4x6-0714022_zpsbbd3ef87.jpg  photo 4x6-0714021_zpscbf4acba.jpg photo 4x6-0714017_zpscf170e31.jpg photo 4x6-0714015_zpsf8c2f7a7.jpg
This was Miriam's first year with drama lines. She played a carhop.
 photo 4x6-0714030_zps3a03bc15.jpg photo 4x6-0714031_zps32d5fb24.jpg
Luke was a "squeezer", danced in the "squeezer" dance and sang a solo.
 photo 4x6-0714035_zps115b9051.jpg photo 4x6-0714036_zps8595d25e.jpg photo 4x6-0714033_zps7ccd639d.jpg photo 4x6-0714042_zpsac9dcc7a.jpg photo 4x6-0714060_zpsb3f61425.jpg  photo 4x6-0714069_zps589f8e7d.jpg
Cameron played the conscience of the main character. He's takes a vacation to Havana, Cuba because he hasn't been consulted for a long time. He also sang a solo in the "Conscience" song.
 photo 4x6-0714044_zpsc52f90ed.jpg  photo 4x6-0714045_zps1abfa0b6.jpg photo 4x6-0714053_zps5e2bb353.jpg photo 4x6-0714056_zps68c89559.jpg photo 4x6-0714058_zps5cd461c7.jpg
We were very surprised that Levi was given a role this year since he is really shy. He was a movie star named Jack Warren. The coolest part about this character is that he got to enter the stage on a "motorcycle."
 photo 4x6-0714120_zps4ed869e4.jpg photo 4x6-0714071_zps18d8d81c.jpg  photo 4x6-0714073_zpscaef8b7f.jpg photo 4x6-0714077_zpsb6854d64.jpg  photo 4x6-0714115_zps109e0897.jpg

Art is In Camp 2014

The week of June 30-July 4th, the 5 oldest attended Art is In Camp at Stevendale Baptist. Here's some pics taken during the camp days.

Friday, June 13, 2014

Trinity VBS 2014

The kids attended VBS at Trinity Baptist on Friday, June 13 & Saturday, June 14. They have their VBS over the weekend so the dads can help. I helped Amy in the kitchen where we provided snacks on Friday night and Saturday morning and lunch Saturday.

Saturday, June 7, 2014

ISO Baseball 2014

Highlights from the 2014 baseball season at Istrouma Sports
  • Luke - Iron Birds - coached by Daddy & Coach B
  • Cameron - Muck Dogs - coached by Coach Andy & Daddy
  • Levi - Iron Pigs - coached by Coach Carson & Coach Mike

Friday, June 6, 2014

Greenwood Gator Farm

On Friday, June 6th we visited Greenwood Gator Farm. We saw real live alligators up close and personal at this full time working alligator farm. We saw gators of all sizes, from new hatchlings to full grown monsters! Greenwood Gator Farm houses and hatches 5,000 - 10,000 alligators each year. We took a guided tour of how Louisiana alligators are born and raised and learned about the centuries old art of alligator hunting from real life hunters. We find out how they go from an egg to boots and purses and sauce piquantes! (Mr. Tim buys alligator from Liz on the History Channel show "Swamp People".)