Happy Third Birthday Hannah!

Wow! A lot has happened since the last time I posted! I had originally intended to create a post for Hannah, my middle gal, in honor of her birthday on June 14th; however, I had some problems. My youngest, Kayci, got sick on Saturday with a high fever...which was also the day of Hannah's Birthday party. We had the party anyway and it was really fun although we did not get to take the amount of photos we had intended. It was a small party with family and close friends so it was very relaxed and funny as Hannah kept sneaking small bites of her cake and going under the table as if we could not see her!
It rained some but quickly blew over so the kids did get to swim.
Hannah did end up getting sick after her party with the same virus that Kayci had....Zoe contracted it on Sunday so I have not gotten to post my tribute to my Dad yet either. Such is the life with kids though! Kayci and Hannah are pretty much over it today (Monday) but Zoe will need another day to recoup. All in all, It was a good weekend and Hannah did have a fine time and is playing with her legos as we speak!

Vacation Bible School

Zoe got to attend VBS at Roseland Park Church last week with Kirby, and she had a blast! We went to the "hoe down" on Friday Night... yes...western theme...and it was a hoot! She and Kirby, of course, stood together and got the giggles about half way through their song. She got to make some cute arts and crafts including this vest...made from a paper grocery bag that she decorated. On the back was a big yellow star that said, "Wanted...by GOD"; it was really cute! She already said she wants to do it again next year!

Pussy Cat; Pussy Cat I love you.....Yes I Do!!

Mud Bug Fun

Yesterday we had a crawfish boil. Because Mark was off, he offered to cook them. Candace, my good friend, bought the crawfish and brought over her cooker. We added potatoes, corn, mushrooms & sausage. Mark worked his magic and we enjoyed wonderfully, prepared mudbugs, cajun style. Here are some pictures of the little guys pre-cooked while Zoe and Hannah "played" with them and marveled at their big claws! It was a fun evening of eating, swimming and enjoying a good time with each other.

The Fable of the Rooster....A moral you can take to the booth!

John the farmer was in the fertilized egg business.
He had several hundred young layers (hens), called 'pullets', and ten
roosters, whose job it was to fertilize the eggs.

The farmer kept records and any rooster that didn't perform went into the soup pot and was replaced. That took an awful lot of his time, so he bought a set of tiny bells and attached them to his roosters. Each bell had a different tone so John could tell from a distance,which rooster was performing. Now he could sit on the porch and fill out an efficiency report
simply by listening to the bells.

The farmer's favorite rooster was old Butch, a very fine specimen he was,too. But on this particular morning John noticed old Butch's bell hadn't rung at all! John went to investigate. The other roosters were chasing pullets, bells-a-ringing. The pullets, hearing the roosters coming, would run for cover.

But to Farmer John's amazement, old Butch had his bell in his beak, so it
couldn't ring. He'd sneak up on a pullet, do his job and walk on to the next
one. John was so proud of old Butch, he entered him in
the County Fair and he became an overnight sensation among the
judges.

The result...the judges not only awarded old Butch the
"No Bell Piece Prize" but they awarded him the "Pulletsurprise" as
well.

Clearly old Butch was a politician in the making: who else but a politician could figure out how to win two of the most highly coveted awards on our planet by being the best at sneaking up on the populace and screwing them
when they weren't paying attention.

The Moral: Vote carefully this year...the bells are not always audible.

Ride a Horsey...Ride a Horsey...well little Horsey!

Zoe has been able to attend Vacation Bible School this week with Kirby. Our church did not offer VBS until after the completion of Kindergarten so attending Roseland Park Church with Kirby was VERY exciting for her. They are using a western theme for VBS so yesterday she got to ride, for the first time, a little pony! She was so excited AND I was so grateful as Kirby's mom took pictures for me because I was not able to attend due to babysitting. I think that Zoe will remember this experience for a long time to come!

"Book Ends"

Kayci has a new little friend named Ty that I am watching now. I call them my little "book ends" because they are always together, following one after the other, all over the house. Though Zoe and Hannah did their best to 'steal the show' I believe you'll get the idea!