Mardi Gras Coast Style

Did you know that NO ONE wants to keep 3 kids?   You got one... people will fight over one.   Two....kind of got to ask nicely.   Three....nope.   No one wants three.  So when Trey and I want to go somewhere we gotta start early enlisting help.   

We were invited to go to the coast for Mardi Gras and to attend a Mardi Gras ball.   

I dropped the kids off at school and headed south.   I scooped Trey up in Jackson and then we proceeded to Hattiesburg to have luncch for Jamie's birthday.

He needed to talk on the phone...

We made it to Ocean Springs..... it is a precious town.


We stayed at The Spring which was a swanky, new hotel.   We got dressed and headed to the ball in Pascagoula.   Wouldn't you know out of 1,200 people that I was dressed like Missy.


King of Joy...Manly Barton







Saturday we had breakfast and then beaded back to Pascagoula for Mardi Gras.





Sweet Tamara

Jimmy Buffet's house



Uncle Ken took the boys to a baseball and basketball while we were gone.

The Lady Shooters won their game on Saturday and will advance to the championship. 

And She Turned Ten

Life has been back to nornmal following the ski trip.   

Ford came home all excited about his oriental fan he was "given" in the cafeteria.   Ummm that's a hrd NO.   He bought two helpings of food and spent so much they gave it to him.  Nothing is free.

I was helping Bitty study one night.   I told him if he got the answer wrong I was going to pull his toe.

It "snowed" two days after we got home!

So we stayed inside and baked...

I like when people send me pictures of my man from Jackson.   Here he was speaking on behalf of The Main Street Associations. 

In Bitty's reading class they studied poetry.   He had to work on a poetry portfolio.   He was super excited to share all of his oringinal pieces with me!

EDF banquet

Baseball season has begun for Bitty's team....

My sweet girl turned TEN on February 23.

Annie is all things sweet.   She is my best buddy and my ride or die.  She is strong willed and tender hearted.   She is a best friend and great teammate.   She has so many friends and loves them fiercely.  I am proud of her everyday.

Height: 4' 4''

Weight: 66 lbs.

Shoe size: 3

Clothes size: 7-8, 9-10

Favorite color:  pink

Favorite song:  "I Never Lie" by Zach Top and "Weren't For the Wind" by Ella Langley

Favorite TV show:  Duck Dynasty

Favorite movie:  Goonies

Favorite sport:  softball

Favorite place to go:  skiing

Best freinds:  Birdie, Nora, Nora Kate, Addie Beth, Anne Walker, Mary Ryan, Mary Stanford, Kate, Sydney, Carter Grace, and Maybrie

When I grow up I want to be:  teacher

Jackson, Wyoming, Part 3

Friday we went on a a snowmobile tour.   Again, it was freezing!!!!!

After a 25 minute ride, we got off the snowmobiles and walked to a natural hot spring.

Annie was the first to hop in...

My view

This momma was NOT stripping down to a bathing suit in 10 degree weather.   I don't care if it was 112 degrees in that water.

We passed a sled dog team on the way back...

On the shuttle....

We went back to the condo to thaw, then to dinner....

Bitty said it was his favorite.

Our snowmobile guide said the local hockey team was playing in town that night.   Ohhh you know we had never been to a hockey game and Trey said we had to go.   That was an intense sport.

Moose

Saturday we skied all day and tubed....

We ended with shopping and The Cowboy Bar and dinner at a Mexican restaurant...


Last arch pic....

Sunday....

We shopped before we left .... The kids wanted to go to a toy store and Bitty was sad about not playing with toys anymore.


$65 ice cream on the way out....

Jackson to Atlanta to Memphis....home before 1:00 AM

It was a cold, fun trip....