Kerry and Kelly's Blog

Lily on bike

2010-08-25T19:14:00.002-05:00

Lily is enjoying her gifts from two Christmass ago. Isn't she the cutest passenger? This is for you Grandpa!

A Pretty Gift

2010-08-19T09:26:00.002-05:00

Our freind Mrs. Ellen made this for Lilly. Isn't it pretty? Thanks Mrs Ellen!

Happy Birthday Dylan

2010-08-19T09:15:00.006-05:00

Our friend Dylan turned 3 last week so we went to Pensacole for the day to celebrate with them It was so much fun.

Funny story

2010-08-04T10:46:00.002-05:00

Well if any of you are still checking this blog I have tried to catch up the past two months with pics. I don't have any pics today but a funny story to tell:
This morning, after her bath, I guess I was distracted with what outfit to put on her and I forgot to put her diaper on. ( I know, we haven't potty trained yet, but we are working with it, she just has no interest). Anyway we walked the dog, came back home, and a few min. later I went to her room to put away clothes and saw a huge pile of you know what on her bedroom floor. I immediately went to blame Louie (who hasn't done anything like that in months) when I noticed she was in the buff (she had on long dress so I could not see earlier). I smelled her sandals and knew who the culprit was. Serves me right for forgetting. She wasn't even going to tell me about it.

Birthday outfits

2010-08-04T10:41:00.004-05:00

modeling a couple of cute birthday outfits. The doll dress matched hers. So cute! and she LOVES Dora now.

Happy Birthday Lily

2010-08-04T10:27:00.004-05:00

we had Lily's 2nd birthday party at the Monkey room. She wasn't feeling great so I did not get a lot of pics. but We had a good time--even thought I could barely put her down. Thanks everyone for coming.

Happy 4th of July

2010-08-04T10:22:00.002-05:00

We had a great time visiting with Sarah and Bradley on the 4th of July

A visit with Hunter

2010-08-04T10:16:00.003-05:00

We got a chance to visit with an old friend Emily, her husnabd Russ, and cute Hunter. Lily loved having a playmate over. Hope to see ya'll again soon!

A day in the rain

2010-08-04T10:11:00.002-05:00

Funnny how the front yard can be a Disneyland after the rain comes.

Pensacola Beach

2010-08-04T10:06:00.002-05:00

She might kill me for this one when she gets older

More shots of her and Dylan on the beach

wow...it has been a LONG time

2010-08-04T09:46:00.003-05:00

Trip to Pensacola before the oil got too bad out there. We were visiting my good friend Wendy and had a blas t with Baby Jacob and Dylan. More to come as this was the first time she would play in the sand.

I think we have a future vet here

Memorial day

Sorry we have been so distant. Don't know if anyone out there is still checking this thing but I have not had the chance to write on this in awhile. So much catching up! Lily turned 2! She was not feeling good at the party so mommy didn't get her usuall 100 pictures but had to hold her the whole time. I had to rely on others for pics. It was so great seeing everyone. You cen see how much she has changed in the pics.

Christmas in May

2010-05-26T16:09:00.003-05:00

I found these dolls at Tuesday Morning. I have been looking everywhere for Yo Gabba Gabba stuff. She carries them everywhere.

A hot day in Jackson Square

2010-05-26T16:03:00.002-05:00

We had a great visit with GiGi this past weekend. Here are some pics around Jackson Square on Sunday.

Around the house

2010-05-26T15:56:00.005-05:00

She loves wearing Kerry and I's shoes around the living room.

Her favorite thing to do now is "wash hands." We got her this stool potty chair ans she could care less about the potty cahir part but could stand here all day and wash hands. Don't worry, the straightening iron is off.

I call it "scrubbing in"--- she takes so long.

Watching her favorite show--"Yo Gabba Gabba"

Sunday afternoon with the cousins

2010-04-24T12:52:00.004-05:00

I swear, she and Bradley could be twins.

Lily adores her big cousin Sarah

Sarah, Bradley, and Reno came over last weekend for a fun time in the yard. These are the first swingset pics that I have taken. Kerry built if all by himself. Lily is a lucky little lady.

Aquaruim Visit

2010-04-14T18:46:00.004-05:00

That is Lily behind Stefani. She was scared to pet the sting ray.

She couldn't keep her hands out of this fish tank.

We took advantage of our zoo/aquarium membership and took Lily to see the fish. I think she enjoyed it. She is still a little young and did not trust the glass too much (she didn't want to try and touch the fish) but she enjoyed looking and pointing to them.

Happy Birthday Cami!

2010-04-14T18:42:00.002-05:00

Lily's friend Cami turned 2 this past weekend and Lily and Kerry went to celebrate. Mommy got to have some girl time with GiGi and Aunt Stef at the FQ Fest. It was a Seseme Street theme and looked like a lot of fun. Daddy and Lily had a great time.

Botanical Gardens

2010-04-14T18:37:00.003-05:00

I had fun looking at the Garden show, until the tantrum reared it's ugly head. She was ready for a nap so our tour was cut short. I did get some pretty pics of the flowers. Flowers are so much easier to take pictures of than a subject that is (always) on the move.

City Park playground

2010-04-14T18:30:00.005-05:00

GiGi came in last weekend and we had a great time. I took a lot of shots at city park and in the Botanical Gardens so I am going to post several to make up for the long absence from the blog. What can I say, the camera loves my subject.

Our little girl is growing too fast

2010-04-14T18:25:00.002-05:00

She is getting so big now. When she talks on Mommy's cell phone I can just see time speeding up to when she is a teenager (the cell phone bill speeding up, too). Can I just stop the clock now?

Happy Easter

2010-04-14T18:22:00.003-05:00

Some Easter morning shots. She racked up with the baskets this year. Thanks Easter Bunny! She actually did not feel well this weekend and ran fevers almost the whole time. She was all better by Monday though. That is why there is not too many shots on Easter Sunday.

Happy Birthday Miryam!

2010-04-14T18:16:00.004-05:00

Daddy Zack and Birthday Girl, Miryam

Lily and baby Irene

Grandpa getting into the spirit

She even had cute cupecake pj's

Our little cousin turned One a couple of weeks ago. Here are some party shots. Isn't she pretty? It was a cupcake theme and everything was so cute--and yummy!

Church walk

2010-04-14T18:13:00.002-05:00

We tried to do the "walk of the 9 Churches" on Good Friday but Lily got fussy and we had to cut it short around church #5. Here are some shots of a couple of the churches.

Easter Dresses

2010-04-14T16:31:00.004-05:00

I could not decide between these two easter dresses so Lily, and I (with Aunt Stef's help) had photos in the park. On Easter, I realized I forgot both dresses at home (we went to GiGi and grandpa's) and had to manage with a sundress. Oh well, Lily didn't know the diffference.

Play date

2010-04-14T16:26:00.003-05:00

Lily's first Easter Egg hunt at the playdate in New orleans. We made some new friends and Lily had a blast, especially on the yellow car.

Happy Birthday Genevieve

2010-03-09T08:36:00.005-06:00

Gimme some of that cake!

Happy Birthday Genevieve

First ride by herself on a big girl swing.

With her cousins Gena and Savannah.

She loved the jumping house

Kerry's cousin had a party on Saturday. It was fun. I got more pics of our little one though then I did of the birthday girl. They were so busy playnig with friends. But we had great time. Happy Birthday Gena--8 year's old!

The monkey room

2010-03-09T08:30:00.005-06:00

Lily only wanted to go down the slide if we held her hand at the beginning--a result of accidentally going down head first at Laffineire park a couple of weeks ago. Then she made a friend and she would go down holding her hand instead.

Kerry and I took Lily to the Monkey room in New Orleans recently to check it out as a possible birthday venue. They had a toddler area just for her (along with a lot of big kid stuff). I really liked it here, and as you can seem Lily did too.

A late post

2010-03-09T08:26:00.002-06:00

I found these pictures on my camera when we did not have the card in and thought they were worth posting. As you can see they were from before Christmas. The hotel lobby was at the Harrah's Hotel where they had the cutest gingerbread streetcar. It was also Black and Gold game gay from what I can see from the shirts we were wearing.

Cute Hula Girl

2010-03-02T08:15:00.003-06:00

How she acts when mommy is cooking and cannot pick her up "right now!"

I saw this hula bikini at Target and could not resist. They have such cute spring dresses, too! I need to stay out of there. She actually didn't mind wearing the skirt. We had to put it on to model for daddy.

Mardi Gras in Metiarie

2010-02-16T21:23:00.004-06:00

After the quarter, we headed to Metairie and caught the truck parade. Louie and I stayed back from the action but Lily and daddy caught a lot. What a fun day. BTW, thanks to Celeste, Kerry and I were able to enjoy a parade uptown Monday night. I hate I forgot the camera. Orpheus was beautiful and it was nice to have some grown-up time.

Fat Tuesday in the Quarter

2010-02-16T21:14:00.005-06:00

We went to the Quarter this morning and saw some great costumes. Louie was so good. Nothing phased him. He even walked down Bourbon Street. What a beautiful morning. Happy Mardi Gras!

Visit with Memaw and bead girl

2010-02-16T21:10:00.004-06:00

Kerry's Grandmother came in for her birthday. It was great for Lily to see her Great Grand-mother. Happy Birthday MeMaw!

Super Bowl Sunday

2010-02-16T21:02:00.003-06:00

We wanted to watch the game in the Quarter, but ended up driving back to Hattiesburg to pick up Lily. Thanks mom and dad for giving us a night on the town on Saturday. The king cake is from Randazzo's and was at our friend Celeste's house. How about that Saint's flag outside the Cathedral?

Barkus 2010

2010-02-16T20:57:00.003-06:00

Here are some pics from the Barkus parade--Super Bowl Sunday. Can you guess the theme this year?

Who Dat! Go Saints!

2010-01-22T13:13:00.006-06:00

Go long Reggie!

"What do you mean 'flag on the play'?"

Spiking the ball

The Saints take the Vikings! Yeah!!!---we hope

Take that Brett!

Lily is 18 months old!

2010-01-21T15:37:00.004-06:00

We took Lily to the doctor for her 18 months check up earlier this week and she is almost to the 50th percentile for weight Yahoo! With Kerry and I as her parents there is no way this child could not be a food lover. Today as so warm out I just had to put a sundress on her and take some pics.

Lily on the slide

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Christmas day

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Tea Party with Grandpa

With Cousin Miryam. She is such a beautiful and happy baby!

We went to my mom's after opening presents at our house and they had the train set p. She loved it. How blessed we are to have such a great family.

Christmas morning at our house.

When she woke up Christmas morning. She always wakes up happy. Sorry these are not in order. I haven't figured that out yet. Merry Christmas everyone!

Twas the Night Before Christmas

2009-12-30T09:58:00.002-06:00

The reading of "The Night Before Christmas" on Christmas Eve. She was really into it.

Christmas Eve

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Mr. John (Tiff's dad) and Santa. Has he been a good boy? Ask the Lawman, Steven Segal.

Bradley feels like Lily did.

Santa and Ellie

Santa and Brittlyn

Aunt Cindy, Phillip, and baby Roman. I hate I did not get a shot of his cute face!

Tiff and Bradley. They are so cute. WHat a great party Tiff! You are a wonderful hostess.

Daddies and babies

Christmas cutie!

Ellie, Bradley, and Lily on the stairs

We spent Christmas Eve evening with Kerry's family at Dominic's house. Even Santa made an appearance! The babies--including Lily--were not his biggest fans. Bear with me, it is a lot of pics.

Christmas at Anut Janet's house

2009-12-30T09:43:00.002-06:00

The Sunday before Christmas we had a great get-together in Jackson with Grandpa's family. we were so bust I did not get to take many pics but here are Lily and her cousin's Shelby and Maddie playing on the bed. She really loved playing with them. Next year we will have another girl in the bunch as Shelby is getting a new baby sister. I guess the Phillips' side of the family is being taken over by little girls. Can't beat that!

catching up

2009-12-30T09:36:00.002-06:00

Merry Christmas. I have a lot of catching up post. the first post are of some experimenting with taking pics of Christmas lights and trees. The next is laundry day and Lily helping sort by piling the clothes on Louie. He just lays there.

Rainey day.

2009-12-15T14:13:00.005-06:00

It has been raining for almost 24 hours non-stop. My neighbor's back yard is completely under water. Luckily, all we got were some large puddles in our yard. I let Lily play out in the yard in the puddles for the first time. What do labs and toddler's have in common? Splashing around in the water! They had a blast as I am sure the pics will show. Don't worry about it being December. It wasn't too cold and I had her in a warm bath right after the kneeling in the water picture.

Pics around the house

2009-12-15T14:08:00.004-06:00

These Gerber graduates have always ben a favorite of Lily's. The other day I say her pulling each one out of the cabinet and placing on the ground with her. It was breakfast time, too. "Not so much eggnog in my bottle next time, mom"

CHristmas in the park

2009-12-12T14:08:00.004-06:00

We went to the park down the street from us last week with uncle Kevin and Louie. Here are some Christmas light shots and one really cute hat on a little girl.

Lafreniere pictures

2009-12-08T16:18:00.004-06:00

We went to the park yesterday before the big rain and took pics of Lily and Louie for Christmas cards. They were both so cooperative, even though Louie took a flying leap into the water after a couple of minutes off the leash. It was funny. I wish I would have taken pics of that. He couldn't get out of the water without help. I don't think he expected it to be over his head. I wanted to let Lily out to walk with the ducks she loved feeding, but it was so muddy and she was so dressed up. I think it went really well. Here are a few of the shots that won't make the Christmas card.

Christmas in the Oaks

2009-12-01T11:16:00.004-06:00

Sunday night we took Lily to Christmas in the Oaks. She enjoyed it much better than last time, when she was strapped in the Baby Bjorn.

Thanksgiving at Dominic's

2009-12-01T11:12:00.003-06:00

Sara and Genevieve

Cute Bradley

After we had lunch at my mom's we headed back home to go to Dominic and Tiffany's new home to join the bunch. Lily liked being the center of attention in MS but she loved all the kids at their house. The numbers keep growing. Go Godbold's!

Thanksgiving and GiGi and Grandpa's

2009-12-01T11:05:00.005-06:00

We spent the first part of Thanksgiving with my parents. It was Louie's first trip to Hattiesburg. The ride with him went great. However, he did nothing but pace the house all night. It was great to have everyone there, including Kevin's new girlfriend, Jennifer. We loved meeting her.

Santa's arrival at Lakeside

2009-11-24T10:40:00.004-06:00

This was the closest shot we got of Santa--with someone else's kid.

These walking Candy canes were kind od scary for some of the kids.

The second line band preceeding Santa

Well, this past Saturday we decided to go meet Santa at Lakeside Mall for his big arrival. There were so many kids! There was NO WAY we were going to wait in that line to see him up close. So we dressed her up for nothing, but it was fun. There is plenty of time to see Santa later. I am sure we will go back. I didn't get any pics of the display but it was so pretty. Can't wait for Christmas in the Oaks.

Lily at the park

2009-11-11T09:47:00.005-06:00

Yesterday I went to Audubon park to take some pics before having lunch with Daddy. Lily was pretty cooperative for the most part. It was a nice day.

Halloween night in the French Quarter.

2009-11-05T10:15:00.004-06:00

We did remember the camera when we went out to Frenchman street later that night. My dad stayed home with Lily so we could show my mom the sights. Here are sme crazy costume pics. We are not featured as we did not dress up this year. Maybe next year. THese people were so creative. Especially "the Hangover" guy. What a great idea!

Lily's constume

2009-11-05T10:08:00.002-06:00

Lily was a black cat for Halloween. We took the costume pics at my mom's house a couple of weeks before. On Halloweeen night we used the video camera and did not get any photos of her in her costume. The t-shirt and jeans pics with the dog were in the afternoon of halloween. Not sure what Louie was, we just found this cape at PetSmart and thought he wore it well. The Pirate hat was for my mom's dog. Lily liked it too.

Pumpkin Fest

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These were at Red Bluff Farms on the North Shore. Lily loved picking out a pumpkin and especially the petting zoo part.

Happy 1st birthday Bradley!

2009-10-12T18:52:00.004-05:00

The newest Godbold: baby Roman. This is cousin Natalie and Darren's little sweetie. he is just 4 weeks old. Technically, Darren's sister, Lauren Godbold Self has the newest Godbold, born two weeks ago and named Abbie Grace Self, but they live in Dallas, so no pics of her. Congrats Darren, Natalie, Lauren and Tyler!

Cat-in-the Hat Party. That is his little cake. The big cake was so cute but I forgot to get a picture.

Birthday boy!

With cousin Ellie

Our nephew Bradley turned ONE! What a fun party. Lily slept like a rock when we got home.

NIght out on the town

2009-10-12T18:40:00.004-05:00

This was at Fritzel's jazz club on Bourbon, I had never been in here but I could have stayed all night. Their jazz band is awesome, we even bought the CD.

We took the Haunted history tour and this is the famous LaLaurie Mansion, where unspeakable horrors happened long ago. Now it is Nick Cage's hangout. Interesting... Sorry, I did not get any pics of ghost. We took other pics of houses but I do know remember their stories, could have been the daiquiri.

This was our room. Sweet Kerry brought wine and roses for the room the day before and the housekeeping must have thought it was our honeymoon or something. Guess it kind of was, as it was our first overnight trip without Lily. She was safe at home, 15 miles away.

Two weeks ago we got a room in the French Quarter and had a night out, thanks to mom for babysitting. It was so fun. Can't wait to enjoy our city again.

Lily and GiGi doll

2009-10-12T15:34:00.004-05:00

Palm reader says: "you will have a long and prosperous life, as long as Louie doesn't get a hold of you".

I know these are springtime looking pictures but I had to get some of her and her matching GiGi doll before she out grows her dress. Anyway, the weather here is back to a springtime feel. Apparently, the last pictures I posted were taken on the second and last day of fall.

A pretty fall day

2009-09-30T09:43:00.002-05:00

Today is the second day of fall this year (as far as weather is concerned). I just had to bring Lily outside for some pics. She is almost 15 months old now. Can you believe it? How time flies!

Sorry we have been gone

2009-09-30T09:34:00.005-05:00

Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to this. I promise I will get better. there is no way I could put all of the pics since the last update but here are a few cute shots.

Louie and Lily

2009-08-14T09:45:00.003-05:00

Lily just plopped herself down on Louie's haunches. He is so gentle, he didn't mind at all. What a good dog we have!

Bradley and Sarah pay a visit

2009-08-14T09:38:00.005-05:00

Bradley is so sweet with his kisses!

Pretty Sarah

Just couldn't get enough of catching those kisses on camera.

Look at those pretty eyes!

Fig Newton break

Luckily we had an extra high chair

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of watching my neice and nephew while their mom registered Sarah for school (can you believe it is that time already?). We had a lot of fun, when Lily wasn't being jealous of me holding Bradley. I do not think I am ready for three kids, though. I guess you have to build up to that.

Playing with cousins

2009-08-14T09:33:00.003-05:00

Reno and Sarah came bu a couple of weeks ago and brought Reno's puppy, Bruce. He is so cute! Louie loved playing with him. Aren't Reno and Sarah cute on our tire swing? I am glad that it is getting some use. It is hard to take moving pictures of them! We had fun with ya'll!

Sorry we have been out

2009-08-14T09:29:00.003-05:00

Watching one of her favorite shows: Zaboomafoo

Playing with our friend's daughter, Gracie

Reading time. She loves books.

Party with Audrey

2009-07-24T10:01:00.005-05:00

Cutie Birthday girl on right.

Lily liked the water but wanted to stand up the whole time.

"My Little Pony" Ah, memories. Some things never go out of style.

Can you believe she actually kept this hat on?

Presents! What fun!

Our little friend turned two! Here are some cute pics at her party.

Breakfast and some cute shots with Buck

2009-07-22T09:18:00.004-05:00

Mealtimes are fun with our little morning sunshine. Aren't the house shoes cute? THe finall fit her. She just loves to cuddle with the animals. Maybe we have a future vet on our hands. Anytime we say "Be sweet", she gives them hugs.

Vacation

2009-07-22T09:15:00.002-05:00

We went to Gulf Shores on July 9th and I did not take many pictures. I know, I was a bad parent. Lily loved the swimming pools and the lazy river at the condo but was not a fan of the sand or the ocean. The best we got her to do was sit in the surf with us. Anyway, here are the only cute shots I got.

Flowers and pictures

2009-07-08T17:35:00.003-05:00

These are two of the beautiful "1-year" shots Aunt Tiff took of Lily and gave them to her for her party. Isn't she talented? Thanks so much aunt Tiff!

Flowers Kerry gave me for my birthday Monday and the smaller vase was for Lily. We are two very lucky girls! It was a nice relaxing rainy day and we went to Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro with friends for dinner.

Happy Birthday Lily!

2009-07-08T17:27:00.005-05:00

Our little girl turns one tommorow but we had the party on Sunday (with a red/white/blue motif). It was fun and Lily had a blast. She got so many cute clothes and toys. What a blessing our friends and family are. People came from all over. She got much dirtier with the cake but I was busy keeping the balloons out of her mouth so the really messy shots are on our video camera.

Blue sand

2009-07-08T17:24:00.003-05:00

Lily got a pail of very blue sand to play with to get her used to the beach (we are going tommorow). She screamed at first but quickly got used to it and didn't mind getting dirty.

Daddy's shoes

2009-07-08T17:23:00.003-05:00

" Daddy has some big shoes but they are no match for my strength."

Happy Father's Day

2009-06-22T10:34:00.003-05:00

Saying bye to GiGi. See you soon.

Dads and Daughters

Snookums is really getting too old for this but she was very tolerant. Can you believe this is a 17 year old cat?

Playing with my new push toy. Thanks, GiGi. I will be walking soon!

Kerry taking a much needed nap..

We went to Hattiesburg yesterday to celebrate Dad's day. It was fun. GiGi and Grandpa loved playing with her. Mom cooked a yummy meal complete with homemade ice cream. Thanks Dad and Kerry, for bring such wonderful parents. Lily, Stef, Kevin, and I are very lucky.

Pics around the house

2009-06-22T10:28:00.004-05:00

Our little angel before the tantrum.

During a tantrum. It is so cute that we laugh, which only gets her more angry.

Morning. after a breakfast of Yo Baby yogurt

Watching Elmo. I know she is too close to the t.v. but she likes to be near the action.

Louie's " I know I was bad" pose.

Dinner Time!

2009-06-15T16:30:00.005-05:00

Here are some shots of our big eater. She really enjoys food (must get that from mom and dad). I think she is so cute with the pudding all over. Today I let her go to town with pasta. I am not brave enough for the marinara sauce yet.

Family Get-together

2009-06-15T16:25:00.004-05:00

With cousin Bradley. Can you believe he is 3 months younger? Lily, you have some catching up to do.

Hanging in the pool with Sarah and Uncle Dominic.

Uncle Philip and Lacey

We had a get-together for Kerry's mom's family in Convington on Sunday. It was fun with a lot of good food. Lily enjoyed seeing her cousins. Here are a few shots.

Red, White, and Cutie

2009-06-15T16:22:00.003-05:00

Here are a few shots in our backyard that I took for her 1-year party invitations. I can not believe it is that time already.

Happy 35th birthday Kerry!

2009-05-31T16:06:00.007-05:00

Kerry's family

party shot

Cake time!

Emily, Carol, and Chip

Liy having cake with Celete. I know she was wondering why I was taking pics and not shoveling more of the yummy stuff in her mouth.

Kevin and our friends Sally and Christopher.

Birhday boy and me. I had my hair cut for Locks of Love the day before. It is the shortest I have ever had it.

Birthda boy and baby

Uncle Kevin, Lily and I

Kerry turned 35 yesterday. I had a suprise dinner with friends and family at Sake Cafe on Magazine street last night. It was nice and so great to see everyone. Thanks everyone for coming out. Happy Birthday to a wonderful husband!

Memorial Day with friends

2009-05-31T15:58:00.004-05:00

Lily was actually walking when she could hold onto this.

Out little model

Becky and our friend Amy's boy DJ and Lily

Play time

Catching up on old times

We spent most o the day with fiends who live on Keesler Air Force Base. This was at Amiee and Steven's house. They have four beautful children. Rodney (in the action shot) took turns tossing kids over his shoulder. Lily loved being around all of thie kids.

Congrats Lauren on beautiful baby Miriam.

2009-05-31T10:01:00.002-05:00

My cousin Lauren had a beautiful baby girl 7 weeks ago. We finally got to meet her on Memorial day. Congratulations!

Happy 30th Celeste!

2009-05-31T09:45:00.005-05:00

The birthday girl and her family.

Isn't the cake pretty? One of the host, Richelle, made it. It was yummy, too.

The hostesses: Her sister Tracey, Richelle, and Adrienne.

Celeste and some co-workrs.

Celeste and the Gluck family.

Our good friend Celeste turned 30 last week. We went to a suprise party for her while Lily was at Grandma's last Saturday night. Here are some party shots. Happy 30th Celeste! We love you!

Going to Grandma's

2009-05-31T09:42:00.004-05:00

Our little princess spent the first night away from home last weekend. She did great. Here is the ride up there.

Greekfest

2009-05-31T09:38:00.003-05:00

Greekfest was fun. Aunt Stefani came with us. The weather was so nice. Of course I only got pics of Lily and none of the action. I guess for us, Lily is the action.

Goodnight NOLA

2009-05-31T09:35:00.004-05:00

This book is so cute. When I saw the t-shirt that went with it, I had to get it. This book would make a great kid's birthday or babyshower gift.

A new camera is tested at the dog park

2009-05-31T09:08:00.006-05:00

Sorry I have been absent for so long. I have been staying busy with the little one and doing some home health nursing on the side. I will catch everyone up on what has been going on in our exciting (yeah, right) lives. Kerry got us a new camera as a anniversary gift. We are still learning how to use it but it takes pretty good pics. These are a few shots I took on our first night with it when we went to the dog park. Isn't the sunset pretty out there? This was at Bonnabel boat launch. Louie had a blast. As you can see, he would not stay still to get in many pics. Lily loved watching the dogs run. We are going to have to come here more often.

Our anniversary dinner and Lily's first car

2009-05-14T14:42:00.003-05:00

Our 3rd Anniversary was yesterday. We had a yummy dinner at The Melting Pot (notice the empty plates) and a little dancing at the Rock-n-Bowl (a great renovation). It was a lovely night. Thanks Stef for hanging out with Lily.

Lily's new ride. She loves it.

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-14T14:23:00.004-05:00

Hapy Mother's Day Grandmare

Mothers and daughters

Three genterations. You can see a little of the beautiful flowers Kerry got for the mothers. He also good a wonderful lunch. What a great first Mother's day. I could not have asked for better.

Mother and son

Okay, so he is not a mom, but I though this one of Lily giving Grandpa a kiss was cute. We love having everyone over for the holiday.

Some cute pics in our backyard

2009-05-14T14:18:00.004-05:00

We love our little girl so much! She is so photogenic. I think a career in modeling is in her future.
How cute is this dress that Aunt Stef brought her from Mexico?

Cute pics inside with Louie and LIly

2009-05-14T14:15:00.002-05:00

What a pair. It is hard to believe she is twice as old as he in in this pic.

She is starting not to like to wear hats

Our little cutie!

French Quarter Fest

2009-05-14T14:10:00.004-05:00

"I love that Pralaine Bread pudding. Give me more mommy!"

We had a great time at the FQ fest. Lily even got to partake in the great food. There is sooo much more to come Lily. Just wait until you can try the crawfish bread! I love the first pic. It looks like she and Daddy are in deep conversation.

Sorry we have been absent...here is some catching up post.

2009-05-14T13:45:00.005-05:00

Chris Owens. Can you guess how old she is? I will let you Wikkapedia it , but ts is amazing! You could never guess it by looking at her. We saw her at one of the tents during jazzfest. She puts on a pretty good show.

A Mardi Gras Indian show. I got there to late to get up close enough to get really good pic. They were really fun to watch.

This was one of the supervisors at the Congo Square info booth where we volunteered on Saturday. We had a blast and got to see some really talented artists.

Wynton Marsalis.

Kerry relaxing at the Gentilly Stage.

Amanda Shaw and the cute guys,

Jazzfest 2009. We volunteered this year and had a great time our shifts were from 10a-2p so we got to enjoy a lot of the fest and so much good food. THanks mom for watching out little one so we could have some fun in the sun.

Lily can crawl!

2009-04-28T21:13:00.003-05:00

I thought she would never do it but last night she started crawling foward! Well, it is more like scooting and she has to be on the hard floor but she sees something and knows how to go after it. I got it on camera this afternoon. She had been doing it for awhile so when I finally got the camera she was tired and fussy, as you can tell. I will post some pictures of Jazzfest and some shots of our cutie tommorow but I know GiGi would want to see this.

Cute videos fir GiGi

2009-04-19T16:18:00.005-05:00

Per GiGi;'s request, we made a couple of short videos to put on the blogspot. We know you are tired of looking at the peek-a-boo video and you are the only person who really checks this every day, so your wish is our command. Enjoy! Can't wait to see you next weekend. Thanks for helping out so we can enjoy the Fest!

Grandpa in the Ironman New Orleans

2009-04-08T09:25:00.003-05:00

Grandpa ran/swam/biked in New Orleans's first Ironman. We are so proud! We met him at the finish line. Here are some pics with him and of us waiting. Way to go Grandpa! He is doing a full Ironman in Arizona in Nov. Wish we could be there to cheer him on.

Our lIttle Strawberry princess

2009-04-08T09:19:00.002-05:00

Here is Lily dressed for the strawberry festival. We had a good time but did not get any piccs of her at the festival. The other shots are of her enjoying the marshmellow sucker she got from GiGi in an early Easter basket.

Lily and cousin Bradley

2009-04-08T09:17:00.001-05:00

They played together well, when Lily wasn't trying to grab his face. Isn't he cute?

Some family and friend shots

2009-04-08T09:11:00.004-05:00

This is a cute bunny towel that we got on our trip to Atlanta. It is nice ane cozy.

Louie had a play date with our friend Celeste's dog Tyson. They had a great time. I think Louie brings out the puppy in him. I wish I could say the same for my mom's dog, Toby. Louie just seems to tick him off.

Lily with her "aunt" Celeste. She really loves her.

Louie likes to lay under the excersauscer with Lily playing in it. He doesn't mind the kicking at all. He is so gentle with her...most of the time.

More City Park pics

2009-04-08T09:07:00.002-05:00

Here are some family and nature shots. The little boy is Christian, Kerry's godson. He is such a good little guy...and growing up so fast!

Easter pics

2009-04-08T08:50:00.002-05:00

Sorry we have been out of touch so long. Here are some cute shots I took at City Park with Lily's first Easter basket. She was such a patient little subject.

Sunday's St. Patrick's Day Parade

2009-03-16T08:44:00.002-06:00

Daddy took Lily to the Metairie St. Patrick's Day Parade while I slept (I worked Sat. night). The sleeping picture is how she looked when he pulled up at home. She was a hit and got lots of stuff. Sorry we don't have any parade pics.

peek-a-boo

2009-03-11T12:17:00.003-06:00

I know only parents and grandparents can appreciate how cute it is when their child learns peek-a-boo. I just had to capture it on camera if only for her to see when she gets older just how cute she was. I had to get her started but she really has picked up on this game. We had to do something to pass the time on the way back from Atlanta.

Hello from Helen, GA

2009-03-11T11:46:00.003-06:00

We just got back from visiting relatives in Atlanta. Lily had a good time and slept so well at night. Kerry's cousins' kids entertained her all day. I kept forgetting to bring the camera inside to get pics with them. On the last day we went to Helen, GA--a beautiful town in the mountains 1 and a half hours north of Atlanta. It is like a little German/Dutch/Swedish village. The population is only 400. It is mostly tourist that come here. The Chattahoochee River starts 15 miles north of here and runs through the town so the water is so clean and pretty.

The first two pics are of the horse are of the carriage ride that took us through town. Lily liked the horse Molly and got to feed her carrots.

The next pic is of Lily trying her first pickle. She loved it. She must get this from Daddy b/c mommy hates them.

The rest of the pictures are just around town. I did not take many pictures but you can see from a couple of them just how pretty this town is.