Happy Birthday, Papa!

Well, the girls and I surprised Papa with cupcakes at his office today...we then headed to Shelly's for a birthday lunch! We Love You and are so proud of you, Papa!

Happy Heart "Wiggles" Wilson

Well, LG has been BEGGING for a pet. She really wanted a puppy. Every time she would ask me about it, I would tell her she needed to talk to Daddy, b/c he makes those decisions. Each time she would ask Daddy, he would send her to me...poor LG! Finally a month ago, I told her to make a sign & put it on the backdoor so Daddy would see it when he came home...

Meanwhile, I tried to talk her into a fish, but, she didn't fall for that! Some of her friends got puppies for Christmas, and she came home one day and said, "Mama, did you know that Santa brings REAL pets?"

Well, LG's dream came true today...someone found four precious puppies while on a walk and needed to find homes for them. When we arrived, "Wiggles" came straight up to LG & followed her around. She is the only girl out of the litter & LG is ecstatic to be a "mommy." We named her Happy Heart (her brown fur looks like hearts) Wiggles (she wiggles her tail a lot) Wilson.

Proud "mama"...............MJ, more interested in cookies

Sweet Wiggles.................................Pooped

Before we went to bed, Daddy found where Wiggles had tee-tee'd & poo-poo'd on the hardwood floors (thankfully not a rug, but, I'm sure that's in the works). He showed it to LG and she ran to get me:

M: "Remember, we talked about what puppies may do...let's clean it up."

LG: "Mama, I have to clean THAT up?"

M: "Yeh, you're her mama."

LG: "WHY did I pick a puppy??? Mama, do cats do this?"

Welcome to our Home, Wiggles!

Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras Queens

Kings Cake-MJ's favorite part of the party...going home

Thanks to our friends, we had another GREAT Mardi Gras party & parade! Mrs. C had beads, decorations for bikes, Kings cake and her parents even flew in from Louisianna to help celebrate. Her dad made a delicious gumbo, too! Each year the celebration gets bigger & we are already looking forward to next year!

SNOW

LG & her snowman -- MJ not really liking snow

A dum-dum helps anything