Sunday Funday

We had a great Sunday. The girls were lucky enough to eat gigantic petit fours that Jen A. gave us at dinner the night before. Thanks, Jen! We went to dinner at Feast with Jen and Drew. It was super cool and English pub/restaurant-ish. The menu is crazy--Peter had pig's foot and bacon for an appetizer and neck of lamb for his entree. There were hearts and tongues and other delightful items. But, surprisingly, there was an absolutely delicious Vegetarian Cassoulet--yum. We had sticky toffee pudding with clotted cream for dessert--divine--reminded me of desserts served in Australia.

We met Momma Lady, Grandpa, Charlie, and Patrick at the Aquarium. The kids ran around and had a blast.




After the Aquarium we went to Maspero's for lunch. I hadn't been there in ages and the grilled cheese with swiss is still the best around! After lunch we had ice cream then headed home. Sadie and I took a big nap on the sofa downstairs while P and B enjoyed watching episodes of G.I. Joe (B's new fave) and She-Ra. My girl loves 80s cartoons!

Princess Party

On Saturday Attie and I took the four girls to a Princess Party at Disney Store at Lakeside while the boys played golf. The girls dressed up in their princess costumes and we headed down there. It was a bit chaotic, very crowded, and Sadie was very clingy and wanted nothing to do with the party. There were a couple of crafts and a trivia game. Andrea and Julia Mahfouz went to the party too and the girls were excited to see her. The girls had fun and seemed to be in good moods so we took them to Houston's. That was a mistake. They were loud and wild and fussy and tired, but once their food arrived they calmed down a bit. It was a looong day and at the end of it I was exhausted. Attie and I dropped off the girls and went to Elmwood to shop and decompress a bit. We deserved it!

Playdate-A-Rama

Betsy was allowed to have two friends come over to play last week. Stella came over on Monday (MLK Day). The girls made valentines and played in the playroom. We met Stella's mom for lunch at Surrey's--love walking to restaurants. The girls were so sweet and had so much fun. Maddie came home from school with the girls on Friday. The three of them played dressup and kitchen and ran around for a few hours until Peter came home. We had dinner at Slice then dessert at Pinkberry. Yum and yum. The girls were very excited and loud at both places.

What's Up

Here's what my girls are saying/doing:

--Both girls properly use "Womp, womp"--I'm so proud.

--We have been looking at photos of the girls when they were newborns as per Sadie's request. I asked Peter if we needed another baby and Betsy said, "No more babies for you, Lady!" in a crazy voice like her "You need a Diet Coke, boy" voice.

--Betsy made up this glam rock/ cheesy rock song and the only lyrics are "Somethin' I want, somethin' I care about." When Katie and I tried to add lyrics and discuss what the video for the song would be like she accused us of ruining her song.

--I have had a cough/congestion problem lately and I have been clearing my throat alot. The funniest thing has been happening. When I clear my throat around Betsy she says, "Thank you." In mass last week I cleared my throat and B shouted, "Thank you!!!" Katie came over and did it to see if she would do it and she did. I guess I do that when I want her to say thank you. I think it's more of a "hmmmm, hmmmmm," but she thought she was being prompted each time I cleared my throat. She said, "When you clear you throat can you say "and you don't have to say thank you, Betsy?"" She is something else.

--Warning: this one is kind of gross, but Sadie says it constantly. "I want to see a pictures of me as a baby wit cheese all ova da place." She loves to see the photos of her right after she was born---pre-bath. I don't get it.

Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

We celebrated Grandpa's birthday at Mike Anderson's in Gonzales. It was great to see everyone and the kids were very well behaved. When the kids got antsy Peter, Bridget, Brian, and I gave them our iPhones and they were A-OK.

Beignets

We met Betsy's buds Maddie and Evy and Maddie's family for breakfast at New Orleans Coffee & Beignet Company. I had tried the beignets a few weeks ago and they were OK, but this time they were super delicious. Betsy and her friends had a ball!

Cotton Bowl

The Carvilles and the Ascanis came over to watch LSU win the Cotton Bowl. The girls stayed up waaaaay too late, but they had lots of fun. We ate sandwiches from St. James Cheese Company, a delicious salad courtesy of the Ascanis, and a kingcake from Sucre courtesy of the Carvilles. My girls wore their precious LSU dresses from Momma Lady and Grandpa. What a fun night!

Christmas Part ?

Catching up again...I lost track of how many Christmas celebrations we have had this year. We had a bonus Christmas celebration with Gumbo, Bee, and the Carvilles at the Ascani house. Thanks for the hospitality, folks!

It may be a cliche, but it's true. The kids loved this box more than anything else.

Gumbo's new hunting bag with Gumbo monogrammed on it, of course:

Toys, toys, toys!

After the girls returned from Vacherie they were glad to see their Christmas toys. They LOVE the Lincoln Logs Santa brought them. I wasn't sure they'd like this Classic Toy--so glad they do!

Bedtime:

News Flash: Betsy just said that she couldn't finish her dinner because, "I don't want to get fat. If I eat all of my dinner I'll get fat and I want to be skinny." Huh? She's 4. Was she just trying to get out of eating her grape tomatoes? I want to think so.

News Flash 2: Betsy and Sadie have been in the bathroom for a while and B said Sadie was on the potty and she would wipe her. Um, Sadie has NEVER showed the slightest interest in potty training. Maybe Betsy will teach her--go, Bets!