Our weekend in New Roads was like a sun drenched dream. We spent more time on the water and dock than on land. Just the way I like it. :)
Thursday night pleasure cruise:
{Evangeline hated the life jacket her dad bought her- doesn't she look scared?! Bless her little heart}
{It was fun waking up with all the kiddos in one house! You gotta love a slumber party.}
Friday: Red, White, and Blue Day!
{Our gracious host, Captain Coco!}
{the three cousins with life vests on = adorable!}
{Every time we got on the boat, E would fall asleep instantly and stay knocked out until the boat stopped! So funny.}
{The sand pit idea was kind of a bust- they were either throwing it in the water or throwing it in each others faces, but don't they know how to turn it on for the camera?}
{Lots of special Daddy-Daughter time was had.}
On the 4th of July evening, Fr./Brother-in-Law Andrew cooked burgers and we watched from the dock fireworks all up and down False River. Hudson was having a ball- he kept jumping and screaming, "SPECTACULAR!!!" We have no idea where he got that from, but I was cracking up.
On Saturday morning, I woke up early to watch the sunrise. The morning was filled with a million different shades of pastels. I just love what God does with his paintbrush in the sky.
{Some more morning cousin play time before we got ready for some coasting on False River...}
{This is our attempt at a group photo - Hudson wasn't having it. Poor guy just got sunscreen in his eyes.}
{See! I told you- falls asleep every time!}
{Hudson had fun driving for a second, but Andrew - our little dare devil- took this job seriously! Trouble ;)}
A quick jump in the river-lake and we were back on the road to Shreveport. The thing I liked best about our little road trip was the lack of clocks and structure. Since Evangeline was born I have been on such a schedule that when I realized I could just go with the flow this weekend- I took full advantage. (Y'all- I even took a nap!!) It felt like a real vacation!
On Sunday we had lunch with Russell and the Raleys at Oyster Bar. Yum. Also- I love my friends.
Then we had dinner with DeeDee and Pops.
What a wonderful 4th of July holiday!
