Thanksgiving 2011

So having a week off for Thanksgiving was a welcome break for these hard working teachers / coach.  Mark's schedule keeps us all pretty busy in one way or another, so the girls and I love having him to ourselves every now and then.

That first Saturday we were off, after Katie finished Nutcracker ballet practice, we headed to Vicksburg to visit with Mark's mom who lives in a nursing home in Tallulah (and there are no hotels in Tallulah!)

Here we are waiting for lunch with Grandma:

Too cute, my Emma!

Mark and his mom visit:

Emma couldn't wait for Aunt Denise (Mark's sister) to get there:

After lunch we posed for a few family photos:

After we got home that Monday, we hung around the house and then went to Nannie Kim's for Thanksgiving lunch.  These are my two nephews, Jason and Chad, with Chad's girlfriend:

Daddy and Katie at lunch:

Katie and Nannie Kim:

Emmma and Nannie Kim:

Playing some guitar after lunch with Mr. Richard:

So my coworkers have turned me onto Pinterest, and I am now obsessed with the crafts and activities on this website / ap.  I have a list about a mile long of things I want to do with the girls on this site.  Over the holidays we made homemade sidewalk paint (just as good as the kind I have bought at the Broadmoor craft fair).  Its just water, cornstarch and food coloring, and it stays on the cement for ever (in a good way - it washes off with water, it just looks very 'vibrant' on the driveway).

Here's our paint:

Here are the girls painting: 

Sorry I didn't get any close ups of their art work, but I'm sure we'll do this again over our 3 week Christmas break!  (woo-hoo!)

Jovi, also enjoyed the weather!

Jackette Dance Camp

Emma participated in our Jackette dance team clinic a few Sunday afternoons ago.  She loves it and is totally enamored of a few of our dancers.  Here is the first grade group practicing their dance:

Practicing her dance some more:

Then each age group performed their dance for the parents. 

I love this sassy pose.  (Who does she remind you of.....?)

Then all the groups did one dance:

Emma's first grade group and her teachers.  She had a great time.

LSU vs. Western Kentucky

So we traded out our Arkansas tickets (smart move, huh?) for Western Kentucky tickets so that we could take the girls to a game.  (Now, understand our logic was not in the quality of the game, but which game we might be able to leave early in case the girls got testy).  Any hoo, we met up with Miss Julie and her friends to do a little bit of tailgating. 

We wer there about 5 minutes and the world's cutest nephew showed up, Jason:

Emma shows Dr. Carlton how to Wop:

Awww!  Look how sweet they look?

Katie and Emma decided to roll down the hill by CEBA (not that it was gigantic or anything... city girls!):

Love this photo - they do like each other every now and then:

Now this is more like it:

Cheering for their tigers:

The team comes running in... Geaux Tigers!

Me and my girls:

My sweetie:

Not sure why we did this, but I have come to LOL at this picture:

Miss Julie came to visit us late in the game:

It was a lot of fun, and we love taking them to one game a year.  They are growing up to be proper southern girls!

Halloween 2011

So it was Halloween time in the Willows again this year, and as usual, it was crazy crowded.  (I wish my neighborhood carded for this event!)  The girls looks precious this year, and I finally convinced Katie to wear one of her dance costumes that we pay so dearly for.  Here she is in her "We Go Together" tap costume from the recital:

Emma in her witch costume (If I had a nickel for every variation of a witch costume I have bought over the years....)

The girls with Mr. Norman's granddaughter, Kayleigh.  (he's our neighbor)

The girls walking down the road.  Funny story... I took one other picture like this, but it didn't make the blog b/c  Emma was picking at her bum!  (I think the skirt bugged her the whole night... or maybe it was just a wedgie!)

Making a pitstop at the house to drop off some candy before we start the 2nd leg of our journey:

Earlier that week we visited the infamous "blow up guy" down the road:

 Its so scary... Ahhhh!

Awwww!  Now who's favorite float was this one?



My child can make the craziest faces!

Amersons in town!

So last weekend, Nannie Jane, Uncle Scott and Grant came in town to meet Emily for the LSU - Auburn game.  For those you who read this and don't know the history.  Jane is my sister and her oldest goes to school at Auburn (I know, we try not to tell too many people about this black sheep of the family!)  That Friday, my sister convinced me to play hookie from school and hang out.  We went to Dad and Judy's to visit after Dad had some minor surgery and then that night we met at Sammy's to eat drink and "be merry".  Jane and Scott also had some friends from BR meet there too.  It was a great time.

Here are the girls with Jane and Emily:

Here are Grant and Emily (my niece and nephew) - Grant has gotten so tall!

Emma and her cousins:

Me and Jane:

Emily opening some early Birthday presents:

Emily with her Timon present from Grant (along with The Lion King DVD)

The "Weimer girls":  Emily, Jane, Katie, me and Emma (below):

What a great weekend!  Oh, and as most of you know, Emily's team EMBARRASSED themselves the next day in Tiger Stadium.  So sorry Em, GEAUX TIGERS!!  (and I mean the 'right' tigers, the purple and gold ones!!!)