A Louisiana Weekend

Two weekends ago we took a trip home to visit both of our families. Some family members had not met our newest addition and we hadn't travelled home since early June for dad's surprise 50th b-day. In 2 1/2 days we managed to visit Clint, Amanda, and Jack in Alexandria, eat dinner at KK, Jake and Carson's new house, attend my cousin's baby shower, enjoy a yummy bbq courteousy of Pops, go to church in Dry Creek, and actually get a Sunday afternoon nap!! WOW! The boys did great through it all. Everyone loved hearing Noah say all his new words and holding baby Jude and watching him smile.

jack and noah riding in the wagon

They also enjoyed playing in Jack's new room!

carson and noah watching barney, also known as "bop" to noah and "bapoo" to carson, while riding in pop's truck
grammie and aunt tiger's grandkids- Haylie, Carson, Noah, Amber, Jude, and Dean

It's rare that these kiddos are all together. My mom has 3 grandkids and so does my Aunt Tiger. My cousin, Michelle, is expecting a girl in November and that will add a fourth grandchild to my aunt's family! All the cousins and my mom enjoyed getting together for a baby shower for Michelle on Saturday.

pops scratching noah's back

This was our first trip home since Noah has been in a big boy bed. He slept in Uncle Landon's bed at my parents house. One night Pops went in and scratched Noah's back while he fell asleep. Dad used to do the same for us when we were little and now he's doing it for our kids. What a good Pops!

Papa and the boys

The boys enjoyed spending time in Dry Creek. We went to church and then spent a relaxing afternoon and evening around the house. GranDee cooked yummy meals and PaPa took both boys outside. We enjoyed visits from MeMe, The Glasers, and the Campbells. GranDee and PaPa both helped in the middle of the night when Noah was very sick :(

What a wonderful Louisiana visit!