oh, when the Saints came rolling in...........

"ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE!!!"
is what JD and the celebrators at my house kept saying.
So I took that as an excuse-
yes to miss work and yes for our kiddos to miss school for a couple of days!!

NOLA road trip it was!
JD, me, Ashleigh, Grandy, and Mr. Bill headed in the van bright and early Tuesday morning!
All to see the "Saints come rolling In" with that trophy!

early in the day outside JD's parents apartment in the quarter
love, love that place!

took lots of pics throughout the day....
mostly just shots of us.
funny.
fun is seen on each and every face, i would say.

Jackson Sqaure

waiting for the parade started early and here
all I can say -
C-O-L-D!

then across the street against this rail.
we starting waiting about 3.
the parade got to us about 7.
NOTE -
we had front row seats, no seats really, just standing room.

floods of pictures to follow

we had fun taking pictures before the parade the camera died shortly after
the parade started.
here's what we got.......

We saw all the SAINTS including Drew Brees up close!

priceless.

It was great - I would do it again in a heartbeat.

Kiddos were a little upset they could not go, but Granny Audie and Papa were good
to them so I think they forgave us.

JD only thought we were going to be kid free, but that didn't last long.
I ended up holding some little three year old boy the entire parade because I felt real guilty for almost knocking over his momma over while she was standing in a chair holding him.
I volunteered to hold him so he could see.
Who would have thought she would have just passed him several rows over to a stranger?
Me and little David Butler got to be real close. I even gave him the only bead I caught.
He liked it.
I have to say he had been to many parades before and had many tips for me.
He even knew most of the players names and told me all about them as I wiped his runny nose.
He was a cutie.

fun, fUn, FUN was had by all!
thank you - SAINTS!

all my Valentines.......

from the youngest to the oldest I think I have some of the
cutest Valentines around!

I LOVE them all so much!

Happy 17th Valentine's Day - JD!
can't wait for the many more to come!

somehow

I forgot to share this picture from Superbowl Sunday.
I like it.

Especially, my farmer brown in his "droveralls"!
that is what Wat calls them, and he likes to wear his as much as his daddy!

dat's DAT!

JD had a few rules for the BIG game -

#1 watch the game at our house

#2 not to yell too loud and too much

#3 we were NOT having a party

#4 something simple to eat

Fine by me, not to hard to follow right???


the girls and I made a painted these shirts to show their "Saint Spirit".

Watkins wore his #9 jersey proud!
Brees u might want to watch out Wat Man has some tricks up his sleeve!
You could still be there when he gets on up and age, I mean I guess then you might be as old as Farve!

JD cooked DELICIOUS meat pies!

The answer is YES - it is VERY hard not to YELL loud or TOO MUCH!
I lasted until the first minutes of the second quarter and I could not hold back any longer.
At least I had the company of these dancers!

What can I say about DAT???

some of my favorites - I am sure I will be loving to hear and say over and over again.......

Believe Dat!
Won Dat!
Dat's Right!
'Who Dat' Rejoicing?
Ain't Dat Something?
Dat's Who!

BLACK and GOLD
WON the SUPERBOWL!

after the game we celebrated with these people, who just had to stop by
for a few VICTORY hugs and smiles!

yep, DATs what happy looks like!

WE LOVE YOU - SAINTS!!!!!

cHeEse!!!

sweet things at 6

LJ and one of her best friends, Eileen

oh, how they have grown!

the best - hands down!

a gReAt group of friends!

i LoVe a baby!

that's right I REALLY do!
their smell, sweet snuggling, the way they love you SO, could not be any better........
we LOVE our 4 kiddos, but 4 is our limit.
Needless to say - I get excited when someone close to me is expecting,
Juan (aka - the BEST babysitter in the world) will soon be having
a little one!
Baby Thompson is sure to be a CuTe one - boy or girl !!
Personally - I am rooting for a girl.
There is no doubt Juan will be a fantastic mom!
She has had LOTS of practice!

here is a few snapshots from the shower a group of us gave her last night...........

had fun making this - with my assistant Ashleigh!
her door will be the best on the hall at the hospital!

these rattles are SO precious!
found them on a website, and VIV did an excellent job making them!

a few more decorations

we played games.
this one is fun and quite a funny game.
"Name that Scent"
stole it from the Duggar's baby shower .
simply melt different types of candy bars in diapers, then pass them around
and then guess what kind.

Shannon got a kick out of it!

the guest of honor opening her gifts!

yep, she is super cute !
really she only has 2 more weeks!

JD (her 2nd daddy as she calls him) and Juan

Can't wait to meet baby thompson!

dance, DaNcE, DANCE!

we 3 have a new fAvOrItE past time.........

DANCING and playing disc jockey with "you tube"!

Watkins and LJ love it!!!

KD and Phelps - well......there is a reason there are no pictures of them dancing!

front page and LOVING it!

KD was quite impressed with herself today!

on the front page of the Starkville Daily today..........

Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum Director Joan Wilson and Doreen Warnock helps Kyra Warnock, Katherine Dumas and Jasmin Warnock make Valentines. The project was designed to help promote a creative Valentine’s Project set for 9 to 11 a.m. Feb.13 at the Museum. Children from throughout the area are invited to visit the museum to make valentines for friends and family and take a look at historic valentines currently on display. For more information about the Feb. 13 project, call the museum at 323-0211.

all clean!