Parker's new do

I should have done this a long time ago!

Mary Olivia, the birthday girl!

Ruby got her face painted too!

The kids all painted tiles and put their hand print on it that will be made into a prince or a princess. I will post pictures when I get them back.
Bennett painting his tile.

Parker painting her tile.

Bennett got his face painted too! He sat so still, I was in shock!

I don't have the picture but Mary Lesa got a great shot of Bennett looking cross-eyed when she was painting the horns below. I will post as soon as I can! Isn't he adorable!?

Not sure what he is really????

My painted face children

Saturday, we went to a Mary Olivia's 3rd birthday at Artrageous in Greenwood. It is a great little place where you can paint your own pottery. We hadn't been there before and we had a wonderful time. The owner is a fabulous face painter and of course Parker picked the cat face. You've never seen her sit so still!

Some more pictures from our great day in Starkville! Bennett and his daddy on their way to the stadium for the Maroon & White game.

Mom and Michael enjoying the day.

Parker and Bennett helping Taylor open his gifts...not so sure how much help they were.
Clif & Uncle Michael

Bennett loved the tailgate golf game....it kept him busy for quite a while!

Yes, Langely went with us and she was a complete angel. She played and sat in the stroller and entertained everyone. No napping took place but you would have never known it. She was a doll!

This past Saturday we headed to Starkville to celebrate Taylor's 3rd birthday and enjoy MSU Super Bulldog weekend. It was beautiful weather and we had a wonderful time. Below Clif and Bennett were headed off to the Maroon & White football game. Parker went along to the game too and had a great time!

Bennett and the birthday boy.

Parker loved the cake icing.
This was a cute picture of the children getting ready to go to MSU!

Just a cute picture of Lulu sleeping. I realized that I had lots of other pictures of the other children sleeping so I needed at least one of her.

We were all home on Good Friday and the weather was nice so we decided to go for a walk. Parker didn't understand at first that I only had room for two and that she was going to have to walk with me. She kept telling me that I had to hold Lulu and she would ride with Bennett. She finally decided that she would walk with me and take turns riding with Bennett. Thank you Parker!

Around lunch time, we decided to surprise Coco and head down to Natchez as soon as Clif could make it home. So we got on the road around 3 and happily surprised Coco and Poppa at dinner time! The weather was perfect for our Easter weekend in Natchez. This is only the 2nd time I haven't had to wear a sweater at Easter since I've lived in Mississippi. It was so warm that Parker decided she needed to swim. She not only swam in this little pool but the big pool as well (I just don't have any pictures). She has become quite the poser, hasn't she?

Happy Easter everyone! Before we all headed to mass, we made sure to look for the eggs that the Easter Bunny hid. Since the backyard is entirely concrete the Easter Bunny had to be quite clever to outwit these smart children! What was so cute is that they first went to the fridge to see if the Easter Bunny got the eggs that they had dyed the day before....and they were gone!
I tried many times to get a cute picture like last year but this is the best that I could get! Bennett wouldn't keep his ears on and all they wanted to do was devour the jelly beans in their eggs.
And Lulu just entertained herself chewing on her toys. She is a joy to be around and look at that adorable crease in her leg!!!

Here are just a few pictures of us playing and hanging out. Bennett, Langley and I went to Canton a few weeks ago on a Friday and had a great time. This was her first time in a swing and she loved it!

Bennett and daddy hanging out.
We are working on sitting up. It is slow going but she does love to roll around everywhere!

Parker had to dress up as what she wanted to be when she grows up and she wants to be a candy maker so I found this cute apron and hat. Of course, Bennett got a cute blue frog apron as well. They wore them every day for awhile.

I was trying to lay Lulu down to change her diaper and the cat wouldn't move!! She loved laying like this on the kitty as you can tell from her precious smile.

We had beautiful weather while in Natchez and Aunt Crissie was craving some crawfish. We had know idea that the kids would like it too! Parker has been introduced the the mudbugs once or twice and has nicknamed them "crawly".

Eatin' up sum crawfish...in our diaper!
Just wanted to show everyone how many donuts it takes to feed the Parkers when they all get together!

More pictures to come when I get them from everybody!

On March 11, 2010 Isabelle Parker was sent to the angels to become one herself. We will miss her very much but we know she is where she deserves to be. So we all made our way down to beautiful Natchez to say our last goodbyes and be happy that she can finally rest. This was the second weekend in a row that we all gathered together as a family. The boys (Taylor, Bennett & Crosby) were very happy to see each other again as were the rest of us given the circumstances. I didn't take many pictures but will collect some others over the Easter Holiday to share with everyone.

Shannon getting a little practice in before the baby arrives in June.

Parker and Bennett playing in Coco's new planting beds.
Cannon loving on his cousin!

Kissing cousins! This picture is just too funny because he was loving on Lulu the whole time just like the picture above. I guess he is used to Crosby being sweet on him.

So, it's been a long time since I have been able to post but most of y'all who check this blog have been with me through the past couple of weeks.

A little over two weeks ago we baptized our precious little Lulu. She is such a sweet and charming little girl that we are so happy is a part of our lives. All the family and many friends were able to attend as you will see from the pictures below. It was so much fun to see all the cousins playing together and having a great time enjoying the beautiful weather we had. Below Bennett and Taylor are hanging out together in the playroom.

Bennett and Taylor playing with Schatze outside.
Lulu and her Godfather

Clif, Lulu and I with my Godmother Louise

Trying to get a photo of Lulu like the one we had of Parker at her Baptism but she was a little older and could sit.

Proud family

She was so good during the entire baptism. She squealed once and it was a happy squeal.

She didn't even make a sound when Father Greg poured the water on her head.

Different from our other baptisms, Father Greg asked the children to come up and it worked out quite well because they didn't have to necessarily sit still and watch from the pews.

Not a very cute face but too funny not to add!

Bennett all dressed up and ready to go!

Coco reading to the grandsons. Bennett has a sad face because he wanted to hold the book.