Old and New

We had a great weekend filled with lots of "old" and "new"...The "old" was mostly old friends- the best!! On Saturday, 4 of my close friends from college came to Mandeville so we could spend the day together. Theresa and her little cutie pie, John Emerson, were in Baton Rouge visiting her parents and drove over, Cindy her adorable daughter Lilly Grace came in from Gulfport, Shelley came over from New Orleans, and Kate and Myrt made the short trip as well! I was so excited to get to meet John Emerson in person, and to see how much Lilly Grace had grown since the last time I saw her. She and Elise had a blast playing together- it was like they weren't even here! We all had a lot of fun catching up and just hanging out spending time together!

Myrt (aka "squirt" b/c she is such a tiny little thing) and Bennett making music with some frying pans...

Shelley...

Cindy and John Emerson....

Lilly Grace and Elise dressing up and cooking for us...I am hoping to get some more pictures from Kate, because she did a better job getting pics of everyone.

The "new" on Saturday was David's first time to go kayak fishing. Nick, Kate's husband, took him out so they could have some guy time while all of us hung out at the house. David could not stop talking about how much fun he had and what a nice guy Nick is. They even caught us dinner! Nick was nice enough to take over the kitchen and clean and cook the fish they caught! David made sure we knew that he caught the biggest one!

On Sunday, we had some more "old", and were able to see Mitchell Rue be baptized at our church. Aimee and Michael have decided to join and so we are excited about that. He was a perfect angel throughout the whole service and never made a peep! Even when the water was poured over his head! It is such a special day and we were happy to be able to share in it.

After church I got to work painting the "old" playroom in order to make it Lila and Bennett's "new" room. It is so small that it really didn't take me long at all, even two coats. We left the windows open all day and felt that the smell was gone enough to move them in last night. So, that is done. I have alot of work to do in the playroom, but it will probably just have to be done slowly over time....but the space difference is amazing, and the kids are all so excited!

Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend as well!! Extra special Happy Birthday (Jan 11) to Dianne!! Wish I could have been their to celebrate with you! I hope you had a blast!

Love, Nicole