We got there pretty late Wednesday, so we just visited for a little while and then went to bed. David was able to schedule some work there on Thursday morning, so he headed out for that in the a.m. and the kids and I hung out with his parents and got ready for the day. When he came home we ate lunch and then opened presents. I was actually pleasantly surprised how little the kids mentioned this, especially since the den was overflowing with gifts!
After exchanging gifts we headed out to visit some friends....the girls, of course, immediately changed into some of their new clothes...
Martha's best friend Debbie's daughter Margaret, and her daughter Lucy...David and Margaret grew up together.
Then we headed out for a special surprise- there is an ice skating rink in LC for the holidays and the Parnells wanted to take the kids...
They LOVED it!
After a short warm up period they all did really well...(I tried to act extremely confident even though I had only been once before- kind of scary that I was helping them learn!!!)
And David and I got a good workout!
The rink was at the new (actually REALLY nice) casino that they have in Lake Charles. It is like a big lodge...so we took some goofy pics by the big fireplace.
After skating, we were off to visit some more family friends, The Stevens.
David also grew up spending lots of time with them...here is Betty Ann...
...and her daughter, Shawn, and granddaughter, Sarah.
We went out to a nice dinner Thursday night and the kids did pretty well. It is definitely the fanciest restaurant they have ever been to, so we did lots of talking about table manners. We really enjoyed the treat and the food was delicious!
After the long day on Thursday we spent Friday morning just hanging out and letting the kids spend time with their Grandparents and play with their new toys...
And then it was time to head back to Mandeville for the Mill's Eve of the Eve Chili night!
We had a great trip and really appreciate the Parnells for having us and treating us to some delicious food and fun firsts! The kids will definitely be talking about ice skating in Louisiana for a while!
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