Camping at Paul B. Johnson in Mississippi

This weekend we all went camping for Father's Day. Moma, Daddy, Krissy & the kids loaded up the camper and Barrett and I followed shortly after in the van. We were staying the whole weekend at the campground and the kids were really excited. When we got to the campground Friday night, daddy already had the camper all set up. We pulled up and everyone loaded into the van to go out to dinner. Hattiesburg has this great little buffet that has just the best food on it. The kids always love eating here.

Anyway, after that we all showered up and headed for bed because it was already really late. The next morning (by 9) it was already scorching. So all the girls ran to Walmart to buy some blowup pools for the kids to swim around in to stay cool. We bought a big pool and a little one. When we got back to the camper the kids were chomping at the bit to get in. They basically stayed in the swimming pools all weekend.

We took a few walks. We walked to the little beach and park area to let the kids play there. Then it started storming on our way back and we had to basically run (me, moma, Krissy and all of the kids) all the way back, about a mile, to the campsite in the rain. Saturday night we barbequed and let the kids roast marshmallows. They had so much fun. Sunday morning we played around a little bit and then loaded up and went home.

It's weekends like this that the kids really love. They are just perfectly content playing with each other all of the time. Good thing we have so many kids!

Hair Fun

This weekend we decided to have a little fun with Elena's hair. I had a hair appointment for me on Friday and when I came home with highlights, Elena got so excited and wanted to get some too. Except she wanted pink. Yep. Pink.

So I thought about it and decided that color is only temporary and we all headed off to Sally's to buy some hair color. She picked out the most neon pink they had. The lady in the store told me this was a semipermanent hair color and on hair like hers would last about 6-8 weeks. AAHH. I started to get a little nervous, but I had already promised. I was so nervous putting the color in her hair. She knew it too. She kept laughing at me because I was nervous about it. I only did one little strip in her hair up in the front.

Once it was finished, it looks super cute. She was soooo excited about it. And now she wants to do more. (I think we'll wait a while on that though).

Melissa & Walt's Wedding

Saturday night was Melissa and Walt's wedding. My baby girl got to be the flower girl in the wedding and she has been super excited about it.

Friday morning she woke up knowing the rehearsal was that night. The first thing she said is "I don't think I can do this wedding stuff anymore". She was all nervous about walking down the aisle. I explained what would happen and that she had to do it. By the time Friday night came around, she was excited again. So we packed up and headed to New Orleans for the rehearsal in City Park. They practiced the wedding a couple times just so everyone got the hang of it. Then we were free to go. Barrett and I decided that since we had to be in New Orleans two nights in a row, we would just get a hotel. So we got a room in the French Quarter and we headed that way to unload our luggage and see about getting dinner. Our room was great. It was on Decateur with a balcony. The kids loved playing out there. And it didn't have any gaps in it so I didn't have to worry about them on it. (of course that didn't mean I wasn't out there the entire time but at least I wasn't pyscho mom about it).

After playing at the hotel for a bit, we took the kids to eat at the Melting Pot. Elena just loved this restaurant. She loved the idea of cooking her own food and dipping her own stuff. She kept asking, "What's coming out next?".

The next morning, we slept in and then headed to Cafe Du Monde for beignets and then we did a little shopping in the quarter before heading back to the room for a nap before the big night.

Elena woke up ready to go. She was sooo excited. We all started getting dressed and then headed for City Park. We got there right at 6 and the wedding was scheduled to start at 6:30. It was such a beautiful location for a wedding; I just wish it would have been a little cooler. We took the extra time to squeeze in taking some family pictures because we were all dressed up and the location was so beautiful.

Once the wedding started though, it was beautiful. Elena did great. Everyone looked gorgeous and Melissa was beautiful. She did a great job planning the wedding. Everything was so nice.

After the wedding was over, everyone headed inside Parkview Terrace in City Park for the reception. This is where, I think, our kids had the most fun. Elena and Hailey didn't get off of the dance floor ALL night long. Ashleigh got out there, but only if someone was holding her. Anthony danced on and off and Landon danced all night. He would scootch out onto the dance floor and shuffle around for a bit. I don't know what he thought he was doing but it was really cute.

When the night was over, we loaded up in the van. Landon was out before we left city park. Elena was so wired, she didn't fall asleep for probably like an hour after we got back to the hotel. Needless to say we all slept like babies this night.

The next morning, we woke up, checked out and headed home. This was a really fun weekend. We had such a great time together and it's nice to just get away from home every once in a while, even if it is just to go an hour away.