2018 Boo Bash

This year’s Boo Bash was held the Saturday before Halloween. It was awesome not to have to rush around after school and instead have all day to relax before getting ready for the parking lot party. Riley dressed up as the Grim Reaper this year, and Rory was a skeleton again. Strange to see them both in masks, although they did not wear them much at all.

We shared space with the same 4 families as last year. Dana and Heidi came up with the idea of decorating our booth with a Saints theme, complete with a second-lining Tom Benson (who was a great photo op all night long) and tombstones of the teams we beat this season. It was all thrown together in about a week and it came out looking so great.

The kids, as usual, had an absolute blast for three straight hours. They’re at the ages now when they can go off by themselves, and we don’t have to worry about them. We simply told them to stay inside the parking lot and check in every now and then. Winning.

 

 

Rory did want to go trick-or-treating a couple of times, so Kenny and I walked around the lot with him while he racked up lots of candy. We also got to see the award-winning pumpkin, carved by Cole and MJ’s dad Gary.

 

And check out who won the booth contest……

…..WE DID! After missing out on the fair booth win last year, Heidi and Dana were SO excited to win something. And everyone said we totally deserved it.

Such a fun night all around. We love Boo Bash!

NOLA WWII Air, Sea, and Land Festival

While I was visiting Jackie and Pat in NC, Kenny took the boys on a fun weekend outing. They went to the lakefront airport to check out the 5th annual New Orleans WWII Air, Sea, and Land Festival.

There was lots of cool stuff to see, including military vehicles, planes, helicopters, and much more. The event served to honor the legacy of the WWII generation and highlight the mighty machines that contributed to the Allied victory on air, sea, and land.

 

 

Grandma was actually out there working the festival, so the boys and Kenny got to see her too.

Such a fun way to spend a beautiful day!

Ten Things

1. Kate started cheer this year, and we went to watch her perform at the SPN volleyball game on October 1. She did great, and her team won!

2. Riley with a new Goosebumps book, Rory with a really big carrot, riding bikes on a gorgeous day, and standing up through my sunroof in carpool line.

  

3. Chalk masterpieces!

4. Fun with Halloween stickers and pillows one Sunday.

 

5. Jeff and I took Nola to Bywater American Bistro for her {late} birthday dinner on October 5. Then we took Nopsi to Luvi for his {late} Father’s Day dinner on October 25 and went to Miel (Lizzie’s brother Alex’s new brewery) afterwards. All was very good!

 

6. Running trucks at Nola’s after school and then supporting SCR Athletics with dinner out at Mooyah while Mama was in NC.

7. Reunited with my boys after I got back from NC and my first run since August. It hurt but I got 4 miles in!

 

8. Nola bought a pair of gold pants recently and she has worn them for every LSU and Saints game since. And they’ve won. So they are now forever known as her lucky pants. (We won’t talk about Alabama. It’s just best not to.)

9. We celebrated Uncle Jeff’s birthday a day early at Sunday dinner on October 21. He requested pumpkin spice whoopie pies and his wife obliged. They were so good!

10. The boys got their flu shots on October 30. They were not happy about it, but at least Tutti Frutti afterwards made everything better.