Random kids...

As I was going through all the picture saved on the computer from this year, I came across quite a few that just don't fit in with any post. So, I'm going to make this my random kid pics post...have fun!

Although the hair is more Draco, the heart is all Potter!

This is maybe my most favorite picture of Natalie, ever!! She woke up, got some cereal, and couldn't wait to use the bathroom, so she took her cereal with her. And yes, I know...her hair is amazing!

Binky is such a girly girl...

Mommy and Binky...Fourth of July!!

No one was more excited for the new wolverine movie then my son. This is how he dressed when he and Tom went to see it. Yes, those are straws taped to his hands.

When we discovered Target had the actual Wolverine retractable claws, William dug into some money he had put away and invested in a set. Yes...I let him go out in public like this. Yes, that is Sams Club. Yes, the pizza was delicious.

Monkey see...

...Monkey do!!

"Mommy, I'm FABULOUS...just like Sharpay!"

So serious.

Why choose? Binky loves both American and European Football, as long as she can be dressed all in pink!

A while back I got a new washer and dryer. The washer came with a glass lid. They didn't turn on the tv for like a week!!

A random drawing William did in class won best picture for his school and went to the Parish Art Contest. William looks thrilled!

Goofy best friends!

Getting soaked in the downpour, waiting for the Herculese Mardi Gras Parade.

It didn't matter if we were soaked and freezing! We were having fun!!

Just hanging out on my bed.

She makes a good reindeer!

William is back to being a Weatherman!

I guarantee she put all five in her mouth at once, too!!

Yes, the Christmas lights are growing out of his head!

Santa!! Totally caught in the act! And I bet you aren't even a lifeguard!!

Not...Mommy's...kisses...!!!

Natalie and Chloe-girl. Bffs.

A Disney fountain.

Nothing is better then big brother hugs!!

Always best friends!

So...what do we do with all the Mardi Gras beads we collect every year? Why, we take a bath with them! Seriously, the water was black and I gave them another bath afterwards. Totally bad idea, everyone!!

Bet you didn't know Spider Man could play the guitar.

William, apparently kneeing a wooden statue of a cowboy in the tenders...ouch!!

Well, that seems to be the end of the random pictures. Hope they were enjoyable! Glad you made it this far :)....

D-Day...New Orleans Style

Pop quiz! How many of you out there knew that the National World War II Museaum was located right here in New Orleans (besides my parents, who were just there a few weeks ago!)? Yeah, I didn't know that either, until we moved here. It was originally just the National D-Day Museaum, but has since picked up the rest of the war, so to speak. So what better way to spend D-Day then to storm the beaches of New Orleans dressed as a bunch of Germans? I can't think of a better way!


The night before the event we decided to put together something for the kids to wear to look "period." We headed over to the local thrift store to see what we could put together. The outfits are really not half bad! William's shorts were a bit on the short side, but that would have been standard in the 1940's, right? (He normally wears a size 7 for the length, but he squeezed into a 4T for the event!) Natalie even found a "German Dress," though I'm not sure it's really authentic either...

William was the star of the show! Across the street from the museaum all the reenactors set up a living history display. This meant that Tom had a chance to show off a bunch of his collection. One of the most popular things there was his motorcylce, which William is proudly modeling here in this picture. All sorts of people asked William to be in their pictures, and he was also interviewed by both a film and newpaper crew. He is such a star!

William can't wait until the day he can really drive Natalie around on the motorcycle.

But until then, he is happy to catch a ride with his dad. Tom also takes William's neighborhood friends out for rides sometimes. Once we even picked William up from school in the motorcycle. William thought that was awesome! By the way, Binky does a fantastic job of using the machine gun while in the sidecar. (FYI, we don't drive around the neighborhood with the machine gun attached!)

This is a picture of das kinder in front of a tank...perhaps a Sherman Tank? I really don't know, but the person who would has already gone to bed! It was fun to watch them unload a tank from a flatbed truck!

It looks like Natalie is trying to warn the Germans of the incoming invasion, but I know what she is really doing...singing Hannah Montana songs!!

Nothing is more father and son-like then to wear really short shorts while standing in front of some anti-aircraft artillery! Tom was going to wear his full wool uniform, but I reminded him that we lived in southern Louisiana, so go with the summer attire. So, Tom is rockin the short shorts with William.

Just hanging out on the motorcycle.

We picked up a fake wooden gun for William to play dress-up with. He already has a real gun, perhaps a K-98 (again, the person who would know is already asleep!) but it is locked up in a gun safe and he can only look at it with his dad. This is something he can use everyday!

Being a German is hard work! Well done, William, well done.

A Princess Ball

Every year Baton Rouge hosts the Red Stick (get it?) Animation Film Festival. This year, since Disney is releasing a new Princess Movie, Disney became very involved in promoting the new movie. What better way then to throw a Princess Ball! They held it at the old capital building downtown and it was free of charge, just come dressed as your favorite Disney Princess! We were so all over that.

Naturally, Natalie wanted to go as Cinderella, but William wanted to get involved too! So we picked him up a Prince Charming costume to escort his sister. What a cool big brother! I'd dare say, dashing!

A friend of ours let us know that they had room for 300 princesses (and one prince) but had given away close to 1500 tickets! So, we went early to make sure we got in. They were numbers 59 and 60. Not too bad! (For the record, I did do natalie's hair very princess-like, but a 2 hour car ride and the fact that she doesn't like things in her hair...well, you can see the end result!)

Here is Cinderella and Prince Charming in front of their castle.

William was an awesome Prince Charming! He took his role very seriously and kept making the funniest, most serious faces! Here is one example of that.

Have you seen a happier girl? I haven't!!

The royalty waiting to walk up the stairs to go to the ballroom. Fairy Godmother met them at the top of the stairs to welcome them to the royal event.

It really doesn't get much better then this for Natalie!!

When we reached the ballroom, Natalie immediately broke out in her awesomely sweet dance moves. The place quickly filled up and soon all the princesses (and one prince) would be taught an official Disney Princess Dance Routine!

Yeah...she got her moves from her mama! Hey girl...put that dress down and be a lady!

Here is William dancing in a sea of princesses. At one point they said for the Princesses to go and find a prince to dance with, and most went to their dads. William, being one of the very few boys dressed up there, became a hot commodity with the ladies, but he would have none of it!

By the stroke of midnight (or 8pm) the prince and princess were royally tired! What a wonderful ball!