Happy Mardi Gras & 8 Years!

It's a big day in our part of the world...Mardi Gras! We got to go to two parades last Friday: one at LL's school and the other, that night, an official city parade with real floats, a few marching bands, and tons of bead throwing.

Here are a few pictures, mostly of the school parade. They encourage the kids to dress up and they all have a chance to ride in wagon "floats" to throw out favors/beads and also to sit by the "route" and say "Throw me something, Mister!" SJ quickly learned how to put the beads around her neck and LL had fun riding, marching, and filling her bag with loot!





The girls and a new buddy after the evening parade


The most special thing about today for us, however, is that it marks 8 years since T and I got married! We are amazed when we look back and consider how much and how wonderfully our lives have changed in that time and look forward to many more years together, seeing what God has in store for our family.