Labor Day Weekend

This past weekend, we went to northern Louisiana to see my grandmother (Dad's mom).
It was a great weekend and we were able to introduced Cole to a lot of our
family. We got there on Friday, which was my birthday, so Dad took us out
for pizza. On Saturday, Mamaw cooked us my favorite, a roast dinner
(at lunch), and then we went to see some of my mom's
side of the family. On Sunday, we had lunch with Dad's sisters,
my cousins, and their kids.

Mamaw and Cole.
Cole slept the best he ever has in Jonesboro and he was already
a great sleeper. For about a week before we went, we were putting
him down about 10pm and he would wake up to eat around 3:30am.
The first night in Jonesboro he slept until 4:45am and the second night
until 5:30am! It was awesome. Sunday night he didn't sleep that long,
but he did sleep the whole ride home, but last night he ate at 8:45, went to
sleep about 9:30pm and we didn't hear a peep until 5:45 am!

Mamaw with all the great-grandkids there this Labor Day.
She 9 total and all but 3 live there in Jonesboro. They all
love there Mamaw so much, so we wanted Cole to get to
meet her and know her too.

From left to right: Ryan, Jacob, Jennifer, Ashlyn, Dwight, Austin and Cole.

Papaw and Bebe with Cole.
Mom and Dad came over from Tulsa to meet us in Jonesboro,
so they could see Mamaw and Cole.

"We are all cousins and we are all in green. hahahaha."

Jacob (left), Cole, and Ryan (right)

These two boys are so cute and sweet. I could see Cole
growing up and looking just like either one of them.
Jacob is in first grade and Ryan is three.

Mamaw has a play-dough recipe that I am going to have to get from her.
Brent and I had a lot of fun playing with the Ryan and the
other kids and just making things ourselves. Such cheap entertainment
and a great stress reliever. This is the turtle Brent created for Ryan.

Ryan is a ham and always ready for the camera.

Maci made the trip with us too. She is always a hit in Jonesboro with
all the great-grandkids. They tire her out like crazy and I think
she does them. When Jacob and Ryan left on Saturday, Maci
couldn't jump up on the couch by herself without Brent's help.
Everyone came over on Sunday for lunch, so there were many
more great-grands to play with her. She was so tired that
she slept the entire way home.

My cousin Monica with Cole. We were joint at the hip growing up.
When I was young, I spent a lot of time in Louisiana with
my mom and her family while my grandmother (Mom's mom) was sick.
We had many times of four-wheeling, makeovers,
and watching Mary Poppins and Dirty Dancing.

This is random...
Okay, so I love her hair! And I need a hair cut so bad!
I haven't had one since I just found out I was preggo,
so I would say it is time. Do you think I could
pull something like this off??

Monica's daughter Destiny. She is a firecracker of energy
and just like me and her mom at her age.

I am editing some videos now, so I will post those when I am finished.