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Sunday, August 12, 2012

New Orleans


This is the last set of pictures from our trip 4th of July week.  We went to the Aquarium of the Americas and Cafe Du Monde.  We thought it would be a fun little stop and a great way to break up the ten hour drive home.














We had a great river view from our hotel room.



Riding the trolly from our hotel to Cafe Du Monde.


The beignets and chickory coffee were a big hit with the boys!!!





Later that night at Felix's Oyster Bar.  The oysters were great but the kids were not.  They'd had all the fun they could stand!

Monday, August 06, 2012

Mississippi Coast


We went to the Mississippi Coast for the 4th of July.  The boys were so excited to go to Mississippi and see Yiayia and Papou.  Even after we got there Ben kept asking me if we were still in Mississippi.


We took the boys over to Biloxi one day so they could play on the beach.  It was a gorgeous day and not too hot.  I always laugh at how much they like to grab handfuls of sand and just throw it into the water.


Ben and Sam were both a little scared of the water and waves last time we were on the coast, but they jumped right in this time.




Biloxi Lighthouse in the background.




Snack time is the best time!



Yiayia made pancakes ... yummy!



Drawing angry birds


The boys are really in to super heros right now ... mostly Avengers, Spiderman, and Justice League.


They were full, but dessert came out so the trap door opened.


Little Benny was pooped!  He tries so hard to keep up with big brother Sam, but he just isn't quite ready to drop his nap every day.


Breakfast just got easier. Benny has conquered feeding himself cereal.  Of course any cereal with marshmallows is the best kind of cereal.


We got to see Uncle Costas and Aunt Paola for the 4th of July.



Conner boys


It rained most afternoons on the coast ... a welcome relief from the heat.



We took a walk after the rain and the boys were endlessly fascinated at the pitcher plants.  We have a Walter Anderson pitcher plant print in our house so they loved making that connection.



So sad to leave Yiayia and Papou.  Can't wait to see them again soon!


Thursday, August 02, 2012

Ben Starts Primary


Big Benny moved up from Toddler to Primary yesterday.  He was sooo excited.  I think he's definitely ready to be with the big kids after all the time he's been spending with Sam.  There's just one more week of summer school before it's back to uniforms!

Tooth Number Two


Bye-bye baby tooth #2!


He'd been working on that thing for weeks!  It finally came out.  He came home from school that day and said he didn't know what to do with his tongue since he didn't have a tooth to wiggle.