Raelee turned NINE!! Of course we had to go to Louisiana to share the fun! A very long trip pulling a camper - in a truck with no air con. Yeah, hot and sweaty. Was it worth it? You bet!
NINE?? How did she get to be 9 years old? Kids have a way of growing up on you, don't they?
Her cousin's came to celebrate with her as well - here is Nicole and Amanda, with Raelee in the middle:
Oh and Goofy is hanging out in the front of them.
All the cousin's together, at the 'party':
And the most exciting thing about a party in our family - the traditional scavenger hunt! The birthday kid gets one clue to the big present for every year they are old - this year, punkin' got 9 clues:
The funny thing about it is the guests have as much fun as the birthday kid hunting for clues. Thankfully most of the time, the birthday kid is the only one that can guess the answers because it is usually leading them to something special that only they know the answer to... this clue is: "Store bought clothes are nice, but mom makes them sew much better" - leading her to the sewing machine:
And finally, the clue that led her to the big prize: "Trees are made into fine gifts here", leading her to her daddy's shop - and the big gift:
She LOVES her new bike!
Punkin' asked for a crawfish boil and strawberry pie for her birthday:
"Hey, miss, can you toss us a crawfish?"
Believe me, they got PLENTY!
And with a crawfish boil, you gotta eat the strawberry pie:
Then sleep:
The most special gift of all, was a friend visiting - 34+ years of history between us and such a special unbroken bond. We had not seen each other in years, and she found out I was coming to Louisiana so she messaged us and said she wanted to come see us! OH MY GOSH! What a special treat - Theresa, I love you and thanks for making the trip to MC to be with us - what a treasured visit!
Two words made them smile like this - "Pink Elephant".
Years ago, Steve was known as a 'scholarly' type of guy and very serious. I told Theresa he wasn't nearly as scary as she thought he was and we needed to figure out how to break the ice. She came in one day and said, "Red, how do you get a pink elephant off the wall?" Steve thought a minute and said, "I don't know, Red (she was a red head too), how do you get a pink elephant off the wall?" Theresa answered, "Well, you jerk him off - of course!"
And that is all I have to to say about that. The smiles say the rest!
Lots of laughs in Louisiana!
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