Picnic in the Park

Last weekend was beautiful. Yes, the weather is warm in Louisiana, but so far it hasn't been too warm. You might actually say we've been enjoying a nice spring, but as soon as you say it, we'll be in the 90s. Saturday was sunny and 80, so we packed a lunch and headed to the park. You saw the first part of the trip's photographic output here, so I won't bore you with any more details. Here are some wonderful shots from last weekend's picnic.

An instant classic, one of our new all-time favorites

Marshmallow pictures - Months 7 & 8

Once again, we took Marshmallow pictures a little late. As you can guess by the title, I also decided to continue with the two-months-at-a-time blog post. Trust me folks, these are worth the wait. The lighting was tough when we took the seven month pictures, but I think we got a few good ones. We also snapped photo a cute, but way too blurry to share, photo of the first time Cora ever sat up on her own. Suffice it to say, it was very adorable, if not mostly accidental. In case you missed it, I believe I explained in the Spring Break and milestones post. So without further delay, here are our favorite marshmallow pictures from seven months. Remember to click on any pics to view them full-size.  

Grandmom and Janna

Cora's Grandmom (my mother) and her Aunt Janna made it in last week to spend a few days with her, and they had a blast!  Janna hadn't seen Cora since Thanksgiving, so she had a lot of catching up to do.

Spring Break and milestones

Cora's Uncle Peter and Aunt Alison spent part of their spring break with us last weekend, and Cora had a blast!  It started out a little rough though.  After driving through the night (and a nice little nap), Pete and Alison picked up Cora from daycare, only to find that she had just taken an exceptionally long nap, and had a fever of about 101.  I was able to come home early, so we spent a lazy afternoon watching basketball and passing around the tired baby.  She's had a few random fevers before, so we weren't too concerned, but it turns out this one had a purpose...the next morning we found her first tooth!  We spent the morning seeing the sights in Baton Rouge, and Cora was back to her perky self, as seen in these photos.

Mardi Gras in Texas

This year, for Mardi Gras, we decided to head down to New Orleans...to catch a flight to Dallas. There was no way we'd take Cora to an actual Mardi Gras celebration!  We might try to catch a parade or two next year, but for now, visiting the Jesters was a great way to celebrate.  The airport was packed on our way out of town, but most of the travelers were on there way in. It did seem like a good number of locals had the same idea as us though! Southwest had lavishly decorated their gates and check-in counters, both in NOLA, and in Dallas.