A fun time at our first Mardi Gras

We took the big two boys to New Orleans for the "pre-Mardi Gras" Mardi Gras. We met up with some Louisiana friends we had met in England and had a blast catching up with them.

Our boys loved playing with Austin. They were all equally goofy.
Enjoying beignets.

Hanging out at Cafe Du Monde.

Ice storm 2011

We had great fun sledding down the icy hill on one of our two "snow" days out of school.

Emalyn is one!

Here are pictures from Emalyn's first birthday...

Introducing Bubba....

Long story short, we said "goodbye" to George and "hello" to Bubba.

He is 11 weeks old, roughly 7 pounds (smaller than all our babies!), and is a bundle of joy.

Welcome home, Bubba!

George is settling in....

He is an affectionate dog.....getting love from Luke

....and more love from Caleb.....

...and more love from Chris.......then, back asleep! What a low maintenance, sweet-natured new family member!!

Thanksgiving--fun at both grandparents' houses

Welcome home, George!

More pictures to come! : )