Week 10: This was a week of recovery...we were exhausted from our trip to Florida! We had so much fun playing with our friends, that we needed a few days to recover! We still went to the library and played outside with friends, but we tried to take things easy! We waited until the end of the week to explore more of Baton Rouge. I took the kids down to the Mall of Louisiana, which they loved because there was a Chick-fil-a, a carousel, and the cookie store! After a morning of unhealthy treats and riding in circles, we went to get haircuts to get ready for the first day of school!
She looks like such as big kid!
The kids and I also made a trip to the Baton Rouge Zoo, which was wonderful, as always! As soon as we got to the zoo, the kids were dying to take a ride on the train...I agreed reluctantly. As soon as we got on the train and it started moving, the only thing I heard was "when can we get off", but at least they got along. It will be a long time before we take the train again! 
Train Ride at the Baton Rouge Zoo
Boy was it hot at the zoo! The animals were all taking it easy - everyone was asleep or sitting out in the grass. Our favorite part of the zoo is the tiger exhibit! The tigers were all napping on Friday...the kids thought this tiger was crazy!
I guess you know that you spend too much time with crafts when this is how you spend your Saturday morning...making crafts. Mary Virginia asked me why I was always painting and I told her that some people were interested in buying the burlap door hangers that I was making....so she decided to make her own crafts to "sale". She wanted to make fuse bead magnets and she told us that she was going to "sale" them around the neighborhood on her postal route! Her first sales pitch was to Gigi - who has committed to buying a few! So, watch out if you see MV coming, you may be asked if you would like to buy a craft! (She is actually really good at designing patterns...making mommy proud!)
Train Ride at the Baton Rouge Zoo
Boy was it hot at the zoo! The animals were all taking it easy - everyone was asleep or sitting out in the grass. Our favorite part of the zoo is the tiger exhibit! The tigers were all napping on Friday...the kids thought this tiger was crazy!
After to zoo we went to horseback riding. MV rode a new horse that was a little more difficult than her previous horse, Bailey. This horse, Indy, had a mind of his own. All he wanted to do was to go back to the barn and have a rest under his fan! Indy had a little trouble following directions (much like his rider), so it is going to take some time to get used to riding a new horse.
I guess you know that you spend too much time with crafts when this is how you spend your Saturday morning...making crafts. Mary Virginia asked me why I was always painting and I told her that some people were interested in buying the burlap door hangers that I was making....so she decided to make her own crafts to "sale". She wanted to make fuse bead magnets and she told us that she was going to "sale" them around the neighborhood on her postal route! Her first sales pitch was to Gigi - who has committed to buying a few! So, watch out if you see MV coming, you may be asked if you would like to buy a craft! (She is actually really good at designing patterns...making mommy proud!)
Saturday night we had planned on going to the Hot Air Balloon Competition, but it was canceled due to expected bad weather - which never happened! We had a great night anyway...we cooked out and visited with friends!
Our exploration continued on Sunday after church...we took the kids downtown to the Arts and Sciences Museum. It was a little like McWane Center, but not nearly as nice! The kids had fun playing and exploring in the science area and in the discovery zone! I am sure we will make a trip back, but we are going to venture over to the Hammond Science museum too - it looks more like what we are used to!
We also took a walk along River Road to see the Mississippi River. It still looked a little high...the USS Kidd was in the water (usually it sits on dry ground). We had fun watching the barges and the tug boats. After exploring, we drove over the bridge so that the kids could look up and down the river.
We also took a walk along River Road to see the Mississippi River. It still looked a little high...the USS Kidd was in the water (usually it sits on dry ground). We had fun watching the barges and the tug boats. After exploring, we drove over the bridge so that the kids could look up and down the river.
We were able to convince the kids to go with us to the USS Kidd Museum too! It is such a neat place - I can't wait to go back and look around without kids! They had a few kid friendly exhibits like a tug boat that the kids could "drive" and a gun room that the kids could walk through and look at the cannons! 
We topped off the day with a trip to Menchies! YUM! We have been looking for a place like Yogurt Lab since we got here! MV loved it and John Bay slept through it!
We topped off the day with a trip to Menchies! YUM! We have been looking for a place like Yogurt Lab since we got here! MV loved it and John Bay slept through it!
The highlight of our week was meeting Mary Virginia's teacher and seeing her classroom. All of the grades except for kindergarten started school on Friday. Their classes have testing for the first three days of school and then the boys go next Thursday and the girls on Friday! MV has the sweetest teacher! We cannot wait for a wonderful school year!
Next week should be interesting, I can't wait to fill you in on the first day of school!
Note: Check out the page of "My Artwork". I added lots of new burlap door hangers!
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