The Russo's

We went by the State Capital to look at the flags for those who lost their lives in service from Louisiana.  It was a solemn site to see 11,000 flags lined up    The capital was open so we went in and looked around. The kids have only been inside once.   Found the bullet from Huey P. Long's assassination.  On Monday, my family went to the LSU lake with the beach and grilled. Hudson brought his fishing pole, but didn't have any bait.    They did the paddle board and kayaks  Josh had to work, but he came by for a little bit.  The kids played in the sand and played on the workout area. It was a nice day by the lake. 

Divine Dance had their recital on May 19th at 2:00 p.m. We went Saturday morning for a rehearsal at the River Center.   The girls had to be there early. They were ready and waited for it to start. I did her hair and makeup all by myself, a bun is a lot harder than it looks!  The ballet costume for the song, "Oceans"    Tap outfits for the song " A Different Drum"    Daddy and Hudson gave her a rose  Some of the family that came to watch her  She completed her 4th year of dance! 

Went to the mall to pick up some gifts. Hudson didn't want to be in the picture.   The kids drew me some chalk pictures   On Saturday May 11, we celebrated with my Mom and sisters. We went to dinner at Big Mike's and went to Airborne Extreme.   We went to CC's for cake and coffee after. I love having these women to do life with!  My kids are blessings to me and I'm treasuring these times since they are growing up so fast (or so it seems)!  Nana Angie had a good message on Sunday morning Cadie and the guys cooked fajitas for lunch at Nana's house and Maw Ella came We had a movie night with popcorn when we got home. They gave me a water kettle for my french press and a necklace. 

We have been in our house for 9 years and last March we finally got it painted and a few other updates. We knew it needed a face lift, but now we see how bad it really was! Before: We took everything out of the flowerbeds (except the tree) before they painted Hudson helped pull the bushes out  Got a new front door and garage door  After: New shutters   painted the shop door since it was all rusted In June we had signs of termites on the house and had to get them treated In September we bought a used generator. Josh and Hudson poured the pad. (It's not actually hooked up yet) Our a/c had to be replaced also. It was original to the house and had been fixed many times. In April we did the flowerbeds and kept it simple  I also got some new patio furniture It took about a year, but we are happy with the outcome!