The Russo's

Josh always tries to get the kids to tell him what his gift will be every holiday! Not realizing it Gianna gave it away when he was questioning them. We gave it to him on Friday afternoon because he already knew and I couldn't hide the big box.   We went to dinner Friday night for Todd's birthday Saturday night we went to Papa's for steaks.  Sunday pictures at church  Too old to kiss his Dad. We are thankful to have Josh as the provider and leader of our family! He is a hard worker, caring and a good model for our kids.  We are blessed to have Papa in our lives and thankful for him!   Josh wanted to go home and relax on Sunday. He broke out his griddle and cooked that night. He really likes it and has cooked on it several times.   My sisters and kids came over Monday to have lunch with my Dad. 

Our cat Dusty died mysteriously on April 26, 2019. Josh found him by the back door that morning and didn't have any signs of how he died. Gianna was so upset all day and the days following.    We had just tried to recreate this picture when he was a kitten. He was almost 3 years old.  Josh buried him before we woke up and Hudson made him a cross for his grave. Gianna couldn't even go and look at it because she was sad and didn't want us to talk about him.  They found this bird in the yard that wouldn't fly. They eventually caught it and then let it go in the field.   Gianna and Hudson are interested in cooking. Gianna was helping me make a cream sauce for pasta. Hudson caught crawfish in the ditch, cooked them and ate them. They were pretty good!  Hudson makes ramen noodles by himself  Dillon and Dax came in on May 3rd for a quick visit. Josh cooked crawfish for everyone at our house.  Nash, Jetta and...

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!