The Russo's

 Gianna did temporary red hair color for fun  Kaden celebrated his birthday at False River. They rented a boat for the afternoon and invited us to join. Hudson and Gianna did knee boarding for the first time They also rode the tube. It was a fun afternoon.  The first day of the dance year  We went to Chic Fil a for lunch on Gianna's birthday We went to Raising Cane's for dinner that night We went to our house after for presents and cake  Gianna said she didn't want to do anything for her birthday and then we persuaded her to do something, even if it was simple. I guess that was the teenager talking, but she is worth celebrating! I am blessed to have my coffee and shopping buddy!  Uncle Joe passed away suddenly on August 16th. The celebration of his life was on August 23, 2025. It was a beautiful service. He was the life of the Russo gatherings and he will be missed!  The kids started school on August 26th. I had a little surprise for them in the mornin...

 We celebrated Mom's birthday at Jamie's house. They grilled hamburgers and hot dogs.  We worked at Up in Smoke for the 4th of July.  It was Hudson's first time working as a stocker Jennifer and Mario took the kids to a few of the Rougarou baseball games  Mom and Doug took Hudson fishing in Delacroix. They stayed one night at the camp. He caught a few fish and had a good time. 

Jules had her 8th birthday party Papa had all the families make homemade butter at their house Father's Day at church Josh cooked steaks at our house for the dads. We are so thankful to have Josh. He is a hard worker, provider and great cook too!  Bowen was dedicated on June 29th. He has been doing so well and growing.  We all enjoy visiting him and getting to hold him

Jennifer wanted to meet up In Laurel, Mississippi for a girls weekend. We went the weekend of May 30th. Jamie, Gianna and I rode together in my car. We got there at lunch time and went straight to eat at Cafe La Fleur.  After lunch, we started to walk around a little We stopped in Lee's Coffee & Tea  An old man was playing music in there We walked to a park area in the middle of downtown and went in a few shops We went to check out the Air bnb house. It was very nice. We ate at a pizza place that night.  The next day we ate lunch at their popular Pearl's Diner They serve southern soul food and it was pretty good We walked around to the shops and took pictures by the murals  Got some sweet treats at Shug's  We went to The Loft for dinner that night. The next morning we went to Starbucks for a quick breakfast and headed home. It was a great weekend, wished it could have been longer!