What Fun We Had @ Nanny Faye's

We spent our Sunday afternoon at Faye & Allen's house on the North shore.Faye is Rick's sister. We had such a GREAT time! After a wonderful lunch of Bar-B-Que Ribs,sweet potatoes,pork&beans, potato salad & dirty rice! What a feast! I think Ava ate her weight in sweet potatoes and Emma was in heaven with the potato salad and the dirty rice! After lunch we did go swimming!The girls were a little apprehensive at first,but eventually Emma was swimming like a fish and Ava finally left the ladder!
It was so nice to sit and visit with my brother and sister -in-law.

The Mayeaux's Go to The Mississippi Gulf Coast!

This past Friday was supposed to be an overnight romantic getaway, but in usual Mayeaux fashion...things went shall we say not according to the plans! The reason for going to the Gulf Coast was for Rick's job .So he actually HAD to go! So on to plan B! Plan B was to actually take the whole tribe on this adventure. How often does a free room on the coast come your way? To answer that....LIKE NEVER!! So we were going to take advantage of the gift! We left for the coast around 3:30p.m. With all of the craziness getting everything ready for when Rick arrived home I forgot the most important thing for a Momma to remember! To actually take and make the children go potty before we left! So needless to say we literally get 3 miles from the house and Ava says she has to potty! Well for those of you who know where we live can understand my plight in this situation! For those of you who don't here it is in a nut shell...We live surrounded by water. Within 3 miles of the house there is no longer any shall we say proper "PEE PEE" spots! We were driving between Norco & Destrehan which is basically "The Swamp"!So for a 3 year old to now be told "To hold it", didn't really work in our favor! So we had to stop and "clean up"the first crime scene of our trip! While I was taking care of business with little miss Ava Grace, Rick was going to fill up the family truckster with gas. Of course we should have known it wouldn't be that easy right?The gas station could not accept credit/debit cards due to bad weather!!WHAT??? You heard me right..CASH ONLY! Who carries that much money now a days to go fill up their car/van? So off to another station! So with all of our extra stops we didn't arrive in Bay St.Louis until 5:30! Rick needed to be changed and downstairs for 6:00! Even with all of the craziness the kids were so excited,and Rick did get downstairs on time!The kids and I had the best time enjoying the view from the high rise, jumping on the beds(o.k. I did let them do that a little! Sometimes ya gotta just let them be kids!)and waiting for Ray's bed and our dinner to arrive! After dinner and a bath we all were super excited to watch the Olympic Opening Ceremony!!After a little trouble receiving the channel, we were awed by so many things watching the ceremony! The kids were so into it,I was amazed how it captured their attention! For my sake all kiddo's were off to dreamland around 8:30, and momma enjoyed a nice relaxing, hot bath! How wonderful that the lord gave us all that we wanted! The next morning off we went for our day of adventure! We ate breakfast at a Cracker Barrel and went for an impromptu walk along the beach! We know that we were a little over dressed for the beach but....When in Rome...Right? We had so much fun with the kids. And I have to say they were quite the troopers! Enjoy the new pics!!

Help Me Momma!!! I Need A Wipe!!!!

O.K. So you all who just love our Ava stories here's one for you!So the other day was crazy! Not crazy in your typical Mayeaux fashion, just crazy in general! We had a lot of things going on! Too many to list, but you get the picture...Chaos!!LOL Although this is rather personal I will just tell it like it was! With being the mother of three very busy kiddo's one rarely gets ANY alone time to even go to the bathroom,nonetheless it is NEVER by yourself!You pretty much have a potty party everyday!So during one of these shall I say potty parties Ava disappeared. Now I know all of you are gasping at this moment...the thought of Ava alone anywhere is enough to contact some sort of authorities!LOL So,as we are all finishing up in the bathroom, I hear Ava screaming to me "HELP ME MOMMA..I NEED A WIPE"!"OH NO PLEASE HELP ME"!Knowing what my child is capable of I grab my cell phone(so that I can call Dr.J if needed) and run towards the screams! Upon my arrival to the screaming child,I now see Ava has pushed the butcher block table up to the fridge, climbed on top, and retrieved a black sharpie and shall we say the rest is an interesting piece of our family's Quilt Of Memories!!!I am posting the evidence for you ..photos of the scene of the crime and the results of the perpetrator

The Mayeaux's Do the CAREWALK!!

Our Covenant Group was a part of the last CAREWALK in Lakeview last Sunday! We brought the wagon and hit the streets with our Binders and off we went! After the CAREWALK we enjoyed a picnic at Metairie Playground! Needless to say, we all had a great time and enjoyed ourselves fellowshipping with the others in the group!

BATHTIME @ THE MAYEAUX'S!!

Always expect the unexpected here at the Mayeaux's house! Even bathtime isn't Normal! LOL Those of you that really know us completly understand that last quote!!LOL Well here is the little story that goes along with these pics!Ava & Ray were taking a bath when all of a sudden there was a third party in the tub!Well letsjust say EVERYONE got a bath!LOL

"KINGDOM BUILDERS " VBS 2008

This year was the first year that Emma was able to attend V.B.S.! She was so excited! I worked the nursery along with my helpers Ava& Ray, while Emma Attended her class. The name of her class was "Nails" being that this years theme was based on a construction theme.Her teachers were Ms.Tori Masson& Ms.Carly Collins! Emma did so well! Although some of the Scripture verses were rather long , she did her best to remember them in her own words!It was such a joy to see her so excited about learning about the Lord! Of course in typical V.B.S. fashion there were puppets!! And for Ava& Ray that was the main attraction!They loved the puppets! Jessica worked so hard with the puppet team and made that aspect of the crusade so memorable for the little ones! The other "draw" to Ava Grace was/is Pastor Peter! LOL Pastor Peter was one of the members of the drama team. He played the role of a"GRAMPA"! Go figure...It must have been quite a stretch for him! LOL Well anyway.all through the worship time Ava and Pastor Peter danced together, worshiped together,and according to Ava...He is my best friend! LOL Ray also loved Pastor Peter. He now Calls him "GRAMPA"! I think he actually thinks that is his name due to the drama! It is rather cute! Although the getting everyone ready so early,and the chaos that comes with that, it was all well worth it!! Enjoy these pics of the event!