Spring Photos

Our elementary school takes their individual school photos for school and yearbook purposes in the Fall and the class photo in the Spring. We've learned over the past three years that they also take another individual photo with the class photo, even though we didn't receive a notice or payment sheet in advance. It's the ol' take the picture, send them home, and charge parents for the sheets you don't return by the end of the week.

I've never purchased these individual photos; however, this year I think I just might pick up a sheet. How can I turn down these fabulous images?

Mardi Gras

Bryan and I moved to Galveston in the middle of Mardi Gras 1995. I remember the traffic as Dad and the family tried to drive the U-Haul to my new apartment. During the 7 years we lived on the island, we attended Mardi Gras parades a few times - not annually - prefering to avoid the massive descent of tourists and Houston residents. A bit of random trivia: Cameron got her very first sunburn while watching the Krewe of Munchkins Parade during Mardi Gras 2001 when she was 18 months old.



After moving thirty-plus miles up the Mainland only Bryan has returned to Mardi Gras. And those photos cannot be displayed on the blog! This is a family-oriented website. This year I just got bitten by the bug and really wanted to see the Krewe of Gambrinus parade on the first weekend. A work colleague/friend belongs to the Krewe and had been talking it up and the weather was going to be beautiful.



Everything worked out perfectly. We planned our parking, we weren't over-crowded in our spot on the Seawall, and we walked afterward to our favorite restaurant and got a table before the heavy crowds hit.

I hope that the good memories we made that night will encourage us to try again next year.

Close Up

I just love this photo of Cameron. I took the picture while trying to show her that she had orange paint on her eyelash.