Belly Cast for Baby Leflore #2

Time has passed by so quick with this pregnancy. I guess with the first one you are so excited and in such anticipation about your world changing that is what makes it go by so slow, but this second one has flown by. Ashley took a belly cast of my belly the first time and couldn't make it to Oxford to do this one because Baby Foley was due at anytime. So she sent the casting to Oxford with Kelsey and she did a great job.

Kelsey applying the cast

Trying to stay in the way

Putting on the finishing touches

Mother's Day!

Mother's Day was filled with fun and excitement this year. First we headed out to church with my Mom and Dad and then headed  to Lexington to take my Mom and Royann out to eat for Mother's Day. We had a good lunch and actually ran into my Uncle James at the resturaunt. One of his favorite people is Ann Fleming and he wanted her to come by because he had a surprise for her. Let me say Uncle James has taken a real liking to Ann Fleming ever since she was born and she recipricates the same for him. We went by his house and he wanted to show Ann Fleming his pet. It was not your normal pet. Uncle James has a pet pigeon named "Pij". It will sit on your hand and land on your head, so we all got a good laugh. We then headed to my Mom's and Dad's and Ann Fleming played in the water hose and then played in on the playground between my Uncle and Aunt's house and my Mom and Dad's. The one thing about the day that still amazes Royann and I was Ann Fleming climbing the ladder to the slide on her own at one year old. Here are some shots from that day:

Ann Fleming Meeting Pij

Pij sitting on Papa's head

Uncle James showing Pij

Wow!

Playing!

Papaw Pullen riding me around! Uncle Ricky's dad always told me to call him Papaw Pullen. So I want my kids to call Uncle Ricky, Papaw Pullen in honor of his dad.

Amazing! Climbing a ladder at 1 to the top to slide!

Sliding down!

Papa pulling me around!

A beatiful ending to a wonderful day!

Ann Fleming Loves her Grandfather's

Ann Fleming has them wrapped around her finger!

Easter 2011

The easter bunny did make it to our house this year and Ann Fleming was a bit surprised.

Easter bunny droppings

Ann Fleming waking up to her easter surprise.

Posing before church

Books, her favorite!

Pi and Pop's for Easter

She hunted eggs like a champ!

Easter this year was a little different this year than in years past with the loss of my Grandmother just a week before. Easter was one of her favorite holiday's along with Mother's Day. It was just different going to the house of one of my best friend's and her not being there to laugh with.

With all the secondary things of Easter let us not forget the real reason for Easter, Jesus and the price he paid for us on the cross and raising from the grave beating death! We hope we can instill this in our kids and one day pass it on to their kids. The greatest gift I believe you can pass on to your kids.





Can you guess my favorite food?

Ann Fleming loves eating spaghetti. She loves my Mom's and she ate some of Kelsey's famous spaghetti and meatballs the other night.

There is no place like Nana's!

Nana' house; there is only one thing that comes to mind when I say those words,. RELAXATION!! Let me explain myself better. I am not saying we go there and dump the babies on Nana and just lay around. There are a few things that make it feel so relaxing.

First,  I would have to say the coolness of sitting around outside. Nana has a sitting area on her back porch and around a swing in the yard that is shaded. The temp outside could be 100 degrees and it feel like it is 80 degrees in the shade. It is the nicest 100 degrees I have ever felt. The breeze is always blowing it seems. I guess it takes me back to when I was growing up and sitting in the shade at my own grandmother's.

Second, Nana always has something good to eat. Whenever we call and say we are coming, which we try to go a least once a month, except duck season, she will always ask what we want to eat. My favorite is her broccoli salad. I think I could eat just about every day. I don't think I have ever ate one of her deserts that was bad.

Third, It is the house of dominoes. I mean that in the sense of just about every time we go we play Mexican Train dominoes. It is a game of strategy trying to get rid of your dominoes before the rest of your competition does. Whatever dominoes they have left when you get rid of yours, they have to count them up as points. Whoever has the most points at the end is the loser.  Did I mention I love this game?

Fourth, I have never seen a more comfortable couch in the whole world, sitting under one of the most restful fans,  and in the coldest room in the whole world.

Last and not least, it is Nana herself. I have been telling Nana for a while now that she needed to put all of her wisdom into a book. It is amazing the home remedies and just general knowledge of things she has. She is a joy to sit around and talk to. I love to listen to stories of  her and Papa's family, because one day I hope to pass them along on to our children about their family. One thing I strongly believe in is "if you don't understand where you came from , then you won't understand where your going".  One thing about it is, our kids will not say when they get older their parents didn't try to get them to and spend time with their grandparent's. I can't leave out Ann Fleming loves Nana. It seems Ann Fleming reponds best to Nana and her Pi. Here are a few pictures from one of our last visits right before we had the baby.

Two Ann Fleming's

 That cool yard I was talking about.

 Eating crackers!

Wearing my Nana's hat!

Catfish Festival

I am having to go back and catch up some of this blogging. So bear with me as I go through some of the old post I started and I am just now getting back to. The Catfish Festival is a festival in Belzoni, Ms celebrating the production of catfish, and is a annual get together for each family in the Roy Long Family. Each year in the past we have usually been cooking and selling to visitors to the annual event, but this year being that Roy and Patti don't have the store anymore, made it a little easier for everyone to enjoy the festival. The unique thing also about this year was Kelsey the youngest sister in the family ran for Catfish Queen.

Royann, Ann Fleming and I attended the Queen party at Wister Gardens. Here are some pics from the Friday night party:                             

                             Ann Fleming                                   

                                               A family picture

                                                        Aunt K.K. and #1

 The next morning we all decided to walk in the 5k except Dennis, he ran the 5k.

We all won our respected divisions. I am here with Ann Fleming with my trophy.

 Then there was the queen contest later on in the morning. Kelsey won the contest and we were all so proud of her. She has now one up'ed Royann and Ashley in another record. Her goal has always to one up Royann and Ashley and all of their records they set years ago.

 Aunt K.K. and the kiddos.

Kelsey giving autographs to fans.

It was a great weekend to share with family and friends. We were all so proud of Kelsey.