Random Pictures from the Festival

 

 

We met up with a few of the Billeauds and Gary.

Jake lost a tooth on the grounds of the federal courthouse.

Festival International de Louisiane

On the last Sunday of April Normand and I took the 5 youngest kids for an afternoon downtown to listen to the music and just enjoy being outside.

On the grounds of Cathedral Carmel we listened to a couple of groups.  This group was from somewhere in Africa.

 

Audrey enjoying a nice nap on her nanny.

It was a nice way to spend an afternoon.

Birthday Dinner With Katy and David

Last night Normand and I went out for Thai food with Katy and David to celebrate their birthdays. As usual we had a great time and the food was just scrumptious.

Normand had the three flavor fish-- fried tilapia with a yummy brown sauce and sauteed veggies. Very very good

Katy and I had Shrimp Pad Thai yummy

David ordered the Red Curry Shrimp it was very good too. As you can tell I tasted every ones food.

These are the sauces that came with the oh so fresh and crisp spring rolls that we devoured before I could take a picture of them.

David the master story teller. I think Robin was the focus of this particular story.

Memories of Christmas Past Post 1

 

Christmas 1991

This is the Christmas we were expecting our Christmas baby (Jeanne) who came 16 days late on January 10th.  Andrew was 2 and way too cute in his little Christmas plaid shorts and knee socks.

Navel Oranges

While at Aunt Inky’s on Sunday we helped ourselves to some of her juicy and delicious and ginormous navel oranges.

 

Thanks Aunt Inky!

Jesse Tree

 

One of our family traditions for advent is to find, bring home and decorate a Jesse Tree.  This year we went out to Normand’s Aunt Inky’s property in the Carenro to find our tree and evergreen boughs for our Advent wreath.  We always enjoy walking around her property making memories with our kids.  We took the three little kids this year.

 

 

 

 

There shall come forth a shoot
from the stump of Jesse,
and a branch shall grow out of his roots.

Isaiah 11:1

The Jesse Tree is a beautiful anticipatory tradition for the great feast of Our Lord's Nativity.  A visual representation of the family tree of Jesus, the Jesse Tree offers the family a yearly opportunity to spend time with the great cloud of witnesses that St. Paul spoke of in his epistle to the Hebrews.   And since the Old Testament should never be read in isolation, but always in light of the New, the tradition of the Jesse Tree offers that view into the Old, always illuminated by the Light of Bethlehem. 

You can download images for your Jesse Tree here.  I found the scripture list here.

JESSE TREE SCRIPTURES (The symbols are only suggestions)

December 1 Creation: Gen. 1:1-31; 2:1-4 Symbols: sun, moon, stars, animals, earth

December 2 Adam and Eve: Gen. 2:7-9, 18-24 Symbols: tree, man, woman

December 3 Fall of Man: Gen. 3:1-7 and 23-24 Symbols: tree, serpent, apple with bite

December 4 Noah: Gen. 6:5-8, 13-22; 7:17, 23, 24; 8:1, 6-22 Symbols: ark, animals, dove, rainbow

December 5 Abraham: Gen. 12:1-3 Symbols: torch, sword, mountain

December 6 Isaac: Gen. 22:1-14 Symbols: bundle of wood, altar, ram in bush

December 7 Jacob: Gen. 25:1-34; 28:10-15 Symbols: kettle, ladder

December 8 Joseph: Gen. 37:23-28; 45:3-15 Symbols: bucket, well, silver coins, tunic

December 9 Moses: Ex. 2:1-10 Symbols: baby in basket, river and rushes

December 10 Samuel: 1 Sam. 3:1-18 Symbols: lamp, temple

December 11 Jesse: 1 Sam. 16:1-13 Symbols: crimson robe, shepherd's staff

December 12 David: 1 Sam. 17:12-51 Symbols: slingshot, 6-pointed star

December 13 Solomon: 1 Kings 3:5-14, 16-28 Symbols: scales of justice, temple, two babies and sword

December 14 Joseph: Matt. 1:18-25 Symbols: hammer, saw, chisel, angle

December 15 Mary: Matt. 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38 Symbols: lily, crown of stars, pierced heart

December 16 John the Baptist: Mark 1:1-8 Symbols: shell with water, river

On December 17, the Church begins to intensify the preparation for Christmas with the use of the "O" Antiphons during the Liturgy of the Hours. The symbols for the Jesse Tree from December 17 to 23 are based on the "O" Antiphons.  Click on the link to find them.

December 17 Jesus is Wisdom: Sirach (or Ecclesiasticus in old Bibles) 24:2; Wisdom 8:1 Symbols: oil lamp, open book

December 18 Jesus is Lord: Ex. 3:2; 20:1 Symbols: burning bush, stone tablets

December 19 Jesus is Flower of Jesse: Isaiah 11:1-3 Symbols: flower, plant with flower

December 20 Jesus is Key of David: Isaiah 22:22 Symbols: key, broken chains

December 21 Jesus is the Radiant Dawn: Psalm 19:6-7 (in older Bibles this will be Psalm 18) Symbols: sun rising or high in sky

December 22 Jesus is King of the Gentiles: Psalm 2:7-8; Ephesians 2:14-20 Symbols: crown, scepter

December 23 Jesus is Emmanuel: Isaiah 7:14; 33:22 Symbols: tablets of stone, chalice and host

December 24 Jesus is Light of the World: John 1:1-14 Symbols: candle, flame, sun

Thanksgiving

This year Thanksgiving and my birthday just so happened to fall on the same day.  It was a beautiful clear day and I enjoyed it surrounded by my fabulous family and was treated to a delicious meal and a sweet birthday party and lots of gifts.   Thank You to everyone who made my day so special.

On the menu on Turkey Day 2 baked turkeys, baked ham, merliton and shrimp in a cream sauce, cauliflower in a cheese sauce, rice and turkey gravy, brocolli cornbread, short rib dressing, divine sweet potatos, chicken and cornbread dressing, garlic french bread, brownies, choc chip cookies, sugar cookies w/candied fruit, and  German chocolate cake.   Oh my gosh it was all sooooo good.

A Beautiful Couple

Last Sunday we celebrated my parents Golden Anniversary.  Normand and I hosted a lunch for about 45 people here in our home.   The week before was very busy with preparations for the lovely day.  You can see pictures of the day here at Katy’s blog.  It was a beautiful day and a wonderful tribute to my parents.

Sunday Supper with Friends

Last night we had the Barras and Patrick and Angie Dunphy over to visit and enjoy a meal with us.

 

The little kiddoes.

 

  Yummy S-mores Brownies

Agnes enjoyed a little of the topping  on her own. 

For dinner I served green salad, smothered round steaks w/gravy, rice, corn maque chou, lima beans w/tasso and fresh yummy rosemary dinner rolls.  We also enjoyed a couple of glasses of  Woodbridge Merlot.  (I forgot to take a pic of the main course.)

Good Food Good Friends Good Times

It was a great All Saints Day

 

Trick or Treating with the Billeauds

We went Trick or Treating with Bruce and Jeanine’s kids this year.  We went to the Lexington Heights subdivision. It’s a beatuiful subdivsion built in an old pecan grove.  I think everyone had a great time.  Mark sorry you were sick. 

 

Michelle is a  ………. Well I really don’t know what she was besides fun.

 

Piled into the MillerMobile

Fun Cousins

I think they had more fun than the little kids.

Scariest thing ever!!!!!

Wardrobe Malfunction

Who knows

Jo Jo and her daddy the speed walker.

At Mr. Pumpkins house.

The couple at this house do it up right.  They have a talking Mr. Pumpkin who talks to the kids and tells really corny Halloween jokes.  They serve hotdogs, chili, punch and sweets.  What a great way to end our trick or treat adventure.