Joanna likes to shake it

 

While at the festival Joanna made a tambourine out of paper plates and mardi gras beads.  Later in the afternoon she put it to good use while listening to a band from Morocco.  The girl sure likes to move it, move it.

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.

Tummy Time With Charles

Over Easter vacation Audrey spent a little time visiting with Charles Lawson our great-nephew.

 

 

 

This is what happened when she found out he was leaving the next day.

Joanna got a little visiting in too.

Yard Work

A few weeks ago Normand finished raking up the oak leaves in front of the house and he had a little help from Joanna. Joanna had a lots of fun getting wheel barrel rides to and from the compost pile.

Tablescapes from a Spring Luncheon

I'm posting this a little early for Tablescape Thursday. Join Susan at Between Naps on the Porch on Thursday to see all of the pretty posts. http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/

Here are the tablescapes from our Ladies Spring Luncheon in April. We had a wonderful day with all of our lovely ladies. (See my previous post for pics of all of our guests.

Table in the kitchen for the little girls. I used my violet snack sets on this table with violet egg shaped salt and pepper set. Their party favor was a collectible tea cup and saucer and a bottle of linen spray. Love the violets.

This is the table in the dining room for the ladies. I used my Johnson Bros Summer chintz plates with a white salad plates and yellow accents. Party favors for the ladies were lavender and lemon verbena soaps and homemade chocolate biscotti.

This is the table in the living room for the big girls. With my white plates and Johnson Bros Summer chintz salad plates.

Spring time wreath I made with a vintage daisy plate.

Dining room table.

We had such a lovely day. I can't wait to do this again.

The menu and a Fuzzy Navel Mimosa.

Early Spring Flower Show

Jacob's Ladder

Say a little prayer for Jacob he has chicken pox now and it's pretty bad. Joanna is all better now.

It's a beautiful spring Saturday so I took a little walk around my yard and photographed these flowers for you. Enjoy