Mardi Gras Fun

Happy Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras Breakfast

Beignets

Millers, Billeauds, and Christi Dunphy

This morning to get the kids up for the first parade I made a bribe of coffee and beignets.

Lafayette Mardi Gras Parade Schedule

Mardi Gras 2005

2/12 Friday Night Parade 6:30pm

2/13 Carencro Mardi Gras Parade 11:00am

2/13 Children's Parade 12:30pm

2/13 Krewe of Bonaparte Mardi Gras Parade 6:30pm

2/15 Queen's Parade 6:00pm

2/16 King's Parade 10:00am

2/16 Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Parade 1:00pm

2/16 Independent Parade 2:00pm  

Laissez les bons temps rouler!!

Pictures of Past Mardi Gras

Who Dat?

I’m linking to Metamorphosis Monday

at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2010/01/welcome-to-54th-metamorphosis-monday.html

Today I decided that we need a little black and gold around here to celebrate the upcoming black and gold superbowl.  Not wanting to spend any money to do this I looked around the house and this is what I came up with.

 

Straw Wreath, Mardi Gras Mask, Fleur d Lis, gold ribbon and a black tablecloth

Mardi Gras Beads, black boa, Mardi Gras Mask

Nasty old tin tray

Tray and Mardi Gras Masks

Walmart gold spraypaint

 

Chalk Board Paint

 

Faith and Hope leads to Belief

 

   

I wrapped the straw wreath with a black tablecloth, Christmas beads and added a boa & gold ribbon bow, fleur d lis and made over Mardi Gras masks.  I love how it came out.

 

 

I used a paint pin on the masks.

Black and Gold Superbowl Dat's What!!!!!!!!!!

 

Epiphany

Last night Jacob, Mark and Sebastian Centers played the parts of the three wise men in a procession of the gold, frankincense, and myrrh.  Here they are as Balthazar, Gaspar, and Melchior.

We three kings of Orient are;
Bearing gifts we traverse afar,
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.

O star of wonder, star of light,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.

Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain
Gold I bring to crown Him again,
King forever, ceasing never,
Over us all to reign.

Frankincense to offer have I;
Incense owns a Deity nigh;
Prayer and praising, voices raising,
Worshipping God on high.

Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume
Breathes a life of gathering gloom;
Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
Sealed in the stone cold tomb.

Glorious now behold Him arise;
King and God and sacrifice;
Alleluia, Alleluia,
Sounds through the earth and skies.

   

     

Krewe of Oberon Ball and Tableau

This past Saturday night Aimee and Jessica attended the Krewe of Oberon Mardi Gras Ball and Tableau at the Heymann Performing Arts Center and Ballroom.  They were guests of their friends the Barczyks and had a great time.

Masked Beauty

Aimee, Marie Landreneau and Jillian Barczyk

Jillian as Dorothy

Aimee and Jillian at the Ball.