Granddaddy and Granny brought William a pirate cake!
Uncle Matt came to visit with a pirate ship pinata!
William wore his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
costume to bust his pinata.

William had a great day for his birthday!

He started with making chocolate chip muffins...

Then he painted a masterpiece...
Then we went to Kangarooz to jump-jump!

Of course this is one of William's favorites and he

jumps up to hit the pirate's sword.

The girls holding hands to slide

William wanted tacos for his Birthday dinner so

we all headed to the local Mexican restaurant.

William was making his best pirate face.

The waitress tricked William and put whipped cream

on his nose instead of in his mouth.

William was very shy while they sang "Happy Birthday" to him.

We ended the night with William's favorite-Pink strawberry

icecream with M&Ms and gummy bears!

William got to wear the class birthday hat today... And enjoy cupcakes with his class, Dada, Mama and sisters!

We had a great afternoon at a friend's horse farm.

Emily riding Shine

Emily called Shine "My Baby Horse" and she

ended up having three turns to ride her.

Hannah chose to ride Lucky.
Hannah thanking Lucky for a great ride.

William chose to ride Shine also and he learned

the proper holds on the saddle.

The kids were yelling "Hee-haw" to the miniature

donkey. Hannah was a little afraid and William

step in as the protective big brother.

William riding the waves at The Wharf's Boat Show
Hannah keeping her balance on the surf board

William picked out this boat

The girls agree with William

Emily found a jump-jump slide

Our Little Shoppers

A game of frisbee on the beach at Gulf Shores

Ring around the rosy...

Hannah loves playing in sand

Emily loves burying her feet in sand

William checking the broccoli in our garden
Our little inspectors say it is time to pick the broccoli!

Hannah found "baby broccoli"

They all three were very proud to pick their broccoli

(now if only they would eat it-Ha!)

Thank you to Granddaddy and Granny for letting us

have a four day get away in New Orleans without kiddos!

A view from our carriage ride
A beautiful day for a carriage ride of the Quarter

We had an excellent brunch at Brennan's-

our waiter preparing Bananas Foster

Crazy Bourbon Street

The courtyard at Pat O'Brians

The kids love feeding the ducks and geese.
William was pretending to be a pirate and draw
Xs in the sand to mark his buried treasure.
The pirates were walking the plank!

The kids were spying on the dinosaurs

through the windows of the Exploreum

What a difference a year makes-Last year when we saw these dinosaurs at the New Orleans Zoo these three were screaming and thought the dinosaurs were going to eat them-This year the kids just smiled and roared back.
You can tell on their faces they are still not
too sure when they hear the T-Rex roar.

William being brave?

Riding the dinosaur

Digging for fossils

A trip down memory lane...and the kids first visit

to the University of South Alabama campus

Emily slept during the whole excursion

William feeding the Jaguar sticks.