Blake announced his engagement & his new job in Houston after a bottle of wine & some king cake shortly after we arrived. Congratulations Daddy Blake! 
Yep, that's Baby Boris at the front of the crowd. The pink lady on the float called the babes to the front to personally hand him a little stuffed dog. Those scantily clad ladies sure like babies! 
Our 2010 Spanishtown Krewe couldn't be beat. Everyone came out Saturday morning to bead with us. Lynn brought Bill. Ronnie & Ellen brought Melissa. Nette & Galya brought Vasya (for a minute). Blake brought Jennifer. And Leah & Dave brought Matt. We even bumped into some of Mama's old co-workers in the crowd! Good times. 
After Spanishtown, the whole krewe, minus Lynn & Bill, headed to Dave & Leah's Chateau around the corner. Unfortunately, Nette, the babes & mama only hung out for a minute, before we had to start the long trek home to mid-town. Papa, on the other hand, had the distinct pleasure to hang out until the wee hours of the morn with all his old LSU pals. 
I'm sure they were very glad to see us leave... Blake & Jennifer were teaching the little monkey an awful game of "smack-the-chip." What a mess! 
Sunday afternoon the German's invited us to their weekly family dinner. Z & G had so much fun playing in the backyard with PawPaw Craig. And Mama enjoyed some fabulous Valentine's Day Cheesecake. Yum.
Did I mention our walk through the aftermath of Spanishtown Sunday morning? As the store-owners pulled the beads out of their trees, the kiddos happily collected them. And I, of course, collected pictures of all the trash!
Our little family posing in front of the Tsunami fountain. I am shocked no one ran in!
Bathtime! 
After a long night for Papa @ Ronnie's and an even longer night for Mama, Nette & a bottle of wine... our 8am flight out of BR was canceled. So, while Papa napped on Vasya's couch, Nette & I took the kids to the brand-spanking-new City kid/dog park. We tired them out, which probably made the flight home a little easier.
I wish we could have hung out longer; I miss Leah & it was fun to see all of D's old buddies... but, there was a ghetto to walk through!
Sunday afternoon the German's invited us to their weekly family dinner. Z & G had so much fun playing in the backyard with PawPaw Craig. And Mama enjoyed some fabulous Valentine's Day Cheesecake. Yum.
Unfortunately, Vasya had to work nights all week, so we had to catch a ride back to mid-town with Nette's sister. Thank you so much!
Did I mention our walk through the aftermath of Spanishtown Sunday morning? As the store-owners pulled the beads out of their trees, the kiddos happily collected them. And I, of course, collected pictures of all the trash! 
Our little family posing in front of the Tsunami fountain. I am shocked no one ran in! 
Bathtime! Home Sweet Home. I love these people!
Early in our visit we trekked out to Prairieville to visit Blitz & Dixie. Zander had so much fun, he passed out on the living room floor. But no worries, Dixie stood watch until we headed home...
After a long night for Papa @ Ronnie's and an even longer night for Mama, Nette & a bottle of wine... our 8am flight out of BR was canceled. So, while Papa napped on Vasya's couch, Nette & I took the kids to the brand-spanking-new City kid/dog park. We tired them out, which probably made the flight home a little easier. 
When we finally got back to the airport @ 3pm, Nette was pulling her hair out & ready for us to go... just kiddin'. She misses us!
Luckily, our new air travel plans worked out well. We landed in 4 inches of tarmac snow in Pittsburgh around 8:30pm.
Papa had planned for the worst when he took the bus to the long-term parking. But luckily, the Prius was only covered in a few inches of snow. However, the cold had killed our 3 year-old battery. So after a call to the Parking Lot Super, and a $20 tip, we were on the move home...
Technically, we were moving, but not very fast. The roads were all covered in snow...Oh, to be home in Wild & Wonderful West Virginia...
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