Happy Mardi Gras (a few days late)

Hope everyone had a good Mardi Gras! We celebrated here on Wed. (it was still tues in the US!) I made my first batch of gumbo, some home made bread, a king cake and shrimp etoufe just for Greg. It was a feast, and we had a few friends over to help us eat it all. Needless to say is that I still have leftovers. YAY.

Greg stayed home this morning so that he could take Lily to swimming lessons. I hope that she is behaving for her Dad and the teacher. She does really good for me most of the time.

This last weekend was a big weekend for us here, we went 'hiking' with the kids on Sat. and then to a festival on Sun. Busy weekend but we all had fun. The walking in the Dandenongs went really well. Lily walked about half of the way, and Oliver toddled along for about a fourth before he got put in the backpack. He just sat down in the middle of the trail and decided that he was done. We didnt take any pictures, but we did have the video camera! As soon as I figure out how to convert the video I will put it online for all to see.

This weekend isn't planned yet, but Greg has a half day on Monday, so I think we are going to take advantage of that!