Porter had his first school field trip today! To the petting zoo farm and "pumpkin patch" ( I technically wouldn't call it a "patch"--basically a bunch of mini pumpkins in a small area ;))
It was HOT (100 degree heat index hot) but we had a good time! Porter loved feeding all the animals, the "hay ride" (again I believe they used their terms loosely), carousel, picnic, and play area (including the sand box that I had successfully kept him away from until right before we left!--I will have sand in my car for months now!)
The fair came to town a couple of weeks ago! Daddy was still out of town but Mimi was here, so we loaded up and went on the first night! Porter loved everything about it! The animals, the rides, the cotton candy ;) Porter is definitely a little daredevil and rode everything he could and wanted to ride everything he couldn't! He loved the big yellow slide and threw a fit the first time on it because he had to ride with mama and couldn't go by himself!! He is such a fun age right now!
A few weekends ago, it was National Museum Day, and several museums had free admission! So I figured what better day to take Porter to the Louisiana Children's Museum in New Orleans! I went when I was little and I still remember how much fun I had! It was neat to go back more than 20 years later and see alot of the same exhibits and activities! Porter had a blast, and thanks to Mimi for buying us a yearly pass so we can enjoy the museum a lot morhis year!!
we got there a few minutes before they opened, and you can see Porter was READY:
The first exhibit he saw, and I didn't think we'd ever get him to leave:
the pulley!
fireman:
The grocery store! One of my favorite's when I was little!!
I was so proud of Porter for putting his veggies in his basket......that is until he found the ice cream boxes!
Another full weekend of football!! The Saints had their first (regular) season game today, and we had a blast at the game (winning sure doesn't hurt!)! I will say that watching the MSU game last night was not nearly as stressful as last year, but the Saints game was even more stressful--so all of my game "nervousness" has just transferred teams =)!
Can't wait until the next home game!! GEAUX SAINTS!!! here are some pics from gameday:
getting ready to leave for the game...you know I wasn't going to let Porter wear a jersey--I HAD to make him a "cute" outfit for the game ;)
Porter was definitely in awe when we first got there:
we had great seats: halftime lunch break in club level lounge:
so excited (brees had SIX td's)! whoo hoo!!
no, I do not know these nice girls, but Porter loved them and took this picture all by himself!! I was taking pics of him and he asked to see the camera (he really likes taking pictures these days), he then proceeded to turn around and tell them to say "cheese"...this is the first picture by porter that has ever turned out! (he usually has the camera turned the wrong way and just ends up taking closeup pics of his face ;)
needless to say he was WORN out! can't wait until the next home game!
some observations from the game:
ryan should ALWAYS listen to me when it comes to directions
the superdome is cold (luckily ryan was at the tulane game the night before and had warned me!) the girl that sat beside me obviously knew this too since she brought a BLANKET!
superdome food is GOOD
men will not follow directions
the "saintsations" are no dallas cowboy cheerleaders--they're not even on the same level as msu pom squad!
porter (and ryan) still liked them ;)
people will pay more for one beer than an entire six pack costs
the "jumbo tron" isn't really that jumbo--especially compared to msu's monstrosity
men cannot follow simple directions printed on the parking pass, but insist on going the way they "know"
that way is not faster
first football game i've ever sat WITH ryan--it was fun, porter definitley enjoyed sitting with daddy!
Porter and I went to Starkville this past weekend for the Mississippi State/Jackson State game! We had a great time and got to see lots of friends who we haven't seen in a while! Porter Loved the game and was so good the entire weekend! Hopefully we'll make it back up to a few more!
It was definitely weird being there without Ryan, but we were happy to see our friends who still work there get a big win!
Porter and Paula on Friday night at The Veranda--Porter loves Paula, and hadn't seen her in months! with Courtney who we haven't seen in over a year!!
before the game--before the bottom fell out and we both got SOAKED!
Porter was so excited ;) **the day before, we went to the junction to set up our tent, and as soon as we got out of the car, Porter kept pointing to the stadium and yelling, "daddy footbaww, daddy footbaww!!" He was so excited about being back at the stadium =)
after the rain--we were soaked! It started raining hard right as everyone else was trying to get into the stadium/to their seats and we were stuck! we tried to get to the concourse but ended up standing in the pouring rain for about 10minutes before we could get to cover! I was miserable but Porter loved every minute of it, the BOY that he is!
all the excitement wore Porter out! He fell asleep about mid-way through the 3rd quarter and slept for about an hour in the seats at the tailgate!
