I haven't blogged in a while so I thought I would at least try to throw some things up here. Our summer is so incredibly busy always. It seems that we hole up in the house to endure the winter (I know, we don't really have a winter in MS but it is pretty cold to us) and then we never stay home in the summer. We are having a really good summer so far filled with lots of time in the pool and mini vacations to my parent's house. My little monkeys adore their Papa and Dee and have so much fun when we visit them. We have several more trips planned for the summer including "camping" (in a cabin) with the Baxley's (my boys ADORE their boys even though they are much older) and then a Holt family vacation in SC at the BEACH and I AM SO READY to be at THE BEACH!

I just got back from Natitoches, LA. I went there with my two sisters and my mom in celebration for my oldest sister's 40th birthday. It was A BLAST! First of all, we haven't been anywhere in so long with just the 4 of us and it was long overdue and too much fun! Also, Steel Magnolias was filmed in this tiny charming town and we had so much fun "living" the movie by visiting the sites of everything. Steel Magnolias captures the essence of southern women in a very special way and I adore the dynamic that all of the characters have with each other. Here are some pictures of the trip.


This lady was in Steel Magnolias and was hilarious and a fantastic tour guide, I wanted to bring her home with me.

My mom is beautiful, fun, and hilarious!

So, she probably hates this picture having sweated all of her make up off but it is one of the few that isn't featuring my double chin and it is my blog after all....love you mama.


This picture shows perfectly how quaint and adorable Natitoches is.

Can you believe she is 40? It is crazy ridiculous, she looks 30, also, we forced her to wear the "birthday princess" sash and the "Its my B'Day" ribbon!

These are the bags I made for them before the trip.

Ciao!
Debbi/Leigh (yes it still has come to this)