"Make a silly face"

bwahahaha

Our first crop of watermelons!

11 Lbs, 12 Lbs and 14 Lbs, respectively

I was recently told:

"I could eat everything in the whole world and then I could eat the whole world and then I would burp soo loud!"
-Joel

"I really want to catch a shark to make Fin Soup.  And then I want to catch a fish and then I want to throw my fish back into the sea or ocean.  And then I want to feed the fish to the sharks and catch another shark someday.  The End."
-Luke

My TOP TEN Most Devastating TV Deaths:

My TOP TEN Most Devastating TV Deaths:
1) Col. Henry Blake
MASH
had to be number one.  Riots in the streets if he wasn't number one on everybody's list.

"You behave yourself, or I'm gonna come back and kick your butt."

2) Caitlin Todd
NCIS
so shocking-I literally gasped out loud, and I do everytime I rewatch that episode (but lets be honest, its hard to watch the whole episode knowing what is going to happen in those last minutes)

3) Dr. Mark Green
ER
This was the first time I cried because of TV. I never hear "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" the same.

4) Denny Duquette
GREY'S ANATOMY
devastating. so sad. I know it was expected but still.

5) Hoban 'Wash' Washburne
SERENITY/FIREFLY
I know its a movie, but it basically a TV show demanding the right to finish its story! I'll allow it! NOT WASH!

"I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar."

6) Mr. Erickson (aka Marshall's dad)
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
This is a powerful death scene because you don't actually see Mr. Erickson die or anything, you see Marshall  get the news and deal with the loss, "I'm not ready for this..."  Hits home because we never will be ready for our parents to die, will we? oh yeah, I cried.

7) Joyce Summers (aka Buffy's mom)
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Another Joss Whedon death, another parent death.  Famous episode because there is no background sounds or music for the entire episode.  You feel, wrong.  And thats how Buffy feels, death all the time, but a natural death? Wrong.

8) Charlie Pace
LOST
Oh Charlie, we miss you.  And we miss when LOST made sense...

"Not Penny's boat."

*The final two were technically mini-series not TV series, but my list, my rules.*
9) Constance Flynn Hazard
NORTH AND SOUTH
I know Orrie died and we loved him more but his death was more dissatisfying than devastating...I really didn't think Bent would actually kill Constance, I thought George would get there in time. I was wrong.

10) Augustus 'Gus' McCrae
LONESOME DOVE
It just seemed like he was supposed to live forever.  Poor Woodrow.

"My God, Woodrow. It has been quite a party, ain't it?"

Honorable Mentions:


-My self-imposed rule was that I wouldn't mention multiple show characters, but if I could:
ER, John Carter's baby-I actually sobbed.
Deets from LONESOME DOVE. DEETS!

-Rory from DR. WHO, but who are we kidding? He dies, he comes back; he dies, he comes back-obviously not a Joss Whedon character but its okay, I love him.  Now if he dies and doesn't come back...that actually would probably shock me at this point.

-Famous mentions that I am instructed I am remiss not to mention:
Edith from ARCHIE'S PLACE and
James from GOOD TIMES.
I couldn't, in good conscience, add this to my personal list because I have never watch these shows.

-Patrick Jane's wife and daughter from THE MENTALIST, can't technically count them because they were dead when the show started and our response to their appalling deaths is in a flashback.

-Also, lets just go ahead and tag on the additional casts of
GREY'S ANATOMY (we're looking at you Henry Burton and Lexi) and
LOST (barely scratching the surface with Jack, Sun and Jin).

Sad topic but seriously nostalgic. Who would you have on your list? Who are surprised to see? To not see?

Marble races

Today's activities

Marble races!

Luke's catch

Luke caught his first fish!

at Grandpa's house beach fishing!

It was REALLY big!

This was his first time to use a hook, he has done alot of cast practicing though

Good job Luke the fisherman!

Anniversary Trip to New Orleans

Our hotel-very nice

from the street, across the street was the most amazing book store E.V.E.R.

Aquarium sharks

Our first thought-"It's Blue!"

then he got bashful

pretty birds (<--said in a "bird voice")

at the aquarium

Streetcar

Cemetery-sweet baby angel at the foot of the Savior 

there were some headstones and graves a bit disheveled-left from the hurricane still?

NOLA Cemetery

Cool statue

Aaron joining in the art

Sculpture Garden

violins

Sculpture Garden again

VERY detailed sculpture

Aaron is so funny

Art Museum

view from below and above water

Art Museum, made from vinyl covers?

looks like a photo

NOLA Art Museum

beautifully painted hands

City Park

at City Park

one of the many bridges

10 Years!