Lafayette Little Ones

There were multiple things on the calendar this weekend, but my kids pick came first.  It was no surprise to me when Leighton and Jean Paul were more than upset to find out they may not get to go to the Cajuns game this weekend.  True all the other events didn’t really involve them but in the end I would rather be with them over anywhere else.  So to Cajun Field we went; and in the freezing cold I must add lol.  They were troopers all afternoon and through the game.  Leighton decided to take a quick nap before halftime in the stands while Jean Paul ate his way through the game lol.  I love that they love home games in Lafayette supporting our local college.  And my heart couldn’t be prouder  as I watch Leighton clap along with the fight song and raise her tiny hand up in the air with the UL sign after every point we score!  

All Saints Day

With my new work schedule I haven’t had time to blog lately, but hopefully once we get in a routine I can get back on track.  Last week was All Saints Day and of course we celebrated with our sweet angel.  My Mom has gone to the blessing of the graces every year since Braxton passed away.  Rain or shine she has been there.  Most years I was unable to attend do to work but this year luckily I was off and got to join her and my Dad.  As we stood under the green tent in the back of the cemetery for the service I couldn’t help but remember the day we buried my baby boy.  That green tent has seen so many tears I imagine through the years.  Honestly it breaks my heart to even imagine how many tears because no one wants to be standing under that green tent burying a loved one.  As sad as it is to remember that day and the pain I felt it is also comforting to remember the love and support that surrounded me that day too.  Our friends and family will never understand how much their love and support meant to me on that day... one of the hardest days of my life.  No Mother should have to bury their child; yet it is something that happens every single day.  It is a pain and experience no one can ever truly comprehend until you have been there.  I pray daily for others to never have to feel the pain of losing a child, but if they do I can only hope they have the love and support of others like I do.

There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
a time to be born and a time to die,
time to plant and time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

Trick or Treat Fun

Trick or Treating gets better every single year as the kids get older.   To my surprise they actually picked coordinating costumes this year without their OCD Mom persuading them at all!  Who would of thought lol!!!  This year Leighton was a little timid to walk up to each house and wanted me to hold her hand unless I promised her I wouldn’t leave her which is not like her at all.  But meanwhile her brother would just take off to introduce himself to every minion, paw patrol, dinosaur and pj mask he would see lol!  They both did share one thing in common though... they couldn’t wait till we were home to test taste their candy lol.  And as for Jean Paul he would eat one color sucker then run up and say “I not like blue sucker I like red” even though he had eaten the whole thing he thought that would get him another one lol!  I would ask him if he didn’t like it how come the whole thing was gone and he would just look at me and say “I don’t know but I not like it!” LOL!!!!  So we had another great Halloween with our neighbors and Maw Maw & Pepa!!!!!