Crawfish boilin' in SA

A few weeks ago me, Emmaline & Georgia went to SA for our good friend's Jason's birthday bash..his annual crawfish boil!

Daniel had a grad school function in CS so he took Hayesman with him for the road trip! I have to say how nice it was to have a break from having a baby around. The girls played so well with Ainsley and Britton and can do so much on their own now. We basically threw food in their general direction and they took care of the rest. Of course I missed my boys but I guess what they say is true..absence makes the heart grow fonder..and sometimes we need to be a little absent!

Thursday we showed up late and me and Leslie knew it would be our only night to get out so we went to Gypsy's for hookah and wine. Friday the kids were out of school for Fiesta, so we decided to do what normal Moms do and went shopping with them..it was obnoxious and rowdy, but fun to be back with friends to spend the day with. We never got naps that day but we had lots of fun perfecting the Pimm's Cup..a New Orleans favorite!

Saturday was the big party! While Jason was out buying the crawfish, I taught Leslie how to mow the yard. It is one of my favorite chores to do, so I thought she should know how and could help out the hubby on his birthday. I think she liked doing it, though I don't know if she will ever do it again. Jason returned with the crawfish and set the cardboard box in the laundry room, located right next to the kitchen. Me and Leslie were busy getting brisket, coleslaw and things ready when we see a little body crawling out in the hall. We squeal and point and call for her son to pick it up!

It was so funny because for the next 30 minutes, maybe an hour, we kept finding the crawfish in the hall, kitchen, all over the laundry room. We asked Jason to come take them outside but he was too busy with the yard. The crawfish were under the dryer and would come out with their little pinchers in the air all covered with lint! We eventually used tongs to pick them up and put them in the box that had holes in the sides where we figured out they were escaping. Two weeks later they found a live one at their neighbors pool!

The party was lots of fun and the crawfish were amazing. We made birthday cake shots, made with real vanilla cake mix and sprinkles, and they were so good!! Leslie always makes the most fun drinks.

Georgia and Cambrie were so sweet together. While they played Georgia would talk sweetly to her and help her. It was nice to see her being a good babysitter! She loved tying a leash on Cambrie's walker and making sure she didn't get too far away. And she fed her countless Cherrios!

It was a really fun weekend and Daniel and HB had a great time too! My mom really enjoyed getting to watch Hayes some by himself. She said he is such a sweetie...I KNOW!!