Acadian Nest: Chronicles of the Perreault Family

Monday, May 27, 2013

Florida Visit in March, Part 2

We enjoyed park play time and visiting our friends Rose and Scott and their two little ones. Evangeline loves Allison (3) and Luke (1). Evangeline is right between the two of them and loved playing with them in the back yard with bubbles.

We also got to see our friends again at Church on Easter Sunday. Evangeline loved the Easter Egg Hunt at the Chapel and looked adorable in her Malley and Co. dress.

Bright sun on Easter Sunday on Palm Beach Island

Evangeline in her dress and the Intra-costal waterway.

Sitting in church before the service.

Easter Egg hunting with Aunt Edge.

Couldn't wait before the wrapper came off. So impatient.

Beautiful friend Rose and her son Luke. Me and Evangeline.

Allison and Luke with their eggs.

Evangeline and Luke.

Florida Visit in March, Part 1

In March we took our second trip driving down to Florida. With Wylie, Evangeline and our stuff in our small car the trip was not the most comfortable, but it was worth visiting Alabama and Florida to see family we had not seen since last summer. Here are some favorite photos from our trip.

We started the trip early to avoid an impeding snow storm. That meant we got an extra day in Birmingham with Edge. We also stopped in Live Oak to visit with G'ma Rachel for lunch on the way down.

Drinking "Milk" was our favorite car activity.

Enjoyed our multiple stops at Cracker Barrel.

Evangeline hiding at Momma Goldberg's Deli in Birmingham, AL

Evangeline loves her Aunt Edge.

Visiting G'Ma on the farm in Live Oak, Florida.

Meeting the goats.

Walking around in downtown Live Oak.

We finally arrived in West Palm Beach after two days of driving from Missouri. Evangeline loved the Florida "heat" although everyone we met thought it was really cold outside. In reality it was 50 to 80 degrees the entire time we were there. Which was great weather considering Missouri had a high of 38 during spring break.

Hanging out with Nana.

Spending time with Grandnana.

Walking to the park. Our daily outing in Wellington.

Evangeline loved the fountains all over Florida.

And the swings.

A shot with mommy. Someone looks tired.

Cuddled up in the pack and play with Sammy the frog.

Feeding and meeting Nana's fish.

In downtown West Palm Beach at City Place having Ritas's

Another trip to the park

She loves slides!

Playing in the baby pool with ducks.

Catching up again

I have not blogged here since March. There are several reasons for that:

1) This semester was the hardest one I have had in school. In my 20 plus years of school I can honestly say I have never worked harder than I did this spring.
2) Evangeline demands a lot more of my time and is increasingly more active.
3) I've just been trying to survive and get enough sleep to function as a PhD parent.

That said I'll be posting several blogs to bring you up to speed on the life of our family. We've been in Columbia most of the spring, but we did take a trip down to Florida during spring break to see Greg's parents, grandmother and sister. We also got to see my friend Julia get married and spend some time with our friends in Florida. Evangeline has grown leaps and bounds.

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Springtime Wedding in Texas

Spa day with my sisters, mother and aunt to prepare for the wedding.

Last weekend my first little sister, Catelyn, got married. It was a great wedding and we got to spend some great quality time with my family and get to know Daniel's family as well. It's weird to think of my sister as being married and having a new last name but I am so happy for her. We got to spend more time together than we have in a long time, and it was great to see her so happy. That said I can't wait to see her again. Here are some photos from our adventures last weekend.