Mardi Gras Mambo

It is Carnival time in Louisiana. Time for parades and king cake! We are excited to take the kids to as many parades as possible. Contrary to popular belief, most of the parades are extremely family friendly. Carnival began at the beginning of January and lasts until Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday), which this year is February 16. The parades haven't really officially begun, but we will be heading to our first one next weekend. We will have some special guests with us. Aunt Wendy and Zach are coming for a visit next weekend. I look forward to Wendy's visit because it is really the only time I have to visit with her all year. When we go to Virginia, we try to fit in so many visits with so many different people, I feel like I don't get to spend quality time with any one person. Will is very excited about Zach coming. He has been talking about all of the "cool thingys" he's going to show Zach. Zach is also a HUGE Saints fan, so it is a good time to visit with Saints fever going on right now! Tomorrow Jon will be taking a half day off, so that we can celebrate my 29th birthday. I can't believe I'm turing 29!!!! I just got used to saying I am 28, and I haven't been able to remember what year it is since 2006 (coincidentally, the year Will was born). We will have pictures to post probably after tomorrow, but for now, I wanted to post the laundry basket video. I was inspired by the video of Callie that Amanda posted, and I thought I would share what my own kiddos like to do with laundry baskets. Will also likes to dump all of the clothes out and use the baskets to transport his toys all over the house. Brighton, as you can see, just likes to ride in them. :)