Nana's Visit, LSU Gumbo Cookoff, & St. Patty's Day Parade!

Nana came to NJ for a visit because we had tickets to see Michael Buble in concert and since Jay was going to DC for a week for work she was going to help watch Nola. Our first weekend was jam packed with things to do. After a little rest Friday night, we got up early and headed to Legends for the annual LSU Gumbo cookoff. Luckily Jay didn't have to cook this year because I don't think we could have taken any more stress. We had all of the stuff and we got there exactly when the event was supposed to start. No sweat!

Our little tiger!

We made sure to pack PB &J, Nola's favorite!

DELICIOUS!

SMILE!

SWEET!

"Mom, I'm ready for my gumbo now!"

"Mmmm! This chicken & sausage gumbo is a little spicy but good!"

"Okay, bring on the duck gumbo?"

One of the chefs (Leah)

Another chef

The winning chefs
They cooked a chicken and sausage gumbo but they topped it with okra rolled in cornmeal. Delicious!

Nola's pictures!

Aunt Heather & Uncle Keith stopped by to taste some gumbo and hang out!

Jay took Nola home and my mom & I walked to Madison Square Garden for concert. Let me just tell you if you ever get to see Michael Buble in concert GO! He is such an awesome performer. We had a great time at the concert!

Sunday after church we headed to Pearl River to meet John & Liam for the St. Patrick's Day parade. There were a ton of people but it is very different from our parades in New Orleans.
There are no floats or throws, just people and animals walking down the street waving. There are firetrucks and police cars that the kids like, but other than that they just had fun running around outside.

FRIENDS!

"Come on Nola, let's see who can blow the biggest bubbles!"
After the parade we went back to the Hannagans for a little get together. All of the kids had a great time playing together. Thanks for inviting us!

Jay left Monday for DC and Tuesday it all went downhill. Nola ended up getting the nasty stomach virus that is going around. She had diarrhea and was throwing up for 5 days...all the way until Sunday when my mom left. Poor thing...it was horrible to see and I definitely didn't want to take any pics. She would scream, "My tummy," and then either throw up or go to the bathroom. She cried for me a lot so I took Thursday and half of Friday off. It was just so sad to see my little one in so much pain. She and I slept on the sofa for three nights.
THANK YOU SO MUCH to Nana for washing all of the clothes and everything that was germy. Unfortunately, as soon as my mom went back to New Orleans she got the virus and was horribly sick for a week. We are so sorry!