Da Boil 2011

The Annual Crawfish Boil at The Compound was Memorial Day weekend - yes, I am that far behind. To clarify, The Compound is what we affectionately call the property that Mom and Dad Soileau live on with their friends Alvi and John, not a cult thing :-) Anyway, Da Boil is a big deal (~100 peopple) and is a no kids/no pets affair, but an exception was made for the first Compound grand baby because she can't walk yet. Next year is a different story but we will cross that bridge when we come to it. Olivia was a very good baby even when I terrorized her with a crawfish.

Olivia with Da Boil Master aka Paw Paw

Pre-festivities snack

Side note . . .

This is not a good picture but since Da Boil, Olivia does not have "baby" bottles during the day anymore, only "big girl" bottles which are more like sippy cups.

Anyway, I digress . . .

Why won't my paci go down this AC vent?! Grrr!

Granny and Olivia at Da Boil . . . and Mike in the background looking hot and tired - he's one of the cook's along with our friend Brian

WHAT. IS. THAT?! That is a crawfish Olivia. You are part Cajun and will like them one day.

Well I don't like them yet, get it away! Get it away!

Let me add that she did not cry, I am not that mean of a Mommy and this whole experience lasted about 30 seconds - just long enough for me to get 3 pictures.

Olivia with Da Boil Master aka Paw Paw and The Donald aka . . . Donald

Also, please know that my child does not ALWAYS have a paci in her mouth but she does like it in situations where there are a lot of people.

Just so you know, flip flops are for chewing on not for putting on my little fat feet.

That is Bailey, Andrea and Jere's golden retriever who followed Olivia around everywhere. He loved her.

Olivia having a snack with Aunt Nina with Olivia's trusty protector Bailey by their side.

Have you seen Jamie Minor?

Jamie Minor, a girl I went to High School with, has been missing for 4 weeks now.  She was last seen leaving the W Hotel in Austin, Texas on May 23rd.  I know this blog is usually about The Robinsons but the Internet is the fastest way to spread the word these days.  If you have seen Jamie or have any information as to her whereabouts, please let me know and I will pass the information on to her family.  Please keep the Minor family in your thoughts and prayers.



Happy Father's Day

Olivia is the luckiest little baby in the world to have Mike as her Daddy.  She loved him from the very second she laid eyes on him and loves him more and more every day.  In honor of Father's Day, here are some (a lot) of pictures of Mike and Olivia over the last 10 months . . .

8/17/10 - 10 hours old

 

8/18/10

8/21/10

 

8/25/10

8/26/10

8/27/10

9/1/10

9/5/10

9/14/10

9/25/10

9/26/10

9/28/10

10/23/10

10/30/10

11/9/10

11/11/10

11/12/10

11/21/10

11/21/10

11/25/10

12/25/10

12/25/10

12/26/10

1/12/11

1/16/11

1/29/11

2/5/11

February

3/6/11

3/20/11

3/26/11

3/27/11

3/30/11

4/1/11

4/23/11

April

April

May

May

May

May

6/4/11

June

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!