Don's sister and her family came to town this weekend to celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the parades. Drew rode in the parade on Sunday and we were all there to see him. My niece's sister-in-law lives on the parade route and was kind enough to open her lovely home to all of us to enjoy the day. We had a great time and the kids enjoyed themselves immensely.
Drew got dressed in his St. Patty's Day best before waking everyone in the house. He made sure everyone was up and ready to clebrate.
Sam, our own little Leprechaun!
Chris, Angie, and Hannah waiting for the parade to begin.
Don with his sister Debby and her husband Deke, and my brother Larry and his wife Kathy.
My niece, Leah, with her youngest son, Jack (on the right). Her oldest son, Sam, is in the ladder to the left. The other little boy in the picture is a friend.
He may gripe about going to parades, but once he gets there he has a good time.
Don with my brother, Larry, two peas in a pod enjoying a beautiful day with family.
Stacy after catching her first cabbage. She also caught potatoes, carrots, and onions along with the more typical things like beads and stuffed animals. Now, for those of you who did not believe that Don enjoys parades once he's at the parade, check him out in the foreground of this picture, it's there where everyone can see it, a SMILE!
Taking aim.
Drew, John Dupuy, and Nancy Barcia.
What can I say about this boy...he can surely make us smile.
Hannah with her big stingray.
Sam posing with his big crawfish.
This evening, Drew's friends from high school, Keith Pumila and Marie Louviere, were married at Holy Name Church on St. Charles Avenue. It was a beautiful wedding with a fabulous reception that followed at the W Hotel in downtown New Orleans. Today they are off to cruise the blue green waters of Mexico. We wish Keith and Marie a long, happy life together! As an aside, the photographer you see on left side this picture played a double role...he is also the father of the bride! He played both roles effortlessly, slipping steathly from one to the other. 
Handsome groomsmen.
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Pumila - Keith and Marie are such a lovely couple and we were honored to share this day with them.
Stealing the bows. Whenever Adrian's does the flowers for family or friends, we all pitch in to get the church decorations picked up after the ceremony. This was the case this evening and was a relatively easy pick up - all we had to take were the large pew bows. We always get questionable looks when, as guests, we begin to snatch up the decorations. As Don walked out with this box he turned to me and said, "You don't think anyone will care that we're taking these bows, huh," and then he made a point to act like he was being sneaky. Sometimes that boy can be so embarrassing!
All smiles...he's probably reflecting back to when we got married almost 27 years ago. He always smiles like that when he thinks about that day. Or maybe I'm just making that up...
Beautiful flowers.
Drew was having such a good time, it was hard to steal him away for a picture!
Our evening ended around 10:30 but Drew was only getting started!
