Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Milestones











We're BIG on celebrating milestones in our home.  


 
Claire's 10th birthday was spent at Grandma's home and a tour of one of the many treasures New Iberia has to offer.  She invited Emma, Maddy, Paxton and Payton to come along for the celebration.   We toured "The Shadows on the Teche" and each wore a dress that little Mary Weeks would have worn back in that era.  The girls were eager to dress the part and marveled as they were told the stories of long ago.  The girls couldn't believe they would have to kill their own chickens, pluck them and prepare them for supper if you had lived in that time!   We left the Shadows and headed to grandma's for cake, games and a sleepover!  Grandma even had trick candles on the cake!!  A fun time was had by all that evening at grandma's home! 

As we left New Iberia the following morning we were suprised by a phone call from a friend who had promised Claire that when he shot an animal worth disecting he would bring it to her since she had shown an interest in this a while back.  Was she excited ...you bet!  It was nice to find Claire wasn't one bit squeamish.
 
Who would have thought her 10th birthday would be a day in the life of little Mary Weeks with the skinning and disecting of an animal.    
Yes, it was a nutra rat and can be eaten since they are vegetarians.  

Humm . .  Nutra jerky anyone! 

Happy 10th Birthday Claire!  


1 comment:

Unknown said...

Looks like grandma had just as much fun as the girls.