Since I love any excuse to eat good food, I try to celebrate Mardi Gras to the extent that my religion and common sense allow. We thought it could be fun to celebrate Fat Tuesday with a big pot of pseudo-gumbo (try to get a Clark to eat okra!), a king cake, some beads and masks (handed out for free, without exposure of private parts...except for Amber with her strapless, mermaid-tail-for-gown...she would have earned lots of beads in New Orleans!), and an attempt at a parade. We had a great time.
Here are the best of the revelers in their fancy garb.
Rexy wasn't into the costumes, but we managed toget one shot of him with Cooper's hat on.
Karli loved the beads and resorted to physical violenceto accumulate as many as possible.
Amber said she was "the spirit of Party Gras!" Amber was the most excited about the celebration. Soon after hearing the phrase "Mardi Gras," she decided that "Party Gras" sounded much better. She sat in the kitchen singing, "Party Gras, Party Gras, Party Party Party Gras!" as loud as she could. She even organized a "Party Gras for the children downstairs" (her own words) so the "grownups could have their own Party Gras". It was darling! I think the holiday is aptly named as well; I probably gained 20 pounds from eating all the yummy food.
4 comments:
Sounds like a great time. What a fun idea!
Next year we want to come to your "Party Gras" too! =)
Do you remember the Mardi Gras dance we went to at Ricks? I still have the name tags we put on your dining room table for Brandon and I. That was the dance that I wore your mom's brown velvet dress. Wow, memories!
You are such a cute mom! And your cinnamon rolls look DELICIOUS!!
Oh this is so cute, what a good idea! Rexy is so stinkin cute- of course, so are the girls. :)
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