Sweet Friday

This weekend marks the beginning of a VERY important time of year for our family:

Football season is here, my friends, and we are beyond excited!  The sounds of the high
school football games floating through the Friday night air, big Sunday dinners with
family and friends and game day around the big screen, pizza parties on Monday nights
to celebrate the prime time game, trips to New Orleans and all the energy of the Dome,
the comraderie you feel with other fans.  There's just something so amazing about coming
together with your family and friends and witnessing some of the world's greatest athletes
go head to head: Shawn calls it the game of life.

{A bunch of very happy Cajuns, rooting for our Saints}

Shawn played football throughout junior high and high school and is a wealth of
knowledge when it comes to all things sports.  I spent every year from 6th grade until
my senior year on the sidelines of the football field, yelling "First and ten, do it again, go,
go!" and dancing my heart out in support of my boys.  I'm southern, football is in my
blood.  Cajun people get excited when we are given any opportunity to celebrate, eat
fattening food, and cause a ruckus.  Football meets all of those criteria.

{Our growing family at the Superdome, taking Belle to her first Saints' game.}

We think of our family as a team, each and every one of us is essential to the success of
the game.  I look forward to this time of year so much, spending the whole afternoon
snuggled up on the couch, yelling at the TV  and laughing at how ridiculous we are.  I
love listening to Shawn school Isabelle on the details of each play, Monday morning
recaps with my coworkers, smack talking with our out of town family.  It's just so
absolutely fun and we are so ready for another year!

{Brees, 5 days old, enjoying our first Sunday game day as a family of 4!}

Here are a few posts from some of my favorite blogs, describing fun ways they enjoy
spending time with family and friends:

Hilary and her sweet baby girl from Baby Moohoo enjoy stories

Vanessa and Alexa from Little Gray Pixel spend a day at the park

Drea from ohdeardrea and her family enjoy a day trip

Carley and her hubs from All This Grace and Charm do Spain

Caitlin and Rob from To Make Love Stay go camping

The Joyful Sparrow spends time basking in love

Raechel and family from Our Island Outlook are on a boat 

Kim and B from Our Life Unscripted hit the State Fair

Keri-Anne from Sweet Days with Elle and Mia enjoys a gorgeous sunny day 

And just in case you didn't gather just HOW excited we are...

Have a wonderful weekend, friends, enjoying whatever makes your heart happy!