Happy Easter

Welcome Home Chad! We headed to Beaumont this weekend for a welcome home celebration for Chad's homecoming from the U.S. Navy, and to celebrate Easter. Many of Chad's friends, our family, and other friends came in to help us celebrate his completion of 4 years with the Navy. It's hard to believe that 4 years have gone by so fast. On Saturday, we had a crawfish boil at Chad's house and most of the 200 pounds of crawfish were gone by the end of the night. My Dad and Johnette surprised Chad with several framed pictures of his awards and achievements while he was in the Navy. Believe it or not, he even got a good conduct award! I'm sure his high school teachers would be proud. It nearly brought tears to everyone's eyes seeing him when he saw the pictures for the first time. I'm sure it will be something he will appreciate more as the years go by and when Hayden gets old enough to appreciate what his Dad did. On Sunday, we went to church, and it was neat being in the church we were married in on Easter. We also had an early celebration for David's birthday on Sunday...when he will be celebrating 69 years! None of us could have guessed that. When asked what his secret was...he said Margaret, and a few other remarks, of course! It was a great weekend, and I was glad that I got to enjoy most of it, even though my mouth was a bit sore and I was on some medication. We had a blast and hope that everyone had a Happy Easter! Mamoo made David a birthday cake, which Margaret presented to him on Sunday...and we all got to enjoy! YUMMY

Come on Pops...share the crawfish

Everyone was eating crawfish all day, and even Haley (our neighbor) was keeping up with the boys

Brad and Chelsea's little girl, Gracelyn, with her shades on

This was when Chad was looking at the pictures of the awards that were framed for him.

Eat up Mamoo - she even enjoyed a Corona with lime!

There were washers and Redneck golf (you have to see it) for all to enjoy.

Nice bass! Kurt caught this on Friday when we first arrived in town. He was proud!

Wisdom Teeth!!!

As many of you know, I had my wisdom teeth taken out on Thursday before Easter weekend. I only had 3 wisdom teeth to begin with, and one was removed in high school. The other two needed years to make their way down, so I had to wait. Well, they made their appearance and it was time to get them out! I had the last 2 wisdom teeth taken out, and I was only numb for the operation. They didn't put me to sleep, because I went to a general dentist, not an oral surgeon for the operation, because it wasn't going to be that bad.
Kurt's Mom works in the dentist's office that performed the surgery, and she was right by me the entire time. She made sure that even though I wasn't going to "sleep", that I would be as comfortable as possible during the procedure. It was definitely comforting having her by my side, but I could feel lots of pulling and deep pressure as they were pulling my stubborn teeth!!! I was so glad when it was finally over. Best of all, I had a great nurse by my side all night. Kurt's Mom offered to stay with us on Thursday night after the surgery to make sure I was recovering okay. She woke me up during the night, gave me my pain meds, which were much needed, and re-iced my face. I had to sleep with ice bags on Thursday night and then again on Friday, because I started to swell a little bit.
I'm so glad it's finally over, and I'm still recovering now. It's getting better each day, but I still wake up feeling a little sore. We appreciate everyone's thoughts and well-wishes, and we thank Kurt's Mom for helping us out! I know he really appreciates it too.