Little Brother

A couple weeks ago my little brother came to visit because he had a work conference in New Orleans. This was his first time in Louisiana so we had to show him what we do for fun :)

We wrestle alligators! We actually went on a swamp tour at Lake Martin and our guide caught this alligator that we all got to hold. (Well, maybe I didn't hold it, but I touched it ) It bit some old dude's finger when he tried to hold it.

We eat hot stuff! We went to the Tabasco Factory where Rich and Rendell posed with this hot pepper eating fish statue.

We drive old man creeper cars! Not really- but this is what the rental car place gave Rendell to drive! Savannah said it looked like a creeper car so she sat in the roomy trunk to prove it. We ate some good old Cajun Food and had a great visit. We love to have visitors :)

A Halloween Project

Since it's just the three of us at home these days, we decided to spend some quality time together on a Halloween project. Rich is really getting into it :)

Sav and I sampled the frosting.

Here's the finished project- good thing it's suppose to be a SCARY house!

Start spreadin' the news. . . . .

So it's been awhile since we've posted anything on the old blog, but not a whole heckuva lot had been going on with the Stewarts. (Actually, Hunter and Bree have been pretty busy, but you'll have to check out Bree's blog to see what they're up to these days) Rich and I recently took a trip to. . . you guessed it. . . New York! One of my favorite places on the planet :) We met my mom and her husband, Wayne - who had never been there before- and crammed all kinds of fun into a long weekend. This picture is the view from our awesome hotel room smack dab inthe middle of Times Square.

We happened to find this restaurant where they filmed Seinfeld and decided we had to eat there. Once inside, we realized they only used the outside for the show. The inside was way smaller and looked nothing like the inside of the restaurant on the show.

Of course, this is my main reason for going to New York City- to see the EXCELLENT theatre!! We went to a show every night we were there, plus a spur of the moment matinee. Besides this show, we saw Mary Poppins, Promises, Promises, and Billy Elliot.

Here we are at the Top of the Rock observation deck. You can see Central Park in the background. This was a really cool view of the whole island. We also made it to the Statue of Liberty and a two day double decker bus tour all over the city. We were able to see quite a bit during our short stay. I'm already wanting to go back :)

Rock on

This is where we spent Saturday night of Labor Day Weekend! Thanks to my brother-in-law Dave, we were treated to an awesome concert with AMAZING lighting! He has been on tour with Creed and their last stop was in the Woodlands (near Houston) so we drove over. He has been their lighting designer and let me tell you, he is excellent at his job! These pictures don't really do it justice, but I thought I'd post a few anyway. We got to sit by Dave in the light booth (along with the lead singer's family) so we had the best seats in the house. We also got to see the sound check with the band earlier in the day. Pretty cool stuff-


Savannah brought her friend Kasie and they look like a couple of groupies waiting outside the gates for Dave to let us in for the Sound Check party.

Here we are with Dave- He is married to my sister Jennifer. Thanks, Dave, for a great experience!!!!

Back to School!

Savannah started her first year in high school on August 12th. I'm feeling sooooooo old! It's hard to believe we will have two in college and only one at home now. It's fun to see what life is bringing for my kids, but weird at the same time. It just doesn't seem that long ago when I was in college.

Sav had her ears pierced when she was about 5 years old and was playing soccer. She had to take her earrings out to play and I wasn't there to do it. Rich tried to take them out and made her ears bleed so she wouldn't put them back in after that. Well . . . all these years later she finally decided to have them pierced again.

Bummer Summer

Well, it's been awhile since I've posted anything 'cause basically, there hasn't been a whole heckuva lot to blog about!!! I have really been just a BUM this summer (the first meaning of my post title) and we haven't gone anywhere or done anything very exciting (the second meaning). Yes, it's been a bummer of a summer. . . . for everyone except Hunter that is. I did manage to scrounge up a few pics from church girl's camp which was fun, but was at the beginning of the summer and definitely doesn't count as a vacation. This is me going down the water slide at camp, fearing for my life.

Here is Savannah with her group at camp that had to come up with a way to drop an egg from on high and keep it safe. It didn't make it, thus the sad faces.

Here is our group of girls at camp- I'm very sad because they just released me from being the YW President so I don't get to do as much with them. . . . But they called me to be Stake YW President, so I'll still go to girl's camp and other fun activities, just with MORE girls!!

Here is a pic of the youth working at a service project in our community. Hunter is doing some serious grass blowing. These two events are the only pictures I have from the summer so far. Savannah has been babysitting and we've been doing a lot of swimming in our pool, but that's about it. This weekend is Youth Conference so maybe I'll get something new to post. I'm going to have to borrow some pics from Hunter and his adventures this summer. He has been to Houston, The Schlitterbahn (a huge water park in New Braunfels, TX), Disney World and Universal in Orlando! In a couple of weeks, he'll be going with his two best buddies to Wisconsin for a week on the lake. I guess he's getting it all in before college life begins. Bree started back into college life for the summer term, so she is busy, busy, busy. I suppose I will continue to be a bum this summer- Sav starts high school in less than a month, so that will be the end of that.

Larger than Life

If you happen to be in Broussard and driving down Albertson's Parkway towards the Youngsville Highway, look to the left of the road and Hunter Stewart will be larger than life playing soccer on a billboard! Rich submitted some pictures for a club ad and they chose a pic of Hunter! It's pretty cool- but it even gets better. The Acadiana Lifestyle magazine did an article about Lafayette Futbol Club and Rich submitted pictures for that as well and they put Hunter on the cover! You can pick one up for free at Albertsons if you want to check it out.

Inside the cover it says: About our cover: Hunter Stewart, a recent graduate of Lafayette High School, has enjoyed kickin' it for the Mighty Lions for the past four years. He's also played for "The Storm," a Division 1 soccer league in the Lafayette Futbol Club. He is the son of Rich and Jill Stewart of Lafayette. Photography by Rich Stewart, Lafayette Futbol Club. Then there is a nice article on page 26.