Refusing to Grow Up...

...is so much fun! If you are a loyal reader of our blog, you know that we enjoy a good dip in our inflatable pool and dressing up for beauty pageants. Today we are going shopping for a slip-and-slide party that will be at our friend's house in Edwards. What could go wrong?

Baby's Here!

Here are the new grandmother, aunt, and mom!

On Wednesday, Olivia became an aunt! Unfortunately, she will not get to see Maria until she and her mom come back to the United States from Russia. Although it doesn't look like it in the picture, we're very excited!

The Way We Roll

The time has come to say goodbye to the BMW. With more than 174,000 miles, it's just not feasible to keep driving it. So, Olivia has been looking around for a new car. So far, we've test driven this Volvo.

Happy Fourth of July!

We didn't have a more appropriate photo to post to celebrate the birth of our country. This picture of May was taken two summers ago at the Art Park at Catfish Row when our friend, Becka, was a photographer at The Post. She just looks so patriotic — and strong!
We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!

Good Golly Miss Molly!

We totally met the legendary Little Richard — in Vicksburg.
Here's the story: Mark Doyle, a Vicksburg native, plays guitar in Little Richard's band. Well, Mark's mother died, and the entire band came for the funeral. The repast was at Burger Village, which is two doors down from the H.C. Porter Gallery. When Lauchlin went to meet Olivia at the gallery about an hour before we planned to stroll down the hill to the Vicksburg Farmers' Market, we peeked outside to see all the people. A very nice man stopped us and said, "You know, Little Richard is in town." Lauchlin had already heard the scoop at the newspaper, but we didn't think it was appropriate to bust in the funeral. But, Billy (part of Little Richard's personal staff) introduced us to the band, including the king of "Tutti Fruity" himself. He looked beautiful! We both shook his hand, and he very quietly said, "Hi."
It's just one of those weird things — you never know what can happen in Vicksburg.

Mojo's seal of approval

The Vicksburg Farmers' Market is so popular that they are doing it two times per week. It now will be every Wednesday (starting today) and every Saturday. Mojo certifies that the corn is good any day of the week.

A Favorite Childhood Cartoon Character

... becomes dessert... Strawberries have more vitamin C than oranges (or pineapples, guava, or persimmons), so we piled them high for a real summer treat (sans scented hair).