Learnin' about Louisiana

As many of you know we are not true "Louisiana-ians" but during the week of March 7th Abby was learning about our new home state at her school. Um, let me correct that and say that we will always be Texans by heart. :) There is so much about this Cajun state that I am not aware off. Having lived in Texas my whole life I've never experienced or had the opportunity to move to another state. I do enjoy living here and the fact that they love crawfish (as do I), have many lakes/bayous to go fishin' and can throw the best Mardi Gras parties ever!

And speaking of Mardi Gras Abby has really gotten into the spirit of this fun festival celebration. On March 8th, Fat Tuesday, Abby wore her purple, green and gold to school. And don't forget those beads!

Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras and Shrove Tuesday, is often considered the last celebration before the start of Lent, which is Ash Wednesday. So what do you really do on Fat Tuesday?? Well, have a party, EAT and celebrate of course! Also I did not know that "Gras" is French for fat and "Mardi" is French for Tuesday! Hey, y'all know I'm a Texas girl and this is all still new to me even if we've lived here for over a year now. :)

Throughout the week Abby learned alot about her new state. Here she is with her "mask" she made and a few of the state symbols they discussed.

State Bird: Pelican

State Flower: Magnolia

State Reptile: Alligator

State Crustacean: Crawfish (but of course!)

State Tree: Bald Cypress

I know this pic is sorta "off" with my post but I had to put it in. Why? Well, as many of you know I LOVE to take pictures. Duh? So in the moment of taking this pic Abby says, "Mom, stop taking pictures okay?"....what a sad face but okay.

And another thing Abby learned about (and me too) was what the colors of Mardi Gras represent. Do you know? Well let me share:

Purple: Justice
Green: Faith
Gold: Power

Okay, so now you learned something new today!


Abby has also been working on her writing skills. She does a very good job but I was particularly impressed with these two sheets she brought home.

The highlight of the week was the journal that she brought home on Friday. She worked on it all week and was so proud to show it off to Daddy and I.

And I just love this last picture...her homemade crawfish!

Hope you enjoyed your history lesson today!