Our Week...

On Tuesday, we had a kiddie pool play date at a friend's house...complete with leftover potluck lunch! I don't know what is with Daniel's face in this picture, but I thought it was funny!

Daniel and Kate jumped right in...it took Liam a little longer to warm up.

On Wednesday, we hung out at home. Daniel is obsessed with the movie CARS. It is on repeat in his room all day long. He doesn't necessarily watch it all day, but it just has to be on. My mom even has a copy at her house because we forgot it at home and Daniel threw a fit! He ran up and down the hall screaming, " I want Cars! I want Cars!"

On Thursday morning, we walked the LSU Lakes with Aunt Jane and Halle. Daniel did surprisingly well...he usually hates being in the jogging stroller! He laughed hysterically when he saw some funny squirrels chasing one another, and when we saw soemone walking with a dog, he immediately sat up and said, "Puppy! I want puppy!" Talk to your daddy about that one, boy!

Here it is Fridy already. Trying to straighten the house and one minute, they are helping you clean....

The next, they are making a mess!

I love this crazy kid!

On another note, does anyone have any idea why these pictures are posting all fuzzy? They don't look fuzzy normally.

Random Pictures

This is why Daniel was cranky when he woke up from his nap....he fell asleep before he ate any of his lunch!

Adam and Jake after working hard on mudding and priming Jake's music room...complete with recording studio.

Playing MegaTouch with Gigi

Playing Track Mania witht he boys...this kept Daniel occupied while we were making candles.

Cuteness!!

Park Date

Showing Daddy his owie.

He did laps around the park pushing this dumptruck.

Checking out what is on the other side of the fence.

Such a daddy's boy!

Thanks Marianne!!

My sister-in-law's mom embroidered these for Daniel. Thanks Marianne!! He loves them!

Candle Making

Scents

Color Blocks

Cutting the wax

Pitchers for heating the wax

Melting the wax

Our first orders!!!

Prepping the containers

We've got candles!

Some of the finished products...actually, these are samples to give out. Ignore the one with the gouge at the bottom...my sister did that!

Our first money in the bank!!

Open For Business!!

My sister, Michelle, and I have decided to embark on our own little business venture...Lagniappe Candle Company! 100% handmade paraffin wax blend candles, homemade chocolates, spa essentials, gift baskets, and more!! We have lots of scent/color/container options to choose from:

10 oz. Apothecary with Lid, $9.00

3.5 oz. Glass Straight-sided Votive, $4.00

8 oz. Tin with Lid, $8.00

We are also offering a 6-pack of votives with scents of your choosing for $22.00.

Available Scents: Spiced Vanilla, Baby Powder, Amaretto (my personal fave!), Angel's Whisper, White Tea & Ginger, Coconut & Lime Verbena, Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin, Lavender & Vanilla, Gardenia, Bird of Paradise, Hawaiian Pineapple, Lemon Verbena, Honeysuckle

Delayed Scents**: Dreamsicle, Irish Cream, Hazelnut Biscotti

Colors: You can have any candle in any color you wish at no extra charge. If you would like multiple colors (vertical stripes, horizontal stripe, marbled, or chunked) there will be an extra $1.00 charge.

Additional Containers: If you have a glass container in your possession that you would like to have made into a candle receptacle, we can handle this request for you. The cost is $1.00 per ounce of scented candle wax used in the candle.

**Delayed scents will be arriving in 10 days, and at that time will be available for candle-making and delivery.

Last, but not least, lots of love to Jane for creating this awesome logo!! We love it!

If you have any questions, would like to place an order, or would like to see/smell samples, feel free to email us at lagniappe.candles@bellsouth.net or give me a call, or leave a comment!