First off, I wanted to share this recipe with you that I got from a little cookbook I have called "101 Things to Do with a Cake Mix." I've had this cookbook since before Juliette was born, yet I've only ever made one recipe out of it. Not sure why, as they all sound good!

We've had a busy weekend. My in-laws were in town and we took them to Washington, La., yesterday to eat at the Steamboat Warehouse for their birthdays. (Their birthdays are 5 days apart.) Washington is about 30 minutes north of Lafayette and is the 3rd oldest settlement in Louisiana (behind Natchitoches and New Orleans). Unlike Natchitoches and New Orleans, though, there isn't really a restored downtown area. There are some homes from the 1700s and 1800s, but other than a handful of antique stores and that one restaurant, there wasn't really much to see. We did go to the Old Schoolhouse Antique Mall, where Matt and I drooled over quite a bit of the furniture (some of which was very reasonably priced, but you know, we kinda have a space issue right now!). The food was good, though, and we enjoyed ourselves.

After going to the early service this morning, we went to the Sunday brunch at Blue Dog Cafe. It's a buffet with traditional breakfast items, like an omelet station and waffles and bacon and sausage, but they also have a lot of the cajun food too, like corn and crab bisque, crawfish etouffee, catfish, dirty rice, etc. It was pretty good, but I'm not sure it was worth the expensive price. Juliette ate for free, though, and ended up eating almost as much as us adults, so I suppose we got our money's worth!

Things are going to start getting busy around here this week, and we are ready for "fall" to start: school, football, and cooler weather! Juliette has her kindergarten testing in the morning and her orientation later this week. Matt has meetings this week, and then both Matt and Juliette will start back to school next Monday (the 22nd). Juliette is incredibly excited about starting kindergarten, and we're just as excited as her. And, let's not forget that she has her 5th birthday coming up in about a week and a half as well, so there will be lots to blog about in the next few weeks!

The grandparents are anxious to see Juliette in her school uniform, so Mammaw, Pappaw, Nana and Poppie (and anyone else who wants!) check back later this week for Juliette's School Uniform Fashion Show!