In memory of JP, a large group of friends and family gathered at the Wetlands in Columbia, LA to celebrate his life. It was a fun weekend away from normal life with fun folks and great food. Corn hole was a constant competition, and I am proud to say my team whooped John Chris and Trevor's rear. Just saying.
Hundreds of pounds of crawfish to peel and eat. Yummy!
We took the boys fishing at one of the ponds, and we quickly realized we didn't have enough crickets or hands to help. Both boys caught their first fish on their first cast. Needless to say, their expectations were set way too high after that.
Reed shows off his first fish.
Ryland is proud of his first catch too.
This is the disorganized group shot of a bunch of people who couldn't stop talking and had been drinking too much. We are on the porch between the center two columns. It was an awesome group.
The boys and Millie Marie are worn out, and they are about to call it a night.
We stayed in one of the houses at the Wetlands, and it wasn't roughing it at all. The house was super nice, and the boys enjoyed taking it easy for another day of fun.
Reed made a new girlfriend upon arrival, and they loved to play outside. Here they are playing a little soccer.
As if there wasn't enough to do, the kids had a 20ft water slide to play on. The kids had a blast on it until the adults had to come try it out. Ryland loved it and really enjoyed sliding and splashing in the water pool. Reed wasn't a fan and was very upset when John Chris took him down the slide. He screamed bloody murder.
Some of the guys found baby alligators and brought them back so everyone could check them out. Reed was apprehensive, but he did pet one.
Ryland didn't want anything to do with the alligators. John Chris finally convinced him to hold one. A few hours later, when Ryland tried to pet it again, the alligator snapped Ryland's finger. He can say he has been bitten by an alligator and lived to tell about it.
