Brenda & Nan's 60th Birthday Celebration Trip-Louisville KY

The building where he works was once owned by a liquor company. It was owned by the Seagrams & Sons family. It was built in 1936.

When we arrived, Van took us to visit his office where he is a regional vice president for Dismas Charities. The mission of Dismas is to facilitate the reconciliation of former prisoners to society, and society to former prisoners, through development of a supportive community

http://www.dismas.com/

We also visited the St Ann facility where he was the director. They sponsor outreach programs for the poor in the area.

We ate at Baxter Station on our first night there. We missed all those tornadoes that were in Tennessee and Ohio. We had many guardian angels watching over us.

The birthday girls. My birthday on March 3rd makes me the older yet wiser of us two. Brenda joined the 60's club on March 12. Charles took us on a 10 day road trip. Started in Louisville Ky. Van and Christa hosted our birthdays. . Then off to Ohio to continue our visit with Lacey, Richard and Payden. On our way home, we took a trip to Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains.We had a great time with a lifetime of memories

Lynn's Paradise Café (Louisville, Kentucky) is a quirky independent restaurant with a national reputation built on great food, wacky décor, and wild events    http://www.lynnsparadisecafe.com/

An upcoming baseball star.

Slugger Museum is where they build bats for major league baseball teams.
http://www.sluggermuseum.org/

21c Museum is North America's first museum dedicated solely to collecting and exhibiting contemporary art of the 21st centuryAn interesting art museum/hotel we visited. http://www.21chotel.com/hotel

Another tour we enjoyed was Churchill Downs home of the Kentucky Derby. By the way, I won the race.
http://www.churchilldowns.com/

Ziplining underground Louisville Ky was the hilite of the birthday celebrations. Included in this picture is Van, Steven, Nan, Lacey and Christa.

http://www.louisvillemegacavern.com/

Cousins Planking

Kristi Babin (Uncle Jack's granddaughter; Monique's daughter) Double File Planking

PLANKING" In the Basin. Donna (Uncle Cheese's daughter) also planking in the Atchafalaya.

The term "planking" was coined in Australia and the practice became a fad in 2011.[19] Planking is described as the practice of lying down flat with arms to the side , to mimic a wooden plank. It has its origins in the "lying down game"

The lying down game (also known as planking,^[1] or face downs) is an activity, popular in various parts of the world, consisting of lying face down in an unusual or incongruous location. The hands must touch the sides of the body, and having a photograph of the participant taken and posted on the Internet is an integral part of the game.^[2] Players compete to find the most unusual and original location in which to play.^[2] The location should also be as public as possible, and as many people as possible should be involved.

 

Anyone else wants to send pictures planking or post them on facebook. 

I'll hijack them and post them on the blog

Kristi who started the planking photos.

Theriot Family Reunion Anything Floats Race

Labor Day Picnic at Shine & Annie's

Iva (Pierre) & Annie (Shine) Kitchen Duty


Anna Lee (Cheese) & Johnell at sink (Howard) more kitchen duty

Mel (Shine's Daugher), Christina (Daughter in law) & Gracie (Granddaughter)

Nick (Mel's son) & David (Mel's Husband)

Shine & Gerald (Son in Law)

Cheese, Brelyn & Gracie (Mel's granddaughters)

Shine, Mel, Annie & Jude (grandson)

Ricky, Sue & Haley Vincent

Gracie, Claire (Mels daughter) & Shine

Fried Fish Appetizers-Allen, Jack, Shine, Pierre & Gerald

Cheese (Fish Fry Master) & Howard (Assistant)

Shine's version of Crocs.

Sisters & Brothers

Brothers

Chris (Howard) & Jackie (Girlfriend)

Frying Fish

Haley (Sue Sue) & Nan

Zack & Alex Perdikis (Brandy)

Linda & Eric Bonin

Host & Hostess-Shine & Annie--Pot of Crab & Crawfish

Sive & Annie

Sive & Cheese

Mel & Brandy Perdikis

Iva Mae, Sue sue (Pierre) & Linda (Shine)

Again

Jackie, Sue, Allen

Jack & Sue

Sue & Allen

Anna Lee (Cheese) & Sis (Maria)

Johnell (Howard) Mercy (Allen) & Brandy (Sive)

Pierre & Howard

Chris (Nan) & Ricky (SueSue)

Shine & Cheese

Gerald & Pierre

Today we had a family picnic at Shine & Annie's house in Carencro. Lots of different dishes to go with the fried fish and crab & crawfish stew. And of course, lets not forget the desserts. A rain storm moved the picnic inside. Everyone helped and no food was harmed or damaged from the storm. Theriots know how to hustle. Good food and desserts, but best of all, spending time with the family. Thanks to Shine and Annie for the hospitality.