Boucherie 2012

This past weekend, during my spring break, my family had their annual Boucherie (Which, according to the Cajun Dictionary, means a gathering of several families who contribute meat to be slaughtered. Each family takes home their share of the slaughter for the coming months, yadda yadda). It was a giant get together at my grandparent's pond of my relatives and their relatives and lots of people I had never met before. There was food everywhere, dirty, muddy kids and lots of liquor. I have actually never been to one before, so Ryan and I piled into my car and drove the twelve hours to Louisiana for a few days. (And by drove, I mean Ryan drove a lot and I slept a lot)

So here's a little blog full of memories, Ryan and I passed the camera back and forth throughout the whole trip, so this post is a little bit of both of us.

p.s. this whole trip was shot with my 28 1.8, damn I have a huge crush on this lens




Somewhere outside of Tallahassee


My granny's front porch


Kaden all filthy


Ryan explaining his camera to my grandparents with Sophie at their feet


Kylie


Ryan and Kelsey looking through Paw's artwork


From inside Paw's workshop


Making jello shots the night before the Boucherie


Kelsey tasting the jello mix


Blair and Aunt Jamie

The day of the Boucherie


My Brother, his friend Dalton and my dad


This photo was a complete accident


Kaden meeting Dalton in the Pond, we used to swim in it all the time as kids


Houston, Kaden and Dalton


Kaden among the weeds


My little brother, Cody


Houston chasing Aunt Jamie



Boys Jumping



Playing with the puppies


Puppy :O




Playing


The Kids on Fourwheelers, Kylie looking back at me




Kelsey


Aunt Jamie trying to make Kaden pose for the photo



My dad stirring the cracklin's


Adults telling stories, my Paw on the right


This is Abigail


This is how I first met Abigail


Making the Boudin


Taunt


My dad's girlfriend Terri and her daughter Alexis




:)


Alexis and the puppy


Cody holding Abigail


Muddy Girls


Uncle Rusty didn't know how to take a photo on his cell phone


Kylie out of focus


Kelsey after jumping in the pond




Puppy, we learned its name was Jojo


Upon realizing we were sunburned


Accepting that we were sunburned



A girl, also named Lexi, jumping into the pond

and I shot with the Holga while there, so here's a little peek at that



In conclusion, I want to spend my whole life traveling the world with Ryan, he is the best sidekick and lover that I could ever, ever ask for, and this trip to see my family with him meant the absolute world to me.

go have an adventure

xo