NOLA

Last week we went on an impromptu trip to New Orleans just for the heck of it. At first, we were a bit skeptical about taking the kids to such an "adult" destination. But within the first 48 hours we figured out the perfect mix of kid-friendly activities and 21-and-over festivities!
New Orleans was amazing. We went to the zoo, aquarium, children's museum and insectarium. We went on a swamp tour and a late-night carriage ride. We (kinda) experienced Bourbon street (where Cienna loved all of the beads)and loved people watching all of the musicians and transients. We took the street car, city bus and did a ton of walking. And thank God for the walking...because all of the po-boys and beignets would have sent us straight to heartattackville if we hadn't!


One Of MANY Alligators in the Bayou


Audubon Zoo


Audubon Aquarium


Carriage Ride (Where Cienna Heard About Vampires For the First Time!)

The latter part of the week we drove the Mississippi coast and I got to see where Tony worked in Biloxi after Katrina. What a beautiful place. Absolutely breathtaking!


Biloxi Coast

On the last day of our trip we drove to Baton Rouge where we visited the LSU football stadium and got to see their real LIVE mascot....a tiger named Mike! After we met my best buddy from World Market, Stephanie, and her husband Scott for a great dinner and lots of catching up. It was the perfect end to our amazing trip!


LSU

We can't wait to visit NOLA again. It was truly a wonderful place and a fabulous trip!