New Orleans–Day 3

On Sunday the guys (Syd, my Dad and Brad) went to the WW2 museum and the girls/kids went to the Insectarium.  This was our first visit to the Insectarium.  It was really cool.  I think this was SB’s favorite part of the trip.  (I think Andrew was still tired from the zoo!)

The museum had a Butterfly exhibit.  It was really awesome.  We stayed in there for a while looking at all of the beautiful butterflies.  They liked my white shirt because a few landed on me and hung out for a while!

After we finished up at the Insectarium we had lunch at the Hard Rock Café.  Then we walked along the River and met the guys at the Aquarium. 

Sophie just woke up and she did not want her picture taken if you can’t tell!

When we got into the aquarium a diver was cleaning the coral.  The kids loved watching her swim around and of course they loved the fish!

Here are the girls in the Riverwalk mall having fun!

For dinner we went to Mulate’s.  This is one of our favorite restaurants to visit in New Orleans.  It is very family friendly and it has a fun atmosphere.  The food is great as well! 

Mulate’s has a cajun band play every night of the week…so of course we had to dance!

We had so much fun!  Syd took the girls to the swimming pool at the hotel to end the night (as if they had not done enough that day!)

Monday morning we had breakfast at a place called “Mothers”.  They are known for their baked ham.  It was a great place to end our vacation.

After we ate we boarded the train and headed back to Vicksburg.  Sophie and Andrew slept most of the way so I didn’t take any pictures (plus I was just plain tired!)  We always enjoy New Orleans and this trip was no different!

New Orleans–Day 2

We woke up Saturday morning, had breakfast, caught the trolley and headed straight for the Audubon Zoo.  The kids thought the trolley was great.  It was a very HOT day at the zoo.  I do not recommend going to the zoo in the middle of the summer.  The kids enjoyed it though.

Andrew was sporting his new cap on the trolley ride!

Family picture while we were waiting on the shuttle.

When we were ready to leave the zoo so was everyone else.  The shuttle to take you to the trolley stop was a long wait….so we decided to walk…that 1 mile seemed like 20 in the 100 degree heat!

This is what we all felt like after the walk!  Poor Sophie was worn out!

Since the kids were so tired (and adults too) we decided to grab a quick meal at a wing/burger restaurant. 

We headed back to the hotel and everyone crashed!

New Orleans Day 1

We left Friday morning headed to New Orleans via Amtrak!  The kids have been super excited for weeks to ride the train.  We arrived at the station around 11:00 to depart from Jackson.  It was about a 4 hour ride.  We chose to sit in the observation deck so the kids could move about and look at the scenery. 

Here is the ticket taker telling us which car to get on.

Outside of the train before boarding…

Sophie was not too sure about this at first! 

Once she got on she had a blast!

The boys loved looking out the window!

 

Thank goodness for technology to pass the time!

being silly and sassy!

We arrived in New Orleans around 3:30 and got settled in our hotel.  We went to eat at Café Masparos.  I forgot to take any pictures…Andrew was very tired at this point and Syd and I had to take turns taking him outside.

Here is SB in Jax Brewery…

Random June Pictures

Here are a few random pictures that never made the blog from our June activities.

Scott’s Senior Lunch at Church

 

SB attended Princess Camp for a week in June with Mrs. Lana.  She had a blast.  At the end of the week the girls sang some songs they had learned for us.

Andrew ate a Subway sandwich!

We let balloons go for Pop’s birthday.

SB attended VBS and I helped one day.

I finally went to meet Miss Lynlee Rhodes McMillin.  She is just precious. She is 10 weeks old!!

SB, MeMe and I went to the Miss Mississippi Pageant one night.  SB had so much fun.  She enjoyed seeing all of the pretty girls.

We had a busy month especially SB.  She went to an arts camp last week as well.  Then we were off to New Orleans on the train…stay tuned for lots of pics!