Our Family decided to take a 6 week trip to Louisiana this summer, Ed and I were both off school so we decided that we would probably never get the chance to do something like this again. As we stepped off the airplane we knew we were in the south, the hot humid air hit us fast. Ella felt it also, she let out a big ohh and patted her mouth with her hand. We knew we were in for a hot humid summer.
June 15- July 30, 2010
Ella looking out the storm door at the everyday animals standing on the driveway.
The first two weeks we didn't do anything big, we did swim in the pool a lot which was great. By the end of our trip both Bronson and Zoe were swimming on there own. I guess if you put kids in the pool enough they will eventually pick it up.
We did visit most of the local tourist spots:
Avery Island at the Tabasco Factory, you can smell the tabasco as you get out of the car.
By the way spanish moss really grows on all the oak trees there.
A lot of the homes are raised way up high that are by the coast. Can you imagine the climb, especially when unloading groceries, ugh!
We found some enormous tree bugs
Zoe was fascinated by the spanish moss everwhere
One of the many Bayous
A bamboo hut
Inside the hut (by the way there was an enormous spider right behind me we took the picture and got out fast.)
There were a lot of rainy days of which the kids took full advantage of.
Ed's sister Jen and I were sitting around one day talking about something fun we could do and I mentioned that the kids had never been to a beach before and Ed's mom can't refuse a trip to Florida, so we packed our bags and headed to Destine that Saturday and spent a week there. The kids loved playing in the sand and in the water.
Zoe and Bronson got to go in these huge balls filled with air and run on water.
Bronson, Zoe and I decided to do a little zip lining 50 ft up in the air I was way more scared then the kids were.
The biggest Crock ever!
The whole gang at the shopping center.
The next weekend we spent in good old New Orleans:
Waiting for our Beignets in Cafe Du'mond
Fried doughnuts loaded with powdered sugar mmm...
Ed's dad San and Zoe enjoying a beignet
Mask Time!
The Saint Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square
One of the many ways people try to make their money there.
Ed Entertaining in the Big Easy
The whole Family together
