Trip to New Orleans

Doug had to do some work at one of the properties in New Orleans so we drove down there for President's weekend.  We survived the 5 hours in the car but I can tell that the 18-21 hour trip to AZ is not going to be very fun! We stayed in one of the apartments at the property and the kids loved having a playground.  Doug had tons of business meetings while were out there and he preached at a church on Sunday.  The kids did really well considering they had to sit still and be quiet for most of it.  We did squeeze in a few hours of fun and went to the French Quarter.  We ate some beignets (I have no idea how it is spelt but it is pronounced ben-yay and tastes just like a zeppoli), rode the trolley back and forth, played at a local park, and then rode the ferry.

We stopped at a mall on the way there to eat lunch and let the kid ride the carousel.  I don't know why but Logan always picks the bench:

 They made lots of friends going to the play ground every day:

 Doug preaching on Sunday:

 Waiting to be seated for one of Doug's business lunches:

 Time for fun in the French Quarter! Eating at Cafe Du Monde:

 Logan took this pic:

 Logan couldn't sit still because he loved the beignets so much!

 Our whole family was covered in powdered sugar by the time we finished eating:

 The buildings were all so historic and pretty:

 There were horse and carriage rides everywhere:

 The entire place was decorated for Mardi Gras:

 Riding the trolley:

 In front of the park:

 Riding the ferry:

 On the way back to TX we thought we'd let Levi drive a bit...jk:

Nice Park

We went to a beautiful park in Sugarland last week.  Oh how I wish we could live in Sugarland! It is alot more like Arizona. 

They loved the seesaw and I got a great leg workout trying to jump in the air to make their side go down.

 They had this fun spinning chairs that would turn you around and around:

Mom Squad Playdate at the Mall

We met with our play group at the mall to paint ceramics, play at the play ground and eat lunch : )

Zoo Trip

We decided to go to the zoo when the weather was nice.  And ofcourse we ate at Frank's after : )

 Logan thought the birds were stinky:

 Logan took this pic of me and Levi:

 Look how close the lion was:

 My fav is the new chimp exhibit.  The chimps were so funny and interactive.  They were comming right up and banging on the glass:

 Time for Franks.  Aila alwasy has to sit by daddy.  She is def a daddy's girl: