So Mark and I had been playing with the idea of trying to get to the beach when baseball was over for a long weekend get away. Well, that just wasn't happening, so we decided to make an overnight trip to the Crescent City instead and we had a great time. We have already made plans to head back one more time this summer.
We found a great hotel (a Courtyard Marriott) near the convention center that had been redone and it was very, very nice. I realized that I didn't take any pictures of the hotel, but trust me, it was very modern and the girls were impressed.
We got to the city around lunch time, so after we checked in we headed across the street to eat at a yummy pizza place:
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| Mark and Emma wait for pizza |
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| Katie and I wait to eat too. |
After lunch, we headed to one of the girls favorite places - the Children's Museum. It was about a block from our hotel. There was a large percentage of rain for the whole weekend, but it worked out great b/c the only time it poured was while we were in the museum.
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| Mark gets measured at the museum; FYI, Katie is almost 5'7"!! |
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| Emma plays in the giant bubble maker |
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| Emma kissing the Van DeGraff thing-a-ba-bob |
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| Mom poses with the scientific method exhibit! |
As I posted on Facebook, this is the real reason my kids want to go to NO - the beignets. After the children's museum, we headed to the Riverwalk (which is still mildly entertaining) and got their favorite treat and did some shopping:
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| Katie with her beignet shirt |
We ate at the hotel that night and then Sunday morning we headed to guess where?.... I'll give you a hint:
That's right, the Insectarium! I love this place!
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| Emma checks out the Madagascar Cockroach - we petted it! |
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| Can you find the bug in this picture? |
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| Katie poses with the katydids |
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| Yummy bugs! Mom ate some, of course. |
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| Emma trying to decide if she is brave enough to put her hand in the hole! She did. |
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| Katie and I on the alligator |
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| Emma 'wrestles' the alligator |
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| the butterfly garden |
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| Emma desperately wanted a butterfly to land on her, and it never did! |
So the last thing we did before heading home was go to Magazine street to eat at one of my favorite places - The Rum House and shop a little.
Here we are getting a Mother's Day treat at Sucre'. Ice cream for the ice cream lovers in the family (Me, Mark and Emma), and a giant cupcake for Katie:
What a great weekend. Thanks my wonderful family!
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