Wee wee wee...all the way home!

So, we are home.  It is so nice to be back.  It feels so yummy right now with the crisp air and snow brushed mountains out the window.  What a beautiful place to return to.  


It is amazing to me that we were here just a week ago...

This is a lake that we found exploring the woods.  Cord did a nice run around the trail nearby.  I snapped some pictures and took a nap while all three kiddos slept in the car for a bit. 

Can we say heaven?  It was so quiet I could hear the fish breathing.

 

 

We took a walk along the water and took a peek at the boats at the marina.  These boats were shrimping boats.  They all had nets, and all sorts of fishing gear on them.  Not your typical yachts, these babies were born to work.

 

We had to say goodbye to our beach.  Sunday after church we spent an hour or so just putting our feet in the soft sand and soaking up the views.

 

We are going to miss having this across the street.  

Monday Cord got out of class early so we took advantage of the time and scooted over to New Orleans for a Steam Boat ride and lunch.  It was a bit rainy, but we made the best of it!  I haven't ever been on a steam boat before.  It had a festive, old time feeling about it.  We ate some fried chicken, jambalaya,  and bread pudding.  Classic southern meal.  The cook forgot to put the meat on Cord's chicken. His was mostly just Cajun flavored breading.  Lucky for him, his wife likes to share...

 

This is the engine room.  We got to see how the steam powers the boat.

Hot and interesting...

 

Here is the paddle.  Isn't it cool?  I kept telling the kids if they weren't good I would put them out by the chomper.  It freaked them out pretty good.  He he he...

 

Tuesday morning we packed up our bags and headed to the airport.  We had an afternoon flight, so we got to squeeze in one more stop before we headed home.  I am so glad we did!  We went to City Park.  It is a huge park in New Orleans.  It was one of my favorite places!  Most of our time was spent at this amazing section of the park called Storybook Land.  I only took a million pictures here...

 

The kids got to play on and in all of these scenes from classic stories.  They had a blast running from place to place.  It was just beautiful!  I think it was their favorite part of the whole trip.

Look mommy, I just spit up on my shirt.  Aren't I cute??

 So all of us piggies went, "we we we we we..."  

All the way home!

What an amazing experience we got to have.  I feel pretty darn lucky.   The end.