The trip began last Sunday with an 8 hour drive to Mandeville, LA (outside of New Orleans). Let's just say that the kids really did do good but Zac was kind of grumpy since he'd woken up at 4:30 that morning! However, an hour of playing at the McDonald's play land at lunch time seemed to rejuvenate their spirits... and I was hoping it would wear them out... of course it didn't! I think our naps that day were about 40 min. long max! After arriving at my Aunt Mary's house (aka Mar Mar) we played outside and ate some wonderful homemade Cajun gumbo and crawfish etoufee! Then dinner was followed by a trip to a park that had these wonderful waterspouts that the boys LOVED to play in (Zac was most interested in the mud puddles laying to the side of the concrete)! That was topped off by a trip to a newly opened Cafe Du Monde for Beignets! The next day, before leaving for Pensacola Beach we went searching for Alligators and saw a couple!
The next day we drove to Pensacola Beach, FL. We had 31/2 days on the beach, full of fun, sun and good food! Luckily we only had one rainy morning, the rest of the days were beautiful! Nate loved the beach... I mean it was like one big sandbox! After a little bit of "testing the water" he really enjoyed playing at the ocean's edge and looking for seashells (or fragments)! Zac liked the sand but wasn't too big on the ocean. All 3 boys (Matthew included) loved the pools at the place we stayed. We spent a lot of time in the pool. The boys woke up early each morning, and after a great breakfast we played on the beach till lunch time and then repeated the routine in the afternoon topped off by a yummy dinner! Nate was not to happy about leaving the beach but was really glad to be home once we got to our house and all of his toys. It was a wonderful week that we enjoyed sharing with our family.
Hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day. Hugs, KMO
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