Trip to NOLA

We were lucky enough to make the boys first trip to New Orleans at the end of December.
Eli Miciello invited Logan, Jake Magers and Sara Carson Hailey to spend his 7th birthday with him in NOLA- their siblings were lucky enough to get tag along on the adventure!
Ms Jen and Mr Chris showed us a great time!
We got to New Orleans late in the evening and enjoyed a trip to City Park to see the lights and ride the train. Then, we had the traditional cake ceremony and singing in of Eli's big seven in the hotel room! We were then off to bed to rest up for our big day of fun.
We started our day on a walking tour of the Riverwalk from our hotel to Cafe Du Monde where we bought bags and bags of those wonderful powdered goodies. We then took our treats to Jackson Square for a beignet picnic. The kids though the beignets were AWESOME- of course we adults were in agreement. We had a ball playing in the grass and enjoying the warm day. Mr Kevin had the most fun when the kids decided to attack him!
We then went to the Aquarium of the Americans to see the sights. The kids were excited with every turn as they explored all of the aquarium animals. We got the opportunity to pet an iguana and a baby shark! The otter was a big hit- he was too cute swimming and playing in his tank. The play area at the end was the icing on the birthday cake! But the trip to the gift shop pushed the fun over the edge!
It was a blast and we give big thanks to the Miciellos for a time well had by all!