It is very convenient that my mom's birthday and Fall Break often fall on the same weekend. I was worried that we would go from the beginning of August until the end of December between Drake seeing his Nana and Papa, which I thought was unacceptable. So, Drake and I planned a trip to New Orleans to visit for a long weekend. As a surprise to my mom (which ended up not being a surprise), my sisters decided that they would visit also.
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| Nana, Papa, Drake, and Ellie |
We went on a few outings while in New Orleans. During the day on Saturday, Jeff, Amanda, Ellie, Drake, and I went to the Audubon Zoo to visit some animals. This was Ellie's first zoo visit and while she slept through the majority of it, I think she had a good time. Drake is enjoying zoos more and more with each visit and each new animal that he has learned.
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| This lizard ran in front of us, grabbed a caterpillar, and took it back to the fence for a feast. Drake was very interested in watching it eat and even offered it a rock (it ran away at that point) |
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| Watching the giraffes |
On Sunday evening, everyone had left but Drake and I, so we decided to take him to City Park to ride the carousel. His first carousel ride was about a month ago while we were in Jacksonville and at first he was a little scared but then really enjoyed it. I thought it might be the same this time, but he really only enjoyed about a minute of the ride. I think he wanted to get off the whole ride, but we were committed to the ride once getting on. After the carousel, we took Drake on the train around the park, which he loved! He now keeps saying choo-choo. We also visited Storybook Land where he was able to jump into some famous nursery rhymes.
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| Nana and Drake on the train |
We had a great visit and look forward to going back in December for Christmas. I love introducing to Drake to things in New Orleans that I always enjoyed when I was young. It is so great to be able to experience things for the first time all over again with him.
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| Drake with the Roman Candy Man at Audubon Zoo |
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| Aunt Genevieve, Drake, and Ellie |
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