Mountain Springs, AR

We stopped off at this neat little spot in the NW corner of AR (at the MO/AR border). Our road trip was coming to a close and we all have such fond memories of a wonderful family vacation!! Can't wait until the next one!! Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

Airboat Ride

Going on an airboat ride through the swamps of Louisiana is probably one of the coolest things I (S) have ever done! We had an absolute blast and our guide was extremely accomodating, knowledgeable and sweet enough to let each of the kids drive the boat. The guide grabbed a baby alligator out of the water for the kids to hold (no mouth taped shut this time!) I heard the mama alligator having a fit in the water which made me MORE than nervous about my babies in the boat!! :) Doug got to show his skills by grabbing a few bullfrogs for the kids to hold--nevermind that C and A let 3 go inside of the boat! If you ever have an opportunity to do this, don't miss it!!

 

Farewell NOLA!

Rain Delay!

Here's what happens when you get caught in a store during a rain storm in NOLA!:)

 

Carriage Ride

We had fun touring the French Quarter in a carriage! We enjoyed our guide and learning a little more about this fantastic city!

Cafe Du Monde

Doug assured me a trip to New Orleans wasn't complete w/o a stop at the famous Cafe Du Monde for beignets and chickory coffee. He was right, it did not disappoint and the kids (after seeing beignets on Princess and the Frog movie) were especially excited to try the tasty treat!

 

New Orleans Insectarium

We had a fun time at the Insectarium in NOLA and even ate some bugs!! The chocolate chirp cookies were pretty tasty, but we weren't sure about the other options!:)

Bourbon Street - New Orleans!

Yep, we did it -- we took the kids to New Orleans and Bourbon Street! I (Sue) fell in love w/ this city, quite unexpectedly, and look forward to another trip someday sans kiddos to truly explore all the sights!!

Gator Beach

We'd read about Gator Beach in Destin before our travels and C absolutely LOVES alligators, so we knew we had to make a stop! This place had over 100 alligators for us to view! C was in alligator heaven!! The kids even got to hold a live baby alligator-it was enough to make this momma pretty nervous!!