YESSSS!!! After months of planning and preparing and waaaaaaiting, it's finally here. Today we left for New Orleans to go visit Granny on our way to Destin, Florida. After getting the car loaded up, Roxy dropped off, and a quick jog in, we headed out for the fun 6 hour drive. Surprisingly the kids did very well for being in the car so long but with 3, there's still multiple stops and repeated questions like "are we there yet?" I couldn't help but laugh when that came out because it just felt like - here goes, we have now entered that stage of our lives where vacations mean things like hearing "are we there yet" a hundred times in 15 minutes. Or "I gotta go potty." Or the ever-famous "he hit me." Poor Daddy was already losing his mind 1 hour into the trip. Thank God for Granny though because I do not think we would've made it all the way to Florida with our crew. Everyone was loosing their patience and beginning to get stir crazy. And what better place to relax then in the "big easy." So Granny technically lives in Gretna but because it's literally just a short ferry-ride over, its easier to tell people she lives in New Orleans. Once we got there, we were greeted my Granny and kissed by Diamond; granny's new german shepherd. She's so pretty and such a sweet girl. I was tempted to try and sneak her in the car with me when we left but she and Granny are already such good companions. We kicked back for a short while and then decided to go for a walk to see the levee and the big bridge. Skylar and Bryce were so happy to be out, stretching their legs in a new place. And I was so happy to see Matthew get a chance to visit with his mama since he doesn't get to very often.
The kids had fun walking around exploring. They stayed on the hunt for gators and ducks but thankfully all we saw were ducks. Granny's house is so nice and we are looking forward to going on the ferry next time. Once we got back, Granny started in on dinner and I decided to give the kids and myself a quick bath since we were pretty stinky. Skylar was moving as fast as she could so she could get back in to help Granny cook. Sweet Granny let each of the kiddos take turns in the kitchen, helping with the shrimp.
Eva on the other hand had fun nursing and telling jokes with mama....hahaha....
It was a great night and the kids and I really enjoyed hanging out with Granny and Diamond. I know Daddy really needed that time with her too. Now it's off to Destin...
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