The Saints Were Not the Only Ones in N'awlins in December

On the 27th of December, the whole family (Dad, Mom, Uncle Brandon, Paul, Logan, Landon, Levi, and I) went to New Orleans to pick up my sister from the airport. We decided to do some sightseeing while we were there and it was such a fun time.

Our first order of business was picking up Aunt Heather, and then we headed off to the Aquarium for some underwater fun. The pictures you see below are mostly from our visit to the aquarium. It was a blast for everyone. Logan was able to feed some sting-rays. At one point, he thought one bit him, but the worker assured him they only have really hard gums and will
just suck on his hand. I don't know if that made him feel any better????

Landon was amazed by the sharks. He wanted to know how many sharks were there, what kind, were they mommies or daddies, where were their brothers, etc???? It was hilarious.

Levi did pretty good, and even had a short nap, thanks to my mom still having the magic touch. We walked across to the Riverwalk, which is a string of shops and restaurants along the
Mississippi River. We had lunch, went back to the aquarium, headed over to the Riverwalk for an ice cream cone, and left to find our hotel.

After quite the ordeal in parking our van, the boys swam and we headed out for supper and back to the hotel for a well deserved night of sleep. We woke up to take the trolley ride down St. Charles Ave, not realizing that it took a few hours to make the loop back to the Start, we hopped off an hour later, and then had to catch the
trolley back to the beginning. The boys loved it, and it was fun for them. After the trolley, we packed up and headed for home, so we could open all of our Christmas presents since we waited to do so until Aunt Heather was with us...

**Jellyfish picture taken by Logan**

**Levi and Uncle Brandon enjoying ice cream**

**Trolley Ride in New Orleans**