Dustin is leaving soon to go to Fort Jackson for training until May, so we planned a fun little weekend family trip to have some fun with Dad before he leaves. Dustin went down to the camp to fish a little on Thursday and the kids and I drove down Friday after work. Kaleigh hasn't been to the camp since last summer, so I'm not sure that she remembered it at all but she was really excited!!! As soon as we got there, Alec got out the sand toys and they started digging!!
Kaleigh thought the game was to throw all the sand in the grass or on the pier!
One of the many funny faces of K-bug!
We stayed at the camp Friday night and then drove down to New Orleans Saturday morning for the rest of the weekend.
Kaleigh wasn't scared of this scuba diver at all!
Hummm, Parents of the Year here!! Note to self: Always check the distance between cars before putting kids in the stroller! And this was just the beginning of the troubles for this cheapo "duds for doodlebugs" double stroller! It dumped at least one kid out every time it hit a bump, got stuck in the elevator, all four wheels squeeked constantly and has crappy cupholders that spill drinks all over the stuff that's crammed in the bottom! Needless to say, I'm seeing a new double stroller before our next trip!
Dad liked all the attention from the ladies while pushing all the kiddos in the stroller! Note to self, the overloaded stroller may have been one reason the kids kept falling out!
Running down the RiverWalk!
After a quick stop for lunch, we were on to the Insectarium.
Mandi caught one of the butterflies for the kids to look at.
Alec was the only one brave enough to sit by this aligator! The girls wouldn't get near it!
Finally Kaleigh thought a nap would be a good idea!! It was a busy day for these three little kiddos (and us parents!!)
Of course, everykid LOVES to jump on the bed in the hotel room!
Hummm, looking back on it, I'm not sure all of the free hawaiian punch and chocolate chip cookies were a good idea, Kaleigh was up half the night!!
We spent Sunday at the Audubon Zoo, one of our most favorite places! Kaleigh was pretty tuckered out from Saturday and not in the best mood, by the end of the day, we were all sick of it!! Dustin said it was the Zoo from hell that never ends! We thought we would never get to the end of it! Dad might have even threatened to leave during the middle of the zoo trip several times!! Sis threw several Princess fits and got a few pops on the leg. Yep, we were those parents that everyone was staring at for spanking their kid!!
Dad with Kaleigh, 19 months, and Kara 2 1/2
Here's a picture of Dustin with Alec and Drew when we went to the zoo right after the boys had turned two in 2010.
Uh oh Goats, naptime is OVER!!
Alec and Dad talking sister into touching the snake!
Kaleigh LOVES animals!!! We could hardly get her out of the petting zoo!
Kaleigh on the slide!
And Alec on the slide in 2010! I love seeing the pics of the kids in the same places at almost the same age!!!
This is the entire reason we picked New Orleans for this trip! Alec has been learning about dinosaurs at school and wanted to go see some! He was THRILLED when it got time to see them! He was a little upset that there was no T-REX!
Kaleigh even liked them! The dinosaurs were VERY life-like. They made sounds and moved around! I can't believe she wasn't scared!
Alec climbing one of the big oaks!! Even my Grandmother played on the Live Oaks in New Orleans as a kid, so these pictures are pretty special to us!
All three kids got to feed the giraffes!
Alec and the white Aligator!! Please don't let the glass break!
This was called the "Kid Trap"
Somehow the mommy ended up in the KID trap too because Sister has to do everything that brother does!
Whew, we made it through!
Needless to say, after all this fun the kids slept the ENTIRE ride home!
