first of all... let me just go ahead and say, i've been a slacker. there... now that we've acknowledged the fact that this is only my 2nd post of december, let's get to it! and the fact that christmas is 5 days away (YIKES!) and i'm just now posting about thanksgiving. but... it's better late than never, right? well it's actually better never late, but ya know... ;o)
some of you may know that my parents blessed us by taking us on a cruise over thanksgiving!! us being- me, nate, and our 2, josh and shannon and their 3, and of course bitsy and poppi! so 6 adults and 5 kids, basically ages 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5! (lala had just turned 4 actually.) so yeah, nate and i have never been on a cruise... so we were pretty excited! didn't really know what to pack, expect, etc, but we were ready to experience it all for the first time!
we drove to new orleans the day before thanksgiving. the kids all did pretty good on the ride down... and thankfully, we all made it safely. we did have a scare, and it could have been a really bad accident but we are so blessed that it was just a minor accident. the only casualty was my wheel well, and it's probably buried a little outside of tuscaloosa! we were in the far left lane and nate was following josh... he changed lanes so we followed suit. only thing is, there was a huge 18 wheeler tire in b/w lanes and we hit it head on. it smacked our van and made such a loud noise... it scared me to death! we are so thankful for god's protection though!
anyways. we finally arrived safely in new orleans, and got settled in our hotel. the kids were wired! finally, it was only ONE MORE SLEEP until we were on that cruise ship!! when we woke up on thanksgiving, we decided to do a quick tour of part of the city. the weather was PERFECT! we wanted to be at the port early though, so we could be towards the front of the line when it came time to board, so we didn't have a lot of time to explore new orleans. we did get to drive past bourbon street... and we walked through a few nice parks. since it was early in the day, and thanksgiving at that, there wasn't the typical hustle and bustle, entertainers, painters, dancers, etc out. we did see one muscial group doin their thing, and 2 guys that were trying to sell some paintings. then, before we knew it, it was time to get on the boat!! here are some pictures from the first part of our trip! hope you enjoy them!!
exploring new orleans on thanksgiving day!
so much to see!
a few performers... the kids didn't know what to think!
we finally made it to the port! the kids were so excited..as you can see by lala and trace's faces! LOVE them! we had all sorts of snacks, cars, toys, etc, to keep the kiddos occupied til the doors opened! and for the most part, they all stayed really happy.
we lucked up and really didn't have to stand in line too long... so our plan worked to get there early and beat the crowd!! so the pictures below are some of our first glance of the ship! the kids did a little dance down the aisle with the beads and umbrellas... all loved it, except for lucas. go figure! ;o)
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What a lovely vacation!
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