New Orleans

My dad had a conference down in New Orleans this past weekend and he and my mom were nice enough to invite Tyler and I to tag along. We had a blast seeing all the sights, attending the conference events, spending time with my parents and eating delicious food.

We should have taken more pictures of us eating because that's pretty much what our trip revolved around. We had to try all of the dishes: po-boys, shrimp et tu fe, beignets, bananas foster, gumbo, jumbalaya, and the list goes on and on.

We got to see this stunning plantation with hundred plus year old oak trees.

We got dressed up for a delicious dinner and a Michael McDonald concert. Tyler and I felt a little out of place but we had a blast being entertained by all of the drunk judges and lawyers breaking it down.

Cafe du Monde has been in the French Quarter for 150 years and they make some killer beignets.

We had a few too many of these while we were there but it was definitely worth it

These boys serenaded us with some jazz while we dined at Arnaud's

Carriage tour of the French Quarter

St. Charles Cathedral at Jackson Square

The bayou tour was definitely the highlight of our trip. It was so beautiful and we saw all sorts of fun creatures, alligators, turtles, snakes and all sorts of birds. We had Princess and the Frog stuck in our heads the whole time. "Going down the bayou."

Believe it or not people, namely Cajuns, still live right in the bayou and live off the land. Our tour guide was Cajun and grew up in the bayou eating alligator and swamp gumbo. He said he didn't know what a pizza was until he was 16 years old!

Thanks Mom and Dad we had a blast!