NOLA - 'BAMA

We had the BEST vacation! It was so much fun to go "home" to Alabama. (Jon and I had our start there - we moved to Daphne, AL the day we got back from our honeymoon and lived there just shy of 2 years.) First, we flew into New Orleans and got to spend a couple of days with Tina and Skylar! It was so much fun to get to finally meet little Skylar - and the kids had a great time together. Tina took us to the coolest place called "Global Wildlife Center" - we went out in a modern covered wagon and fed a bunch of wild animals - it was a blast! The next day we went to the French Quarter and got all of the local fare we love - beignets, cafe au lait, pralines and muffalettas! Daryl got home from a business trip Friday evening and so we got to meet him and had a nice dinner out together w/out the kids. On Saturday, we drove over to AL and Tina came as well - Tina and I got together with a bunch of the girls we worked with at Ideal Technical Services - it was so much fun to see everyone - everyone was the same, yet so much has changed (kids etc.)!
We spent the rest of our time with Edd and Paulette. We can't even believe we had not seen them in over 6 years - and we vowed to never let that much time go by again! It was so much fun to be with them again - it was like no time had passed and we just picked up right where we'd left off. Our kids loved them and I think the feeling was mutual :-) We just had a wonderful time reconnecting and driving all over the area to see all of the many changes that have taken place since we'd last been down there in '99. We enjoyed going back to our old church and seeing some familiar faces and we also had a wonderful day out at Edd's brother's farm - our kids could turn into farm kids quite easily. We also got to spend some time with Edd & Paulette's daughter and family and our kids really hit it off! It was just an absolutely perfect vacation!