So Thankful

I work six days a week and very rarely make it home to Gonzales to see my family, so I was so thankful that my Mom, Heidi, Jackson, and Sadie came to New Orleans on Wednesday to see me! We had a wonderful day, starting out at New Orleans Hamburger & Seafood Co. This restaurant is a chain, but it's great for kids (complimentary soft serve ice cream) and their garlic herb fries are ridiculously delicious. Next we went to Storyland in City Park. This is one of my favorite places in New Orleans and a dream come true for kids and grown-ups that are still kids at heart. You can walk around Captain Hook's pirate ship, be swallowed by the whale that also swallowed Pinocchio, and visit the houses of the Three Little Pigs. After Storyland, we came back uptown and took a streetcar ride. Here are some photos of our day:

Wednesday night, Cody and I drove to Gonzales so we could be there on Thanksgiving. I have to say that this year was one of my favorite Thanksgivings so far. To me, Thanksgiving is what Christmas should feel like, but Christmas, although I do love it, can be a little stressful and at times, overwhelming. On Thursday, we woke up and watched some of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (loved all the numbers from Broadway shows). Dad smoked a turkey and we also had ham, green beans, corn, green bean and artichoke casserole, cornbread dressing (and a veggie cornbread dressing for me!-thanks mom), and lots of desserts. After we ate, we relaxed, watched some t.v., and visited with Mom and Dad, Nanny, Uncle Frank, Ma-Maw, Heidi, Sadie, Jackson, and Ryan. It was such a fun day. I wish we could do Thanksgiving once a week. Cody and I left Gonzales Thursday night and went to Perkins Rowe in Baton Rouge and saw "The Muppets." It was such a perfect ending to a wonderful day.

Here are some pictures from Thanksgiving: