Cajun Country, Cont'd

On Saturday, the 31st, our friends, Scott and Melissa, were married. Bibi stayed with the kids while we attended the wedding and reception. Then, on Sunday morning, I ran the Mardi Gras half marathon. I took it really slow because it was a training run for the Gasparilla half on March 1. The course in New Orleans was so nice and flat and interesting. I loved it! After the run, I met up with Louie, Bibi, and the kids and we went out for a big, yummy lunch!

Here we are on Bourbon Street, on the way to lunch:



And, this is Catalina’s first-ever bite of crawfish (she loved it!):



We spent the afternoon at the Audubon Insecterium. If you’re in New Orleans with your kids for a visit, you should really check it out. We had a great time!







This part will surprise (or maybe disgust!) some of you…there was a chef that prepared crickets and mealworms for visitors to taste. All of us, except for baby Max, tried the crickets! They were crunchy and salty, like sunflower seeds. Bibi and I tried the mealworms, which tasted like pork rinds (or the way that I remember them tasting/smelling).







After our exciting trip to the insecterium, we went back to the hotel for a low-key evening. Our dear friend, Bert, was traveling cross-country and just happened to be able to stop for the night in New Orleans to visit with us. He and Louie had a great time watching the Super Bowl and hanging out in the French Quarter on Sunday night. Bert also joined us for a short street car ride on Monday morning.





Bert and the gang before we headed home:



And, of course, they ended the trip the same way they started it, with Gussy’s favorite movie, “Horton Any Who!”



More soon. Lots of love!!