Swamps and Sugarcane
It was a breath of fresh air to travel again after a year-long break to have baby Rosalie! We are happy at home with our babies, but even happier to get to see the world with them. Although to be honest, we were nervous about traveling with 2 kids for the first time. Thankfully, my mom volunteered to come with us and help out. We decided to venture to New Orleans, Louisiana to check a new state off of our bucket lists and to check out a historic city and the interesting French/Spanish/Cajun (and more!) cultural hybrid found there. On our first day, Mom offered to watch the girls so we could do a non-kid friendly tour. First on the schedule was an airboat ride on the bayou. The boat went surprisingly fast and got surprisingly close to a lot of alligators. We enjoyed speeding through the swamp, looking for glimpses of gators, and also seeing a ton of birds and pretty Spanish moss. The highlight for me were the tiny baby alligators- apparently born the same month as Rosalie (last Septem