Day to Day with Maggie and Turner: New Orleans

We went to NOLA for a wedding last month. My good friend from high school was getting married and it was a trip that I didn't want to miss for sure. NOLA is a little bit different when you have two kids in tow but we had a great time and it was a great wedding. Mom and I left early in the morning thinking that the kids would sleep most of the way. Well I think Turner slept about 1 hour of the 7 hour trip and Maggie fell asleep 1 block away from the hotel. We couldn't check in so we walked around and had lunch, got balloon animals, looked at all the people dressed up in the street, shopped a little and then headed back to the hotel to rest. Check in wasn't until 4:00 pm so Mom and I were worn out to say the least. We found a place to sit and we waited about 1 1/2 hours before we got our room.

We hired a babysitter for that night so that we could go to the rehearsal dinner. It was great and the food was fabulous! We really had a great time and Maggie and Turner did good! I took the doors off the closet and put the baby bed in it. Turner normally sleeps in a dark room alone but this was the best we could do. On Saturday we had breakfast in bed! That was a fun little treat. We dressed and went for a carriage ride through the French Quarter. My kids loved it!! Maggie got to feed Red Bean (the horse) a carrot after the ride. We walked around and then we went back to the room and I visited with Allison while everyone rested. For lunch we went to a place on Bourbon and across the street they were cleaning off a roof top full of beads and throwing them in the street. We promptly went and picked up a hand full of beads. We walked and shopped and then went back to rest and get ready for the wedding.

The wedding was in the courtyard at our hotel. We went downstairs and enjoyed the beautiful ceremony. Maggie was very impressed. This was her first wedding. Mom had Turner at the back and even inside some because he kept talking. The reception was there also so we sat and ate some fabulous food. Maggie just kept waiting on the cake! Everything was so much fun. Maggie danced and danced and danced. At one point she was crying and when I asked her why she said "my legs hurt from dancing so much." After the reception there was a "Second Line Parade" through the streets of the French Quarter. All the guests parade around with a band and police escort. If you have never done this it is a production. Mom, Maggie and Turner got to ride in the carriage that brought up the rear.

All in all it was great weekend and wedding that I will not forget!

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Maggie wanted her picture made with this guy in the street. He was getting her into position. It was the cutest thing ever. I didn't think that she would do it. She walked right out there and got into position and just smiled and thought that was so much fun!