We just returned home from a weekend trip to New Orleans. It certainly was eventful! I don't recommend Bourbon Street to anyone-even at 5pm before the real looneys come out. Despite the dirty stuff surrounding us, we had a good time. We ate some great food! Biegnets were my favorite!!!! We also enjoyed some delicious red beans and rice, an original muffuletta, and some chargrilled oysters-YUM!!!

We took an eventful streetcar ride up St. Charles Ave. Trey was so excited to ride the "train". But, before we even made it out of the city, we heard a loud crash. A car had turned right into the front of our streetcar!!! We didn't even budge, but the car was a mess. Trey didn't understand why we were stopped, and he kept saying, "I want to go". Luckily we didn't have to wait too long before another streetcar came to our rescue. I think between the ride on the "train" and watching the horse and carriages around town, Trey was pretty pleased. He also liked hanging out at Jackson Square and throwing pennies in the fountain in front of the cathedral. We let him sit on the edge of the fountain, and at one point he started taking his shoes off. I asked him what he was doing, and he said that he was going to put his feet in the water. Before I could stop him he already had one foot in. 

Check back next month to hear about our Denver trip; I'm sure that one will have some exciting stories as well!

Many of you have been asking for more pics of my pregnant belly, so here it is for those of you who don't get to see me on a regular basis.

Trey is still loving school. He is changing every day!!! His speech has really taken off and improved significantly. He used to say things like "bips" and now he says "chips". He also used to say "beebees" (excuse me), and now it is much more like "scuse me". There doesn't seem to be a transition; he just starts saying things correctly one day. There are some words that I know I'm really going to miss when they are gone, like "ohmer-icles" (motorcycle). Trey is also very into "the store" lately. His allergies have been bad with all the ragweed, and so we have had to keep him inside. In order to get him out of the house sometimes we go to Target and let him play with the toys. So now he asks to "go to the store" everyday. He loves to be out-anywhere! If he even thinks we might be heading home he starts whining "no home" from the backseat. 

Trey often imitates Gary and has become like his little shadow. It is so cute to watch! Today he went into his dresser and picked out a pair of football pajamas. He ran into the livingroom with them and held them up to Gary, who was watching football at the time, with a proud smile. Trey never picks those pajamas, but it was clear that he thought it would make Gary happy that he choose them. We have a "no throwing" in the house rule, and tonight while we were all cleaning up the toys, Gary threw a football to me to put into the toybox. Trey looked at me and said, "Dada throw football. Dadddy time-out". Gary took his punishment like a man and served his time-out. My boys just crack me up! They keep me on my toes and laughing :) 

   

Chattanooga Choo Choo

We went to Chattanooga for a short family trip this weekend. We had a great time! We took Trey to the aquarium (and I touched a stingray!) thinking he would enjoy it...turns out big sharks that close up can be a little scary for a 2 year old. He was interested, but very cautious at the same time. He liked the free things that we did the best (riding the free bus that took us around downtown, sitting on the toy choo choo at our hotel, and splashing in a little river area outside the aquarium). We also took him to Coolidge Park down by the riverfront, which has a carousel and a neat little area with fountains for the kiddies to play in. By the time we got there the carousel had closed for the day though. I think all in all, Trey really enjoyed our trip-and we did too! I think we could have sat and watched him splash in the water outside the aquarium all day; he was just enjoying it so much.