Our 2018 Berning Family Vacation has officially kicked off! We left early, early, early, Sunday morning. Mark and I got up at 3:00, got up and ready, filled up the cooler, got the kiddos in the car and pulled out at 3:30. We thought we would have a solid three or four hours of kiddos …
Fossil Butte National Monument
For Mark’s 35th Birthday, he wanted to drive over to Fossil Butte National Monument. It was SO interesting! They coined it “America’s Aquarium in Stone” and it did not disappoint! Some of the best preserved fossils in the world can be found there and they were incredible. The visitor’s center was a blast and they …
Zion National Park
We took a wonderful trip down to Zion National Park – tagging along with my family and had a great time! When we pulled into Springville the first afternoon it was beautiful! We got settled in our hotel and then grabbed some delicious Mexican food from Whiptail Grill. The next morning, Mark got up and …
Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple
We stopped and saw the Baton Rouge Temple. It was very small, but beautiful. It’s the only temple in Louisiana and I am sure is such a blessing for those that live here. The kids had fun running around {the temple was closed for maintenance} and talking about the beautiful temple and angel. We love …
Barataria Preserve
We headed over the Baratara Preserve {which is a part of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve} and that place is WILD! One of the best parts of this trip was that it was so different from any other place we’ve been. We’ve never been in the South before and it was really fun …
Audubon Zoo
After the aquarium, we headed back out into the wet and drove over to the Audubon Zoo. We got there and it felt completely deserted. The lady at the ticket counter was trying to talk us out of going in saying that all of the big animals were inside and we wouldn’t be able to …
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
We woke up to hard rain, wind, and thunder! It was crazy! I was actually a little nervous at times with how strong it was! Bu today was our kid day! We had planned to go to the aquarium and zoo and have it all be about the kidlets! Once we got downtown, which was …
French Quarter
You definitely can’t do Louisiana without doing the French Quarter of New Orleans! When we first got there we went into the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park in the French Quarter. We had to get our stamps in our passport! We then walked over to Jackson Square! This was quite easily my favorite part of …
Swamp Tour
Our first full day in Louisiana was really full but was probably my favorite day of our entire trip! We started the morning by driving over to LaPlace for a SWAMP TOUR! We had the greatest swamp tour guide. He was definitely from “the bayou”! He talked just like you would expect, was born and …