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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 …

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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 …

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Oak Alley Plantation

After our swamp tour we grabbed some lunch and headed over to Oak Alley Plantation. This was definitely an activity I planned for me.  I knew it wasn’t high up on Mark’s list to do (and I can pretty much guarantee it wasn’t on the kiddos!) but I really wanted to go and see one …

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Our Journey There

Our flight was scheduled to leave at 5:45 AM so we were in for an early start to our day!  We drove down the day before to stay at my parents so we could be closer to the airport. Mark and I got up at 3:15 AM and got ready and the car loaded.  We …

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The Journey Home

We traveled home from our great family trip! I cannot tell you how much Mark and I love these family trips.  We look forward to them so much and see such a high value in them.  We talked this trip, as I think we have talked every trip, about how much we hope our kiddos …