Chapter 17: New Years and New Orleans

The day after Christmas Kevin surprised Eloise with a last minute trip to Legoland Discovery Center and Sea Life Aquarium in Phoenix. It was a long day but we all had a nice time.

After Christmas we celebrated my Birthday. “You’re how old mommy? Wow.” Thanks Pumpkin.

My birthday brownies. Eloise had a big hand in the frosting and decorating.

And then New Years. For New Years we moved back down to Quartzsite AZ and rang in the new year around a bonfire with another full-time family and a few people we had met the last time we were in the area.

A few days into 2017 Kevin had a work trip planned to New Orleans so naturally we tagged along. We left our home in Quartzsite under the watchful eye of some friends and flew out of Phoenix. It was Eliza’s first flight and she was a champ. (Honestly you can put her in the baby carrier and she’d be happy doing anything)

“I’m not tired”

In New Orleans we shared renting a house in the French Quarter with another family we are long time friends with from Fayette, Maine and it was nice.

Why didn’t we make the Davies family get in the boat with Lucas? Next time!

We visited:

• Children’s museum
• Insectarium
• Aquarium
• Zoo
• Cafe Du Monde (twice!)
• Burbon Street
• Joan of Arc Parade

Kevin had several work meetings to attend so he didn’t make it on all of our outings but we still had a nice time together. (Mommy even had a night out with her friend!)

Mommy being funny at the Joan of Arc Parade

When we got home we had an appointment for our RV to be reviewed by another dealership for repair work. We invested another 4 hours to have it inspected in Phoenix and hope to have our slide issue finally repaired (for the 3rd and final time) by the end of February.