After a relaxing morning and checking out of the Hilton, we did a little shopping and had an after-lunch nap in preparation for the theme park tonight! We picked up Fred early from work and drove about an hour to Baton Rouge to the Blue Bayou theme park where we were admitted for reduced prices …
Monthly Archives: July 2008
tuesday in lafayette
Poppy went to her first movie today! The Grand Cinema has a kiddie show matinee on Tuesdays at 10am for $3 each including popcorn and a drink. They showed Jimmy Neutron and Poppy loved it! She said “I’m at the MOVIES!” a couple of times – but generally was immersed in the story and for …
monday in lafayette
Our first sleep-in for a week! We relaxed in our lovely Courtyard Marriott room and played cards and playdough. We have a fridge and microwave so were able to make cereal for breakfast. Fred came over around 11am and we took him back to work so we could have the truck for the afternoon. We …
driving to lafayette
When I asked Poppy what she’d like for breakfast this morning, she replied “A Roller Coaster!” Fair enough! Today we were on the road again and drove around 8 hours to Lafayette, Louisiana. On the way we stopped at an outlet mall in Batesville, Mississippi for some shopping and then had lunch somewhere around Jackson, Mississippi. My …
driving to memphis
Goodbye to Madison – hello to Memphis (again!). After a long and exhausting day on the road, we are back in Memphis and having an early night before another long day of driving tomorrow. Poppy is coping really well as I have a bag of tricks with me in the truck and we take frequent …
amanda’s wedding
After sleeping in this morning, we went into town for some shopping and lunch. We packed up in preparation for leaving tomorrow morning then Poppy had a wee sleep before we all got ready for Amanda’s wedding. Poppy had a fun time meeting all her American relatives and really enjoyed the bubbles provided instead of …