(You are remembering that we are still under "Gandma Rules", aren't you?) Samuel arranged the leftover trash from breakfast to illustrate our "balanced diet" we had for breakfast.
When we arrived in New Orleans it was raining...the overcast, type of drizzly rain that looked as if it had set in for the entire day. This changed our plans for the day, so we chose an inside activity, the WWII Museum. Although this sounds a bit too educational for a spring break trip, it was actually extremely interesting and fun, including state-of-the-art multimedia experiences such as a 4-D journey through the war narrated by executive producer Tom Hanks.
The first thing we did at the museum was to spend time with "Johnny", an 89-year-old WWII veteran who took several minutes to talk to us about his experiences and graciously posed with us for a photo.
Olen took time to show Maggie where her WWII-veteran great-grandfather Black had served in Italy.
We had one experience involving the submarine, USS Tang. This was an extremely realistic experience demonstrating the actions of this brave crew...all but nine of which perished during the battle. The 4-D movie event was spectacular, and the kids decided that having seen this movie they could skip about three weeks of listening to classroom lectures and notetaking.
We spent five hours at the museum, and enjoyed every minute of it. However, to see everything that is there would take weeks. By mid-afternoon we left and went to the French Quarter for a brief visit. We stopped at the Cafe du Monde for beignets and hot chocolate, a delicious treat, and one of those touristy things one must do when in New Orleans.
The rain finally stopped, and we walked to Jackson Square and took a picture.
By this time it was late afternoon, so we headed toward our motel for the night. During the ride, Olen and I listened to the conversations in the back seat and decided that the sugar from the treats at Cafe du Monde had defintely kicked in.
Samuel has collected ball point pens on this trip, and he went into a lengthy and detailed discussion of the attributes of the pens from Cozumel, Carnival Cruise, and the WWII Museum. Maggie went into detail about the "fancy" Wal-Mart we passed in Merida, Mexico that had awnings over the cars in the parking lot. Sabrina and Maggie chanted several rhymes in unison. They all commented on how much they were missing the warm chocolate melting cake already. Yes, the sugar in the beignets and hot chocolate from Cafe du Monde had kicked in!
We are at our hotel for the night with plans to play games before retiring. Hopefully, the sun will come out tomorrow and we will have some special time to see more of the sights in New Orleans.
Even on overcast and dreary days, these special children bring happiness and sunshine in our lives. There are no disappointing days when you spend them with special people.
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