Where to start? Um... Uncle Sean made the trek from Austin, TX to see Kaylin. This was their first time seeing each other and Kaylin took to him very quickly. It was nice to have Sean around, even if it was for a short time. He brought Taylor and Jack over to visit, too! Kaylin loves seeing her cousins!
We got up really early and drove the rest of the way Thursday morning. Kaylin was great in the car! (much better than I had expected!)
(Is this stuff safe, Dad?)
We drove straight to the Quarter where we met up with Nick (who was still feeling the effects of his bachelor party the night before!) and my friend Jeremy who works a couple of blocks away. We got to eat lunch with him at Cafe Maspero. (Shrimp po boys... yum!) Kaylin tried a lemon while we were there ... and liked it!
The plan was to walk around the Quarter after that, but Kaylin was not having it. She needed to get down and play and was ready for a nap. I was disappointed that the day didn't go as I had planned, but nothing teaches you how to go with the flow like having a baby! :)
(I won't tell you what she's doing back there!)
We had the rehearsal dinner that at this beautiful plantation home (http://www.annadeles.com/home.aspx), but it took FOREVER. Kaylin was a good baby for most of it, but needed to nurse as my dinner was FINALLY being served. (of course!) I fed her in an amazing room and Billy and I took turns eating.
Billy played golf with the boys the next day while I visited with Sean (who was on his way back to TX) and Jeremy. I had hoped to make it back down to the Quarter to take all the pictures I had in mind, but Kaylin was exhausted from her late night and took a crazy long nap. 
Finally awake and happy! We grabbed some lunch...
and walked around the hotel...
The next day was the wedding! Kaylin looks adorable in the outfit Billy had picked out for her! The wedding was at 7pm (8pm our time) and was a Catholic ceremony. It was beautiful and the bride and groom looked so happy, but my sweet baby girl was not! She slept through the beginning, but the music woke her up. We spent the rest of the ceremony pacing in the back of the church or nursing in the confessional. :)
We headed over to the reception after that. We ate some good food and got to talk to Nick and Lindsey before Kaylin was D-O-N-E. She partied until 11pm (midnight our time!) and needed to get to bed. 
Then we made our trip to New Orleans for our friend Nick's wedding. We left Wednesday night and stayed over at Kelly's house to break up the trip a little. (Thanks, Kelly!)
We got up really early and drove the rest of the way Thursday morning. Kaylin was great in the car! (much better than I had expected!)(Is this stuff safe, Dad?)We drove straight to the Quarter where we met up with Nick (who was still feeling the effects of his bachelor party the night before!) and my friend Jeremy who works a couple of blocks away. We got to eat lunch with him at Cafe Maspero. (Shrimp po boys... yum!) Kaylin tried a lemon while we were there ... and liked it!
The plan was to walk around the Quarter after that, but Kaylin was not having it. She needed to get down and play and was ready for a nap. I was disappointed that the day didn't go as I had planned, but nothing teaches you how to go with the flow like having a baby! :) (I won't tell you what she's doing back there!)We had the rehearsal dinner that at this beautiful plantation home (http://www.annadeles.com/home.aspx), but it took FOREVER. Kaylin was a good baby for most of it, but needed to nurse as my dinner was FINALLY being served. (of course!) I fed her in an amazing room and Billy and I took turns eating.
Billy played golf with the boys the next day while I visited with Sean (who was on his way back to TX) and Jeremy. I had hoped to make it back down to the Quarter to take all the pictures I had in mind, but Kaylin was exhausted from her late night and took a crazy long nap. Finally awake and happy! We grabbed some lunch... and walked around the hotel... The next day was the wedding! Kaylin looks adorable in the outfit Billy had picked out for her! The wedding was at 7pm (8pm our time) and was a Catholic ceremony. It was beautiful and the bride and groom looked so happy, but my sweet baby girl was not! She slept through the beginning, but the music woke her up. We spent the rest of the ceremony pacing in the back of the church or nursing in the confessional. :) We headed over to the reception after that. We ate some good food and got to talk to Nick and Lindsey before Kaylin was D-O-N-E. She partied until 11pm (midnight our time!) and needed to get to bed. We drove home the next morning and Billy went straight on to Ohio. (boo) New Orleans is one of my favorite places - I love the music, the people, the food... everything! While I wish we had been able to do more, I was glad to spend any time there and hope we can go back soon!
Just kidding, Kelly. We wish you lived closer so we could see you more often.
So, back to Kaylin. She's doing so many fun things now - crawling, eating more foods, and she even used a sippy cup for the first time this month. She says Da-Da, blows raspberries and rolls her tongue. She still loves playing peek-a-boo and splashing in the bathtub.
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(laundry is exhausting)
