FRIDAY

Hello Y'all. This is me, Lori-Lou talking to you today, and what a day it was. Once we had a good breakfast, and checked out of our hotel, we headed back down to the Aquarium of the America's. It was the first time for the kids to be at an aquarium. Highlights of the day were the Sharks (especially the Sand Tiger Shark for Peter), penguins, jelly fish, sea horses, alligators and eels. The Sea Otters were very playful, and we all enjoyed touching the slimy Sting Rays. One of the best parts for me was just sitting at the large tank that held the creatures from the Gulf of Mexico and watching the large fish, rays, and turtles swim around.

We ended up getting a combo ticket that included the IMAX theatre, where we watched "The Deep Sea." The 3D show brought a lot of ohhs and ahhs and was a great time for us all.

Our next stop was at the Insectarium. The kids were so very much into it and couldn't get enough. They were eating it up....literally. We entered the "Bug Appetite" room where Peter, John and Warren ate wax worms in cinnamon, and covered chocolate wax worms. They also ate a cream cheese dip with crickets on a cracker, and mealworm salsa. Andrew, James and I passed happily. We all enjoyed the butterfly room, and the create your own bugs on the computer. They had a short movie that included special effects that left us smelling, and feeling like there are bugs around us. It had the whole room squealing and laughing. Poor James and John hated it and scrambled up onto our lap. Over all this was a very memorable place.

We then ate at Jack's suggested Sushi and cooked Japanese food buffet. It was so good and even had ice cream flavors like green tea, red bean, plum, ginger, and mango. I am amazed at how adventurous eaters my kids are. They all ate sushi, and frog legs, and Peter even ate raw oysters. After supper we drove the 3 hour drive to my brother Jack's, in Bunkie La. The excitement was great and we all stayed up late getting the tour of the place. Love it here.