Family Weekend in New Orleans

I am so behind on blogging.

My mom will call me out of the blue and meekly ask, "When are you going to blog again?"

Sorry mom...lots on the plate lately!

But here you go.

The fam met in New Orleans the first weekend of June for my birthday celebrations.

We spend the night at Harrah's Hotel (lovely) and shopped, went to aquarium, ate lots of yummy food, and some gambled...

We rode the street car to Superior Grill on Saturday.

It's the yummiest Mexican around these parts.
The boys had so much fun on the streetcar.

Charlie kept leaning his big head out the window and getting smacked in the face with tree branches.

He loved it.

Who knew?
Someone was looking for his mama!

It was hot and steamy on the streetcar.

At least the breeze kept it semi-comfortable.
We hopped off the streetcar as soon as it got close to our hotel.

Then we all went to our rooms and showered.
Charlie and I waiting for the elevator.

Or as Charlie would say, "ellllelllator."
The cool lobby!
Charlie likes to push buttons on the ellellator.

He also has been known to push the "fire" "emergency" button.

He has been known to push it many, many times.
Jackson was pooped.

Too pooped to fight his brother to push the ellellator button.

That's pretty pooped in Jackson's book.
Mom and Jackson looking out the window at the boats going down the Mississippi river.

Lots to look at.

Loads of entertainment for little boys.


The MEN.

We came up to Mom and Steve's room before we went out to dinner and hung out for a little while.
We took pictures.

James and Mom :)
Mom and Beau :)
Typical Reyba picture.

Steve's eyes are closed.....shocker!

Cindra sticking her tongue out at her husband.
There we are!

I have to say, I've got a good lookin' husband :)
Lana was behind the camera on this one.

I almost got car sickness.

Yeah, the restaurant was only like 6 blocks away...

I am a wuss.

Steve is still squinty eyed.

Thanks for positioning your legs to the side, Mom.

We would have all had a peep show!!
Heading in to dinner.

Stomach feeling better.
Steve wearing mom's glasses so he can read the menu.

Ha.
There we are again...
I'd love to know what was going through his head right there.

Maybe something along the lines of...

"I think I shall give my wife another baby real soon."

Maybe not.


hmmm.

Don't know who Lana was calling here.

Steve's eyes shut tight.

Walking around after dinner.

We were stuffed.

We've got a comedian on our hands tonight!
Info about me:

If there are chocolate covered strawberries in my sight, they will be eaten.

by me.

I have no words...

Doesn't look like she does either.
I just ate a chocolate covered strawberry.

And unbeknownst to me, I had chocolate in my teeth.

Thanks to my bro and sis, I was quickly informed of that.

Sunday morning we got up and went to Ruth's Chris for brunch.

The boys were trying their best to behave. [actually, I don't know that that statement is even possible at their age]

Let's just say, it was going well for them.

Jackson was excited the butter dish was conveniently placed in front of him.
in a butter coma....
This little guy was really behaving!

He put his napkin in his lap and sat on his butt.

That's progress!

My handsome boys!

Jackson is just discovering that there is another butter dish on our side of the table...

After brunch we went back to Mom and Steve's room and sat around.

Mom "taught" the boys how to play chess.

If that's what you even want to call it.

Charlie was swiping the horsey pieces.

Jackson was confused and playing checkers.

My sister and me.

Then we packed up and drove back across the lake to home.

It was a fun weekend.

And we didn't even have to go far.

Thanks Mom and Steve!