April 2011 part 2 - NEW ORLEANS Part 2

Ok, here are some more pics from my New Orleans Trip (went for training)

one of the drinks i got, its called a Hand Grenade

Statue with amazing shadow!

Man who dresses like a statue to earn money.

French Quarter

Playing the Sax, he was real good!

building in French Quarter.

display in a window, had to take the pic.

earning his pay...

Ron Pearlman walking down the road (actor who plays Hellboy)

French Quarter

A shop ceiling

a fountain inside of a restaurant

French quarter

A display in a window

that amazing shadow from the picture early...

Cafe Du Monde

any place will do...

a shop.

woke up to this right outside of my window...wasn't bad, but it was 7 in the morn...yuck

April 2011 part 2 - NEW ORLEANS Part 1

I had to go to New Orleans for Lead Auditor training, i was there for a whole week! Had a blast, the training is not included in that statement...it wasn't a blast, ha ha. I stayed in the bourbon Orleans Hotel in the middle of the French Quarter.

inside Bourbon Orleans Hotel - Ruby is in the picture, one of the ladies taking the training too.

Still Hotel

Cheri, with something dead in her mouth...also attending the training.

Gumbo...this was awesome!!

A lady walking down the street.

street band getting to play some jazz, it was awesome!

Tisha and Cheri...what men, smoking cigars! ha ha

some lights in a restaurant we ate at one night. thought they were cool!

People stand in the middle of the road trying to get people to go inside of their shops, bars or food places.

French quarter, building shot.

French Quarter - Party crowd.

ha ha, a kilt **wipes tear away** (it was funny in my head, really)

Statue, French Quarter

a street band - French Quarter

People dancing to the street band - awesome!!

April 2011 Part 1

Alicia ... or is that an elf.....

Honor

Sam & Frodo fighting

Sam & Frodo fighting

Sam & Frodo fighting

Honor and Vinny

Queen of the mountain!!!!

The finished garden

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March 2011

The following pictures are from March 2011

Honor wearing her first costume from Dance FX - Little Stars

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Creating a garden in the front of our house.

Things always go better when the ones you love the most help out!

Honor and Mark collecting dirt to put in our garden.

Honor getting ready to plant - My little gardener

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The Herons have returned, they stayed in the field across from out house.

Amazing to see.

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Ma and Pa---NAP TIME!

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This is where our garden was to go.

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Party on DUDE!

Honor