Baton Rouge for a Day!

We went to Baton Rouge today for a little day road trip just the 3 of us. We decided with the weather so nice and Austin being off that we would get out and take advantage of it. Colby was supposed to have Gymrompers today but we decided with him being sick we should not go this week. 1) we don't want to share our germs with any other kids and 2) I don't want him picking up anything else while his immunity is probably still low.

We left bright and early this morning. I think Colby was excited to get on the road and go somewhere. We decided we would first head to the State Capitol building. Once we got there we parked and let Colby just walk and explore the gardens outside. It was such a nice day and the grounds outside of the Capitol were really pretty. He had a blast walking through the grass and down the pathways. We then went into the Capitol and saw the sights there. He loved squealing in the Rotunda and hearing his echo. Somehow he can always figure out the places where he echoes...smart boy! He did really well though inside. He seemed to just enjoy the scenery. We decided to walk out down the stairs we did not go in this way but figured Colby would probably enjoy seeing outside from that high up. And man did he! He also loved going up and down the stairs. So we just let him go for about 15 minutes doing that. We then explore the outside some more and found a cool horse statue. Afterwards we went to the State museum across the street. It was pretty small but Colby enjoyed walking around there too. He found some boats, fishes, ducks, and houses that interested him. By that time it was getting to be lunchtime and we had already decided we were going to eat at Jason's Deli so we stopped there. Colby did pretty well but was getting antsy by the time we left. He managed to eat some mac n cheese though. He didn't scarf it down like he normally would but least he wanted to eat and he didn't throw up either so I felt like that was good. After we left there he dozed in the car for about 20 minutes then we stopped at Cabella's. We had wanted to go to the Bass Pro Shop but Cabella's was more on the way home so we went there instead. I think Colby liked seeing all the animals and fish. He also got a cute t-shirt there. All in all it was a fun family day! It was just nice to see new sights and take a road trip on a pretty day! Baton Rouge is a really nice city so I wouldn't mind going back sometime!