Sunday Adventure

Sunday morning we knew church was out since Lindsay had run fever late Saturday afternoon. We had already planned to skip and the idea hit me about going to see the Spillway opened. I have lived here my whole life and never gone to see it. Its only been opened 11 times in almost 100 years so its a pretty big deal. The last time it opened was 2011. We woke up early that morning and got ready for an adventure. Lindsay still wasn't herself but she seemed much better so we decided to try and make it a fun day. 
We left the house a little before 9. Our first stop was to get a kingcake from Haydel's. I have been wanting one from there for several years now. We enjoyed telling the kids that's where our wedding cake came from. We continued the drive down River Road which was interesting in itself. Colby really enjoyed the drive but I think Lindsay got bored. We finally made it into Norco. A lot of people came out for this so we had to park over a mile away and walk on the Levee. It was a LONG walk and it was COLD outside. The temps were in the low 40s I think. Poor Lindsay still wasn't feeling good either. We finally made it all the way there and by the time we got there she was coughing and in tears. For a moment I felt like the worst parent ever and thought we were stupid for even trying a trip like this. She wanted to leave so I started the long TREK back with her by myself. The boys stuck around b/c Colby actually wanted to see it. I was glad that he and Austin did get to see it b/c Lindsay and I didn't. We got to see the river and how high it was but she could have cared less. Even on a well day that's just really not her thing. It took us forever to get back. We finally all made it back to the car half frozen. We continued the drive back and again just enjoyed the sights. Lindsay perked up in the car after some juice and snacks. We decided to go ahead and go to lunch. We stopped at Five Guys and had a nice lunch. It was a fun family day...sometime that I felt we needed. It was a great way to end a sickly and long week! 
That afternoon we enjoyed time at home and being outside together!