We have had a great time in Dallas, but are getting ready to head home to see TC and the dogs.
Hudson loves to be here with KK and Poppie and all the fun toys at their house. At Thanksgiving, they bought him a Cozy Coupe car to keep at their house so he would have some outdoor toys when we are here for long stays. He loves his Cozy Coupe and loves his Poppie because he plays with him outside!
KK, Hudson, and I drove over to Shreveport and had lunch with my aunts and uncles and then drove on down to Baton Rouge. I know that drive like the back of my hand and it is not the most exciting. But it’s always fun to go back home. I grew up in Baton Rouge and Ruston, Louisiana, so it’s important to me to bring Hudson back to those cities.
We took Hudson to Coffee Call in Baton Rouge for his first beignet experience. We just love Coffee Call!
And it’s safe to say that Hudson loved the beignets!
We got back in the car and drove down to New Orleans to have lunch with my mom’s best friend. She has the most wonderful house in old Metairie. We had a great lunch and KK got to have some good turtle soup.
After lunch, we drove toward the garden district so we could stop into Camellia Grill and take Hudson on his first street car ride down St. Charles Avenue.
So many of my childhood memories are at Camellia Grill sitting at the counter eating delicious food, so I’m excited Hudson got to go there, too.
Hudson loved the street car ride. There were three little girls that got on and he couldn’t take his eyes off of them for a while, but he finally started looking at the window to enjoy the ride. KK and I were enjoying the view of the gorgeous houses. We took the street car all the way to Canal Street and then met up with my cousin for some shopping on Magazine Street.
We had a great little trip and I know Hudson was happy to be done with the road trip. He did a fine job in the car, but he never got any great naps. He did get to eat some great food though– but I think that may have been more important to KK and me!
So jealous of your time in Louisiana. My best friend in the world lives in Baton Rouge (I’m in Pennsylvania), so all of my best memories over the last 2 years take place in LA. These pictures make me miss him and the bayou 🙂 Glad you had a wonderful time! Have a safe trip home.
I think I want to go to Coffee Call! Odds are not good though, since I reside in Indiana. 🙂 I like to see and read about your visits with your parents. I worked at BSU (as a student) while your dad was there so it’s fun to see him enjoying life in TX, and with your little Hudson.
I think I’ll go to the kitchen and see what I can put some powdered sugar on…
Sounds like y’all had an amazing trip! Also, I love that Cozy Coupes are still around. I used to bring mine in the house when I was Hudson’s age and a little older, and my mom would serve me dinner in that thing in front of the tv. Probably that sounds like really poor parenting, but I thought it was an awesome drive-in-movie situation and I still have such good memories of that little red and yellow car!
We had beignets from Coffee Call when visiting friends in Baton Rouge and they are the best ones I’ve ever had! Love that you got to share some of your home state with Hudson.
I love Hudson’s face in that first pic! 🙂 He looks so happy.
Glad to see that you are having a great mini vacation. You are making me hungry !!! You look amazing, I would never know you were pregnant:)
Mmm, those beignets look delicious! Now I need to go get me some ASAP!
Glad y’all had a fun trip!
Fun trip!!!! And love the owls!! We have that same outfit! 🙂
Ahhhhhh! You were so close to me at all of those places! I am semi curious who your mom’s friend is, only because OM is near and dear to my heart – email me (don’t want to post too much more out in public!)
Hudson looks like such a little man!! So fun you could have this time with him–this is a trip to remember!!
I went to visit a dear friend last year in Zachary, LA. We drove to Baton Rouge and ate at Coffee Call. It was SO yummy!! It was my first time having beignets and I was hooked. 🙂 Glad you had a great trip.
Yum—this makes me hungry! Looks like you all had a fantastic time!
Great post! Hudson is such a doll and I love New Orleans!
I also love your scarf.
Looking amazing! I SO need to go to New Oreleans. We’re trying to book a trip this spring.
And I misspelled New Orleans. Fail. That’s why I need to go there.
Oh my gosh! I love Coffee Call. It’s a regular rotation when in BR. My MIL must be sick of taking me by now, but I just love it. And, can’t get anything like it at home in Texas.
Love love love the streetcars of New Orleans. Although the last time we were on one (on the way back from Audubon Park) that was so packed I thought I was going to throw up every time the coughing sneezing man next to me touched my arm.