To the South! Louisiana and Mississippi edition

Between the two of us, we have a lot of family in the South. So we thought we'd go see them!

We started out in Louisiana for a couple days, and stayed with Laura's brother and his family.

Thanks, Josh!

Thanks, Amanda!

We met their new baby, Ian. He is adorable!

Big sister Hannah thinks so, too.

Auntie Laura and Hannah bonded:

And we all took a trip to the zoo.

We found some of Chloe's cousins!

Hannah found a giraffe to ride.

Troy continued his tradition of inappropriately riding statues of animals.

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Back at the house, Hannah modeling the cat beanie Auntie Laura made her when she was a baby.

After Louisiana, Team Raptor headed over to Mississippi. 

But first we got some delicious jambalaya and gumbo (before leaving Louisiana).

We made sure to stock up on the essentials, once we checked into our hotel room (which had a fridge, freezer, and dishwasher!)

We met up with Troy's dad (and the rest of his extended family) at the family reunion in Jackson.

Part of the Jackson city tour.

Part of the park where the family picnic was held.

Family picnic, where they served delicious catfish. De-li-cious. The best catfish Laura has ever tasted. Ever. It was like eating an entirely different food, it was so good. Laura could sing praises to this catfish. And her mouth is watering just thinking about it. *Drool*

Troy's dad with 2 of his siblings, Troy's Aunt Hedy and Uncle Carl Ray.

Troy's Aunt Florene.

We had dinner together before Troy's dad flew out to Utah and Team Raptor drove to Atlanta. Somehow Uncle Jerry maneuvered his way out of this picture. You can see the top of his head above Troy's head.

Saying goodbye... Goodbye Aunt Mae Mae, Aunt Florene, Uncle Jerry and Aunt Kathern.

Leaving Mississippi we stopped to fuel up. And almost cried, considering some parts of L.A. are a full dollar more expensive than this. We saw a gas station selling gas at $3.19 on the Jackson city tour, but weren't quick enough to whip out a camera.

Next post - Georgia and Florida!