This past weekend we spent with family in New Orleans. Steve and Michel recently had a new baby boy, Rivers, so we were all excited to see the new addition to the family. As soon as the plane landed in NOLA, Easton yelled “we get to go see Baby Rivers!!!”.
The boys had a fun time wearing Steve’s helmet cam. It was a little top-heavy, so Mark had to make sure the boys wouldn’t tip over. :-)
For Thanksgiving, we headed over to the Varisco house (Michel’s parents) to have an AMAZING Thanksgiving feast!! Ryland and Easton were pumped to be around more kids, so they played the entire time!
The next day, we jetted off to the race track! We arrived a little bit before the crew, but that didn’t stop us from betting right away. Jackson (aka, my mom), won $60 right off the bat! It was her lucky day! The kids had a fun time running around, playing football and enjoying the horse-racing!
On Saturday, we hit up the Audubon Zoo, which was BEAUTIFUL!! The boys favorite exhibit was the live-animal petting and the Dinosaurs!
After about an hour and a half at the zoo we got a text from my mom that said “want to go to the Saints practice?”. Hummmm, let me thing about it….YES! So, we ran for the exit and met Steve and Mike at the Saints practice facility. We met the owner, the GM, several coaches and players. Everyone was very nice!!! We even got to play a little catch with Drew Brees (see video and pics below).
Lastly, was the big event…GLEASON GRAS! If you don’t already know the story about my step-brother, this is a great article, written by Jeff Duncan of The Times-Picayune: http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2011/09/new_orleans_saints_cult_hero_s.html
It was an AMAZINGLY INSPIRING event…the support of New Orleans is overwhelming and truly a site to see, glad I was able to be a part of it!
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Thanks to the Gleason-Varisco family for a super-fun Thanksgiving weekend. It was great to see everyone and hope to be back in NOLA soon!!! Love y’all: Keri and the boys
Keri Doolittle is a Denver Wedding Photographer who specializes in local and Rocky Mountain weddings, along will destination wedding photography.
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