Festivals

      September was festival month for us. We enjoyed going to the Alligator Festival and the Battle for the Paddle. The Alligator festival was like a small carnival. They had rides and music and an eating area with lots of southern food including alligator. Michael has tried alligator before but it was a new experience for John and I. We tried alligator tamales and alligator picante sauce over rice. They were both delicious and honestly if you would have said they were pork I would have believed you. It tasted just like regular meat with a lot of seasoning and spices. Another fun festival we attended was the Battle for the Paddle. It was a fundraiser for United Way where different companies and businesses in the area sponsor teams to make jambalaya and gumbo and they have a big contest to see who's is the best. For us we just had to pay 5 dollars to sample all the jambalaya and gumbo we wanted. It was amazing and delicious. I was full after three booths and there were tons there. We have definitely enjoyed being apart of some of these southern traditions.

At the Alligator Festival 

After pictures from John's first haircut (end of August 2014)