Thanksgiving was good. We went to Baton Rouge to visit Deb's mom, aunt and cousin. "Aunt" always prepares incredible meals for us, but she out did herself this weekend. Holy cow, I ate.

Friday Deb and her mother went shopping leaving me and the kids at home. Knowing we'd be left alone, I had planned to spend Friday morning visiting the USS Kidd and the Veterans Memorial Museum in downtown Baton Rouge on the Mississippi River.

The USS Kidd (named after Admiral Kidd who was killed when the USS Arizona exploded during the Pearl Harbor invasion) was launched on February 28, 1943. The photo below was taken just seconds before this Kamikaze hit her boiler room, killing 38 and wounding 55.











We had a blast. We were there more than 3 hours and the kids didn't want to leave. Here are some pics:

The kids in front of the Kidd with the I-10 bridge over the Mississippi in the background.







Taken from the front of the Kidd












Tight sleeping quarters. During wartime the Kidd had over 300 men on board.