Louisiana State Capitol

Went to see the Louisiana State Capitol. There's a really good view of the town from the observation deck.

LSU Science Buildings

We took a walk and visited a couple of the science buildings at LSU. We saw an elephant tusk, microscopes, rocks, and a dinosaur skeleton.

Bluebonnet Swamp

We had a visit from family this weekend, and we went to see Bluebonnet Swamp.

More pictures from Indianapolis

Here are a few more pictures of the Capitol in Indianapolis, taken with a better camera.

Chuck E. Cheese

Went to Chuck E. Cheese today to celebrate Holly's birthday. Got lots of fun toys!

LSU Homecoming Parade

The LSU Homecoming Parade was today. Holly and I walked over to campus to see it. Holly was happy because she got some candy and bead necklaces.

Tiger Band Hall - construction coming along

The construction on the Tiger Band Hall seems to be coming along. There is a second smaller building (I'm not sure what it is for) and a tower by the practice field (where the band director can observe the field show rehearsal). I'll post some pictures when construction is finished.

Indianapolis - Society for Music Theory national conference

This weekend I went to the Society for Music Theory national conference in Indianapolis with several people from LSU. I learned a lot and had a lot of fun and even got to see a bunch of friends and professors from FSU, but now I'm very tired! I will be posting some more pictures of Indianapolis soon (that my friend took with his much better camera).

University Lake

The weather was very nice this morning, so I took this picture of University Lake.

Mike the Tiger swimming

I got this video of Mike the Tiger swimming this morning. Getting good pics and videos of him is luck of the draw (tigers do sleep about 18-20 hours a day!), but I will keep trying to get some good ones to post.

Spooky Science

We went to Spooky Science at LSU after soccer this morning. Holly had a lot of fun learning about science, and two people said that she had the natural curiosity of a scientist, because she asked lots of questions about how things worked.

Botanic Garden

Holly had soccer again this morning and this time she scored two goals! Afterward we went to the flower garden right next to soccer field.

Fall Fest

We went to yet another Halloween party tonight. Holly's favorite part was the obstacle course, which she did five times in a row.

LSU Halloween Fest

LSU had a Halloween Fest today. Holly went and made several crafts including the black cat in the picture. She also painted a pumpkin and went trick-or-treating. She had a really good time.

Tiger Band Hall - under construction

It was an empty field when we got to Baton Rouge, but the Tiger Band Hall that they are building across the street is starting to take shape. I'm hoping they will have practice rooms that I can go over and use. Of course, I have an electric keyboard in my apartment, but it's difficult to play when the TV's on, etc.

Belle of Baton Rouge

I didn't have school today, so Kari and I decided to visit the Belle of Baton Rouge casino. I was excited that they have my favorite slot machine "Robin Hood's Sherwood Treasure." We only played for a few minutes and won $7.80.

Baton Rouge Zoo

We went to the Baton Rouge Zoo today! It was a lot of fun and we saw a lot of animals. It's much smaller than the KC Zoo, but that is fine because we got to see a lot of animals without getting too tired from walking.