Just days after Hurricane Katrina President Bush gave a speech from the place where we are standing. It's in the Frech Quarter in New Orleans. We had dinner at Commander's Palace in the Garden District in NO. Chef Emerril Lagasse supposedly got his start there. Yummy!! In New Orleans we experienced some really great places and people as well as the horrid reminders of Hurricane Katrina, but it was nice to have some time away.
Neither of us had been before so we were anxious to go. While there we were exposed to Desire Street Ministries-an organization that ministers to families in the 8th and 9th Wards (see desirestreet.org) We had the opportunity to meet Danny Wuerffel. Danny was the 1996 Heisman Trophy Winner and played 7 years in the NFL. He currently serves as the Executive Director of DSM. It was neat to SEE and HEAR how God is working in New Orleans. We met a young boy named David who survived Katrina. He and his family spent days in the Superdome after being taken from his home by boat. Kevin's company is taking a mission trip to partner with DSM this summer. 
I took the kids to have these photos made yesterday. It was a total disaster but we managed to get a good picture or two. I felt like "that mom!" You know the one everybody feels sorry for! The kids were running around all over the place. Everyone went straight to bed when we got home. Mom was ready for a nap too or a breakdown!! Note to self...never go by myself to get the kids pictures made again!!! But aren't they beautiful!! 
This is a photo when Micah was about 6 weeks old. So far he's been a really easy baby and a huge blessing to us all. The older kids have done great having a new addition to our family. They really look out for him and love on him as you can see. Micah is so talented. We have already seen that he is ambidextrous (can use both hands). He started sucking BOTH thumbs.