That's the face of a proud grandpa!
Debbie was great at getting Genni to sleep, which was a wonderful relief for my arms!
Even though the weather wasn't quite as warm as it was supposed to be, we had a great time exploring the French Quarter and eating New Orleans cuisine! Having them here gave us a great excuse for eating at some restaurants we had been wanting to try. The Gumbo Shop was one of these, and it lived up to it's reputation...it was amazing!
I don't know about you, but I don't think my dad has ever looked better!
Sunday (the blessing day), was a bit of a nightmare. I had tried Genevieve's dress on her a couple of weeks before, but she had a growth spurt and we discovered an hour before church that it was too small. I was prepared for this however, and had a back-up. But...the back-up got dirty during a diaper change. So much for being prepared. Time was running out and I really didn't want to be late for church on the day of Genevieve's blessing, so I had to cut the sides of her dress to make it fit. This was a really sad thing for me because it was the dress my mom had made for my blessing day (so it was an antique). Also, Genni had had a really rough night and had been awake since 3:30 am. It all worked out in the end. We made it to church on time and because of the lace covering, the cuts in the dress weren't obvious to anyone else. Brandon gave her a beautiful blessing and she slept through the whole thing, it was wonderful, I cried. And during that blessing, the dress crisis and the other stresses of the morning seemed so small.
