Dutchie's visit

Now that's a hot dog!

Blackjack!

"Thawing out " on the porch

Relaxin' with Dutchie

Ella's new favorite bedmate- think food and no Emmie

Dutchie's specialty- catfish and cornbread! Yummy!

Dutchie came for Nicolas' birthday party and then after much begging stayed for an additional two weeks! That's the longest she's ever stayed away from home. She didn't think too much of New Orleans style food so she cooked good old Southern food for us. I can still taste the fried catfish and cornbread as well as the peas and corn. YUMMY!

We showed her the town. She wanted to go to the casino so Lisa and I took her to lunch and to the casino. She was very disappointed that the slot machines didn't spit out the coins anymore. On an up note, she was dealt blackjack on her first hand.

Emmie and Ella took to Dutchie immediately! Emmie laughed out loud for the first time while Dutchie was playing with her. She thought Dutchie was hysterical and very entertaining. Watch the video and you too may laugh out loud. It was so great to have Dutch here and we can't wait for her to come back in the fall! We miss coming down the steps and seeing your smiling face. I'm glad you are feeling better and I'm so glad we had this time with you.

We love you,

Amy