Bennett started out the morning with a carriage ride through French Quarters and Jackson Square. He was able to see where Brad Pitts and Nicholas Cage lives. He saw the St Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square which is the oldest active Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. It has been rebuilt twice because of a hurricane and a fire. Below is a picture of the front and inside the church that Bennett sent to me on his phone besides him in the carriage.

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Bennett sent me a picture of him on the bus after shopping at the French Market buying souvenirs for Hamilton and Ryan. They ate lunch at Red Maple Restaurant and he said it was okay. This afternoon, he went to Boomtown and played virtual reality games. He said it was an upgrade of Chuckie Cheese and they got to play as many games as they could.

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They ate dinner at Acme Oyster House. It had a buffet with grilled & fried oysters and chicken strips were his favorite. They were by Bourban Street on a balcony where alot of girls and party’ers were hanging out. The oyster house gave them beads which they threw to the people. Bennett said it was pretty wild; sounds like he experienced the night life in New Orleans!

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They went to a haunted house “The Mortuary”. Bennett called me afterwards and said it wasn’t that scary. He said the scariest part was walking out and a guy with a chain saw ran after him and Bo. He thought it would be frightening but sounded like it was comparable to other haunted houses around here.

Bennett said it’s pretty cool with having a police escort everywhere. They even go through red lights. He said everyone is looking at them wherever they go. He is impressed that each place is taking good care of them with all the commodities and extras. He said they don’t wait in line (assuming because they have reservations). The Sunshine Kids organization has done a great job organizing everything and it seems all of the places are providing good ole southern hospitality!

On another note, Hamilton called from school today crying that he popped his neck in P.E. Sid took him to the chiropractor and they give him a therapy treatment. He has pulled muscle or vertebra. It’s very sore/tender and Hamilton has led in bed all afternoon/night. He goes back to the chiropractor Monday morning. We pray it’s nothing serious.