A Patriotic Weekend

What a fun weekend we had celebrating our freedom and this beautiful land we get to call "home." We spent a lot of time at DeeDee and Pops' house- swimming, grilling out, and playing; Eric and I were lucky enough to have a date night while my parents watched the kids; we had some friends over to swim and cook-out at my parents house; and we watched the 4th of July parade on the square which Grafton LOVED!

Celebrating the Fourth of July reminds me of how blessed we are to have such freedom in our lives- freedom to live where want to live, freedom to worship our Lord Jesus Christ, freedom to love each other, and freedom to follow our wildest dreams. I look at my children and know that they can be and do and acheive whatever they dream of in the beautiful land God created for us. My heart is filled with joy, love and thanksgiving on this spectacular holiday.

The start of the weekend

 Typical...James pulling Grafton's hair and looking oh so innocent

 My beautiful girl

 reading with DeeDee

 silly kiddos

 playing while Grafton swims

 Taking a pool break with Pops

 Daddy's Girl

 Parade time!

 Family shot

 My babies

 I'm the luckiest girl around

 Sittin' with DeeDee

 Here comes the parade!

 We loved watching Grafton's face while the parade went by!

 Grafton was so excited!

 Making ice cream with DeeDee and Pops

 YAY! Uncle Scott came!