Happy 4th of July!

Well, I have to say it's a bit strange to be home on the 4th... this is Josh's favorite time of the year to visit the cabin in Island Park and we had created a tradition of watching fireworks in Jacksonhole, WY. On top of that, my whole family was out of town. We really weren't sure what to do with ourselves! :-) Even so, we ended up have a great day together and enjoyed the time with our little girls.

It was a perfect day to go boating, so we decided to hit the lake again. Amazingly, Josh and I seem to finally have the whole routine down of getting the boat in and out with just the two of us (wasn't quite sure how we were going to pull that off with two little ones!) Both our girls love the water so they were super excited too. Since it was just us, we mostly just swam around in the water and picnicked on the boat, but it was still fun! Now that we know the boat is all ready to go for the summer, we'll definitely be bringing some family/friends along with us.

Tonight we decided to go out for some ice cream and watch the fireworks at Meridian Speedway. We weren't sure what Jadyn would think of all the noise, but she seemed to enjoy them as much as her big sissy!
I also want to take a moment and express my gratitude to all the brave men and women who have fought and still fight for this amazing freedom that we so readily take for granted. And of course, to my little brother who's in Afghanistan, we love and miss you... come home soon!