Happy Fourth!

We've had a pretty great 4th of July weekend. I got Friday off of school, so that morning we went to the Collierville sprinkler park. It's this cool park that has a bunch of sprinklers that spray over a big rubber pad. Hunter loved it, and it's a great way to beat the heat. It is a little far away, so it's too bad we can't go more often. Friday afternoon we had a BBQ at the Gibbons house with three other families, and then Hunter went to his friend's b-day party while we had our date night. Then today we went to a pancake breakfast done by the ward. We played kickball and had lots of fun. After naps this afternoon we went to the Butlers for another BBQ. Hunter has had quite a weekend playing with friends and doing all sorts of fun things. Charlotte has enjoyed being along for the ride, and we've really liked spending some time as a family and with friends. Hope your 4th was a good one, it was a good chance to reflect on how lucky we are and remember all those who have sacrificed so much for our freedom!

Charlotte is growing fast. She's had long hair from the start, and Heather finally got some elastics to put it in pigtails. Charlotte really doesn't like her hair in her face and this is a good solution, and we love the look. She's a cutie!

I love the look on her face here. She is 10 months old today, has 6 teeth in and if distracted enough will stand without support for a few seconds at a time. She still has the most ready smile and is happy most of the time. She LOVES her brother and his teddy bears, and can eat most finger foods. She's growing too fast, but she makes us laugh every day!

One of the greatest things Hunter has started doing is while we are driving in the car or before bed, he will say-"tell me more about Jesus." He never gets tired of the stories, and it makes us review the life of Christ. He's pretty great.