July 4th

We relish Fourth of July celebrations as we will never forget the summer two years ago when they admitted Mackenzie into ACH on July 3rd and we spent a good part of July in one little hospital room with a few visits to the roof for some fresh air - I'll also never forget being huddled in a corner with my parents, Jason and Mackenzie with our faces pressed against the window trying to see the fireworks that were just out of comfortable viewing range. Now on the fourth, the grass is greener and the sounds of the kids playing is so much sweeter. We are so thankful for this time.

We went to celebrate Emily's birthday - and Independence Day - with the Adairs. The girls were so excited to see Emily and Ashley after a week and a half (too long!). If you notice the gap in Mackenzie's smile, it happened that night - how convenient it is to be at your dentist's house when you have a tooth that is ready to come out. This would be the second time Mackenzie has lost a tooth at Emily's house while celebrating her birthday and Peyton had a tooth pulled during one of Ashley's parties - I promise we don't plan these things.
Earlier in the day on the 4th we had lunch at Jason's parents, here the girls are with their cousin Lexa.
There was another picture that was supposed to be here of Thursday night when we went with Michele and the kids to watch fireworks in Bella Vista but for some reason after I edited it it was the size of a pencil eraser. It was definitely a firework show they'll never forget - the sky opened up and it poured about five minutes before the show was over but it was still a lot of fun.