Happy 4th of July!

It's Independence Day for the US of A today...and we are grateful for the freedoms that we have and for those that have sacrificed to preserve our freedoms!

It rained last year for us here in South Texas on the 4th (where there weren't even any fireworks) and it's rainy again this year - though it's not currently rainING and so we think there'll be fireworks. We want to go!

On a side note...it's been raining just the past day or two...and the mosquitoes are OUT! Hannah got bit like 2 days ago by one or two that got in the house. They got her on her face, above & below her left eye, and a nasty one on her right arm that's totally swelled up and is nasty. She's been scratching at it and has gouged out portions of skin. I've been putting hydrocortisone on them, and we gave her Benadryl today. The stuff is still inflamed.

There's lots of stuff I've been meaning to post... I need to catch up. Sorry for our loyal blog readers that have been checking in, but not gotten any updates. I got an email last night wondering about "where's the posts?" Yes I've been busy, but posting doesn't need to take forever, and I could just write snippets. The whole daily blogging thing is not yet a goal...but will become one soon enough.

I've been taking lots of fun photos of Hannah...and wanted to get those up with the posts. Like this past week, she drew all over herself. anyways...we're going out now...family bike ride on the 4th. YAY! And to burn off all the calories we just consumed at the Chinese Buffet for lunch. It was sooo yummy! We really like going to the new Chinese Buffet that recently opened up here our little town.