God Bless America is what the cake said that mom bought from Cosco to feed the five thousand. We only ate 1/20 of the cake. It has been packed up and put in the freezer for a 4th of July Party. John’s version of “God Bless America” doesn’t sound like it should. Come to think of it, it sounds an awful lot like “Happy Birthday.” Anyone who would like to come for cake on 7/4/08 you are all invited! In these first pictures John’s “Nellie” is trying to teach him to salute. He was more interested in putting his fingers into the cake than by his head.

Our men were hard at work yesterday! Dad grilled steaks while Mike built a custom sandbox for Mom’s backyard and Chris was working with the James Madison University Baseball Team, the newly crowned Colonial Athletic Association Champions! Go Dukes! They will be traveling on Wednesday to Raleigh for the NCAA Tournament! I am so delighted that Chris will be able to travel with the team.

The kids had a blast yesterday. John got 2 really fun sprinkler’s from Montica and Raegan for his birthday. We busted them out and the kids had so much fun running down mom’s hill into the wiggly sprays of water. Here are some fun pics…

One of my very favorite places to be is on Mom and dad’s back porch. There always seems to be the most perfect breeze no matter how hot it is ouside. She has a great porch swing that the kids love. We put Ben’s exersaucer on the back porch and he loves the breeze blowing through his new “fluffy” hair as John calls it.

We had a great day yesterday. We just wish we could’ve been with all of you too! We hope your day was filled with fun and laughter as you each celebrated this great country we live in and the brave people that fought and are fighting so hard for our freedom!