Independence Day

This independence day, of course our family has to mention how grateful we are for those serving in our military, protecting our freedom and the freedoms of those throughout the world. We love Kevin and appreciate him so much and miss him. Deployments are hard, but we know they're a part of the job, and we're grateful that we have the benefits we do because of how hard Kevin works for his family.
We had a good fourth of July. We ended up inviting Aunt Michelle and some friends of ours over for hotdogs, fruit, etc. We set up the sprinklers and a couple of pools outside and just hung out and watched movies. The kids had so much fun playing in the water, and I had a great time visiting with my friend Danielle. Her husband is also deployed on Kevin's ship, and she has 2 boys with autism, so we have a lot in common.

The pic above is of Danielle's kids. They're fun! Danielle doesn't do pictures.
Caiti spent the entire day inside her pool. She was hilarious walking nonchalantly into the kitchen, grabbing the cantaloup, and climbing right back in the pool. Jason, of course thought it was okay to climb right in with her, fully clothed to get some melon for himself. Garrett just loved playing with the caterpillar sprinkler toy Aunt Michelle brought. He called it the "water snake.". This was my favorite 4th since we moved here...and also the third year in a row Kevin was gone. Maybe next year will be even better because we will all be together.