Happy Birthday America!

We had a wonderfully low-key Fourth of July.  We spent the morning relaxing in our pjs and made some star sugar cookies.  They were quite yummy.  We played games and just enjoyed the day inside our nice air-conditioned apartment.

For dinner we grilled some hamburgers and talked about different fourths of July we have had together the last four years.  It is crazy AND amazing how much our lives change.  It was fun to think of last year when Jacob was a little 9-day old little guy and all that has happened in between.  We then decided we just had to re-create this little family picture that we took last year on our balcony with our self-timer and did it again this year, again with the self-timer.  

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After dinner the Zurchers came over and we just talked and hung out.  It was a great evening.

We are so grateful to be able to live and raise our family in such a wonderful, beautiful country.  We are so grateful for all those who came before us and continue today to protect and defend our freedoms.  We love you all.