Sorry, these are all out of order. This should be the last and the last the first, but I can't fix it, so, just start at the bottom! :o) Boom, fireworks, you get the picture!
Friends showing Annie the fireworks.
Watching the fireworks.
She was a little braver today than yesterday.
Tom enjoying control of the remote!
Greg enjoying peace, quiet, and a comfy couch!
Annie and Ila, I think or could be some other really cute girlies!
My childhood friend, Barrett and his wife, Kristen. ( I think that was her name.) Sorry, if you are reading this! I tried!!
Jerod and Shane
Bryce dunking a basketball!
Annie saying, "I like fireworks!"
Annie's first sparkler, big brother, Alex helping her.
Alex enjoying his sparkler.
Our new friend, Jordan and little Lilly. Lilly thought the sparkler was to eat! Isn't she precious?
Dads helping the boys with their sparklers.
Annie's new friend, Natalie. They became fast friends!! We found out that Annie is an EXTREME extrovert!! (in English)
A group of my new friends. God is good!
I do pray God will bless America! It is a wonderful place to live! Please pray for all of those who keep us safe here in America and as they serve our country on foreign soil.
Hi friends!! We have had a wonderful 4th of July! This is definitely a holiday we don't take for granted! This is Annie's first 4th of July in the country since she was 8 months old. She was a little confused about all the fuss over fireworks. In our village a firework is something like a really big bottle rocket that just makes a big boom. So, when all the kids were getting excited about the fireworks, Annie said, "Silly kids, don't haven't they ever heard fireworks before?" So, it was really something to see her face when she saw REAL fireworks for the first time! She said, "Oh, those are really pretty!"
We have really been blessed to live around some really sweet people! We were invited to a cookout yesterday and we were introduced to a lot of other seminary students and their wives. Annie was in hog heaven because there were a million little girls there! We watched fireworks with them last night as the town of Wake Forest does theirs on the 3rd.
Today we spent the day with our friend's the Mims in Apex, NC. (about 40 minutes away) We had fun swimming in their pool and we met their neighbors and we had another cookout. So, now that Greg and I have managed to gain 25 pounds in just 2 days we have made many friends and eaten lots of good food! :o) I love potlucks! While I was at their pool I just happened to bump into my childhood friend, Barrett Garner. We were friends from the time we were 5 right up through college. It was so cool to see him again and meet his wife and daughter! Small world! So, we had a great 3rd and 4th!
We will be visiting a new church tomorrow, praying God gives us direction in so many areas! Love you all!! Missy
