July 4th

My dad drove in last night for a quick visit. Short but sweet. We exercised this morning for over an hour and then stuffed ourselves with ribs and steak. Poor Don is post call, so no July 4th festivities for him. Dad made sure to adorn the front yard with some red, white, and blue. In the midst of our BBQing and fireworks I hope that everyone reflects on the wonderful liberties we have as Americans. Give thanks for our freedom and embrace the fundamental truths that have established this privilege!

Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed - else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower

It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you. ~Dick Cheney

9 months

Today Daphney is 9 months old! We are staying busy, busy trying to keep up with her. She is crawling ALL OVER the house. We have not attempted climbing stairs yet, but I am sure she would be up for the challenge. She stands all the time, but is not too interested in walking, she would rather do her light speed crawl. Her vocabulary consists of: bye, bye, hey, puppy, jackson, da,da, ma, ma, and baby. Bye bye and hey are accompanied with a wave. Too cute. She is growing and learning so fast. Next week we will be flying to Dallas, I am anxious to see how the first airplane ride goes. We will keep our posted! She has also discoverd all the fun that opening drawers can be. Below is a pic of her 'organizing' my tupperware.