So I'm typing this from my iPod, which I must say is incredible! Technology can be pretty amazing! Anyway, I should start by saying happy fourth of July!! I hope everyone enjoys time with their families and catch some fireworks later tonight. Certainly can't forget our men & women of the armedd forces, thank you! And praise the Lord for our freedom. Sure we've had our ups and downs but there's no denying that we've been blessed.

On the homefront, we've loved having josh and Alli home! And of course sharing fresh blueberries with our cousins. We are down in good ok'. Ga and the weather is lovely. You can actually walk outside without immediately sweating. Last night was quite a trip. After all twelve of us had burgers and our fair share of blueberry cheesecake, way to go mom it was so good, we proceeded to play Settlers of Catan. Most of us hadn't played before but if you can get passed the overwhelming rules it really gets interesting. We played teams which really helped and got so into it. It's one of those games where you get all worked up with the role of the dice. Don't be surprised if you find yourself holding your breath. So we ended up playing 'til 1:30am, I don't remember the last time my parents have been up and thinking at that time by choice but they were great! It was like a good book you couldn't put down and we're still not done that game. It was voted to come back today and finish. Somehow abbie and I managed to be close to winning, a surprise to us! Go team!

P.S. I edited this from mom's computer....my ipod battery was dying and the predictive typing made for some unique sentences