Well Ashlyn liked the fireworks this year supposedly. She had her head buried into my shoulder most of the time, but glanced up to get the general idea that they were in the sky and were different colors. It must have made quite the impression. She still points to the sky from time to time naming all the colors she saw. Hope everyone had a great 4th of July. Here are a few fun pics.

The Girls love walking with daddy...very lively conversations

Claire is already quite the jabber box. Smiles a lot and coos and does this funny laugh/cough. She usually likes to chat with us at 9 or so at night before she goes to bed.

It's fun to see these two together. Claire is really patient, even when Ashlyn shows her love by laying on her and saying, "Hug!" Ashlyn is still really concerned when Claire is fussing (maybe because it is so rare) and she loves to make her smile. Claire is smiling and is a lot more talkative than we remember Ashlyn being, probably because there is so much more chattering going on around her, thanks to Ashlyn. It's been a mighty fine summer so far. We'll be blessing Claire on August 5th if anyone wants to have an excuse to come to San Diego. The trip is worth it. Look as these beautiful sunsets...

I still have cougar pride, even with spit-up all over my shoulder.