Sunday night we had some friends and family out for a bbq - Greg used his new smoker and did a huge brisket, some chicken, and some bratwurst. They were all killer!
J.R.'s brother Joe and wife Gina and baby daughter Mikayla were visiting them, so they came along - here's a picture of Lexi and Mikayla in their new outfits!
Mikayla is 5 weeks older than Mason, about half his size, and runs everywhere! He got a new hat too ... I caught him in a classic Mason facial expression! He learned to wave this weekend - it's the cutest thing ever! He does it very slowly and deliberately, and is SO proud of himself!
Monday was a lazy day - Greg and I got up and went into Shawnee Mission for breakfast, and by the time we got back the sky was getting dark ... could it be? Rain? PLEASE!! Yes it was ... and of course the power went out in the thunderstorm. But no cause for alarm - we were prepared - we just lit some candles and got out the Scrabble board.
We listened to Focus on the Family yesterday - they had audio clips of soldiers telling war stories. It really moved both of us, and we realized that we take it all so for granted. I know that sounds cliche, but seriously, we tend to criticize the war protesters, and think and talk about how painful it must be to the soldiers, but our complacency and the fact that we rarely even think about those fighting for the freedoms we enjoy must be just as painful, if not worse. Definitely not trying to preach here, just something we realized about ourselves yesterday. I'm glad we listened to that broadcast - otherwise we would have just gone through the day like any other holiday, thankful for the day off work and nothing more. God please bless those men and women who have served and are serving in our armed forces!
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