FAMILY, FUN & FREEDOM!

WELL, THIS WAS AHNNA LEIGH'S 2ND JULY 4TH AS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN! WE HAD THE USUAL FAMILY COOKOUTS ON THE 4TH, BUT OUR CHURCH SERVICE TODAY WAS THE HIGHLIGHT FOR US. WE HONOR OUR COUNTRY & OUR SERVICEMEN & VETERANS EVERY YEAR AT OUR ANNUAL "GOD BLESS AMERICA DAY". AS DR. HARRIS, OUR INTERIM PASTOR SAID, WE WERE THERE TO HONOR OUR COUNTRY, HONOR OUR VETERANS, BUT FIRST & FOREMOST TO WORSHIP GOD. I WAS REMINDED AGAIN OF WHAT I HAVE BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE SERVED OUR COUNTRY & BECAUSE OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES. IT HIT ME REALLY HARD THIS YEAR THAT BECAUSE OF THEIR SACRIFICE MY CHILD, WHO WAS BORN IN A COMMUNIST COUNTRY, WAS ABLE TO BECOME A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES WHERE WE ARE FREE TO TEACH HER ABOUT GOD'S LOVE FOR HER. I ALSO THOUGHT OF A MOMENT DURING OUR TRIP TO VIETNAM THAT I HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF OFTEN FOR SOME REASON. IN SAN FRANCISCO AS WE ENTERED THROUGH IMMIGRATION & AHNNA LEIGH FIRST SET FOOT ON AMERICAN SOIL- THE IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL SAID " WELCOME TO AMERICA LITTLE GIRL!" WOW- SHE COULDN'T EVEN COMPREHEND WHAT A WONDERFUL STATEMENT THAT IS! I AM BLESSED BY GOD TO BE A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES & I AM GRATEFUL TO THOSE WHO SACRIFICED FOR MY FREEDOMS. BUT MOST OF ALL I AM THANKFUL TO GOD FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE BORN HEAR! GOD BLESS THE USA!!!!!

MORE SUMMER FUN & STUFF

AHNNA LEIGH HAS ALREADY BEEN HAVING A LOT OF FUN THIS SUMMER. SHE REALLY LOVES BUBBLE RIGHT NOW. I GUESS THAT'S A TYPICAL 2 YEAR OLD THING. SHE HAS A CINDERELLA BUBBLE BLOWER AT OUR HOUSE, A DOGGY SHAPED BUBBLE GUN AT NANA & PAPA'S HOUSE, & A HUGE BUBBLE WAND AT NANNY & POPPY'S.

TODAY WE WENT FOR OUR VERY FIRST MOTHER DAUGHTER PICNIC. WE'VE BEEN ON SEVERAL PICNICS BEFORE, BUT NEVER JUST THE 2 OF US. I HAD A REALLT FUN TIME. WE SAT ON A BLANKET IN THE SHADE & ATE TOMATO SANDWICHES. WELL, I ATE A TOMATO SANDWICH AND AHNNA LEIGH ATE THE TOMATO & SPAT OUT THE BREAD & MAYONNAISE. EVERY SOUTHERN GIRL NEEDS TO LEARN TO EAT A GOOD OL' TOMATO SANDWICH SO WE'LL HAVE TO WORK ON THAT.

I'VE INCLUDED A FEW SUMMER FUN PICTURES: BUBBLE BLOWING, PICNICING, SLIDING & PLAYING WITH DADDY, AS WELL AS ANOTHER PICTURE FROM MY FIRST "PHOTOGRAPHY" SESSION. ENJOY!