Happy 4th of July

We hope you all are having a good holiday. We are having a nice day here. Jacob went to Tennis camp today from 9-11, just like he will every day for the month of July. He's getting to where he can put the ball over the net pretty consistently. We've had lunch and are hanging out and watching "Hoosiers". Later tonight, we'll drive out to Littlefield and see the fireworks. It is a great display but has very little traffic associated with it. We've gone all 3 years we've been here (last year we were on the beach of Kauai...)

Rachel is doing great. She weighs 7 pounds 4 ounces and grew to 20 and 1/2 inches. I really like our pediatrician, she's been very good about keeping it personal and not just a number that's come through the door. Hopefully we've found the same type of atmosphere - personal and caring - in the daycare we picked for Rachel. Most of the daycares have a room lined with cribs and they methodically care for the infants - changing and feeding them on a regimented rotation - so they all get their turn. Well this place does that too, but also has a very cuddly, caring atmosphere. The times we've visited, the children have all been in someone's lap, or playing on the floor or in an exer-saucer, or in a swing -not just in their cribs. Jacob went with me to take a tour yesterday and we found out we have a spot for August 13th! after having been 8th on the waiting list. Yeah!

I've got the birth announcements ordered - here is a preview of the picture we're putting on the front. I think it is really cute.

Light a sparkler for us :)