4th of July Celebration

Okay. So really we had our celebration the evening of the 3rd. We went swimming at Lala's and then watched fireworks in Fountain Hills.  Since this was the ONE family outing that we got to have with Daddy this summer, there are lots of swimming photos.  Brychan has been begging to go swimming with Daddy to show of his new swimming skills and the boys were so excited that Daddy got to play with us!

Just in the last month, Brychan has decided that his arm floaties will, in fact, keep him afloat.  It has taken several summers of trying to convince him and some "tough love" tactics to get him to believe us.  Now that he trusts his floaties, he loves swimming so much more!

Even Jessa had fun swimming this time!  Usually she just tolerates the pool for a few minutes before deciding to just nap through the entire excursion.

And, all my loves, enjoying their play time together!

David is creeping closer to getting his life back.  It's still going to be a long 4 weeks to get there, but we are still happily counting down.  We have a big family outing planned for his very first available Saturday.  He has been studying 7 days a week (including the 4th of July) for awhile now, and is taking his first huge test as we speak (his next one is on July 27).  After that, he's out of town for his final week of training before he gets to start on his own.   We can't wait!!!