Celebrating America

Sheer joy--a cool splash of water on a very hot day.

An all-American kid

Unfortunately, personal freedom no longer includes legal use of sparklers in our neck of the woods. But since there is a proud tradition of revolution in our country, we always allow the kids to perform just a few illegal acts every 4th of July. Ailah was in awe of the sparklers and handled them like a pro. She thoroughly enjoyed her first Independence Day as an American.