Happy 4th of July

All in all, it has been a good weekend. Rebekah has not been eating real well, but she is eating some and continues to ask to eat periodically. We continue to struggle with what she wants to eat.

We had a birthday party for Mommy on Sunday and had all the Aunts and Uncles and cousins as well as Grandpa, Grandma C, Grandma A, Frances' cousin Karen and Frances' aunt Arlene. Unfortunately, Grandma M was fighting a nasty migraine headache and couldn't come. It was especially unfortunate, because we were going to celebrate her birthday, too. Grandma M is feeling better today, but not completely over the migraine. She came over to hang out with us for much of the week. The party was much fun and the kids had fun playing on the play structure and running around in the yard. Thanks to everyone who brought food and drinks and came to enjoy the day with us.

Cousin Karen was planning on going home tomorrow, but when she talked with her husband yesterday he told her that the flights were over booked on Tuesday and it wasn't looking good for her to be able to make the trip standby. She considered whether to fly today or Wednesday and decided to fly today. She had to get up very early in order to make a 6:10 am flight. She called us this afternoon to tell us she had made it home safely. We really appreciated having her here for nearly a week. She was a lot of help and it was great to see her. It was important to Karen to come and help. Despite how far away she lives, she knew that she could take some time to come and help out. She is an example of God's love in action.

We went out to a late lunch with Grandma M and friends Steve and Pat. It was great to get out and to not have to cook.

Hope you all have had a great July 4th!