Independence Day brought a wonderfully-planned ward breakfast complete with trivia, music and games. Normally we would have skipped out on the games all together seeing as we haven't had children old enough to enjoy those kinds of festivities, but this year, Coop was in the middle of all the action. The favorite was filling a bottle with holes in the bottom with water and racing down the yard to a pitcher, retaining as much water as possible. If I only could have captured the look of determination as Cooper kept getting splashed in the face as he ran as fast as he could toward his friends. Seeing him excited with all his little friends reminds me how quickly he's growing up. We finished off the day with friends joining us for a swim and grill. We have fantastic friends who are ready for an impromptu party anytime, which I very much appreciate.



The infamous 07/07/07 brought lots of housework, yardwork and... Seneca's swim debut!
Cooper reasuured her that it would be great fun. He also thought she looked fantastic in her first little swimming suit.



My squishy bathing beauty



She actually quite enjoyed herself, despite what Cooper calls her "grumpy face." She's really not grumpy, just a little heavy in the cheeks... She fell asleep in my arms after floating around for a few minutes.



Our attempt at a self-imposed family pool photo



And here are my littles today after church. Cooper is warming up for Hawaii in his new shirt from Grandma and Seneca is being a good sport as her big brother gets the hang of holding her.



Today I love being home, I love my ward, my friends and my wonderful little family.