Summer love

It's been a while since I've posted.....I'm just enjoying summer. I wish it was summer all year except the month of December, then I like the snow! We've have had so much fun with the boys lately and I find myself dreaming about what it will be like when their older....but who am I kidding.....these days are priceless! Even though it's tough to take the baby to the beach and I worry about sun exposure, mosquito bites and West Nile with my 8 month old, I just know I can never get this time back and no matter what age they are there will always be a new set of worries. So....I put it in God's hands. We go to the beach, he's had a mosquito bite or two and we're better than OK. My oldest, Mason, is loving summer too. He's learned how to ride a bike and loves to swim and play outside. He'd run from sun up till sun down if we let him. Last night we went to my parents to paint a sign for Vacation Bible School. While me and my parents painted, he drove the Gator around the yard and caught fire flies.....he loves bugs! I am so truly thankful for my children and my family, they are my life.
With the 4th approaching I've also been thinking how grateful I am for our service men and women. When you truly sit and just think about what they sacrafice it brings tears. While I watched my son catch fireflies, ride the Gator, gazed at the sunset with my 8 month old on my chest and my husband holding my 3 year old in the Lake, riding bikes in the park, having birthday parties at the YMCA, there are families many miles apart. There are daddy's at battle and mommy's praying their partner returns safetly to their child's open arms for a giant bear hug. Thanks military families, I love You and am praying for you and I will be more often. I can never thank you enough for your gift to our country.