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Thankful for Independence!

We celebrated Independence Day by going to a local historical landmark, Sotterly Plantation.  It was unbelievably hot, thankfully they had a kid zone where we all made patriotic fans.  The scenery was beautiful and we enjoyed ourselves very much.
I think Eli really enjoyed his first 4th of July!
It's hard to tell in this picture, but James is showing off his marching skills in his special 4th of July shirt.
Our handsome boys together - notice they're both sitting independently! Eli is still working hard to figure out criss cross applesauce.
Six months and sitting up, right on track!
Doesn't look too comfortable for either of them, but still a cute picture.
The look on James' face is priceless.  You can almost see the gears turning... "How does this work?"
James was pretty apprehensive of the sparklers, even with Tobias right there.


Eli has started eating some solids, Bandit fondly remembers this phase!  Before now Bandit has not had much interaction with Eli, but now the two are getting to know each other.
The local minor league baseball team had a military appreciation night that Tobias and James attended together. 
You can sure tell that James had a great time!
"Baseball is Awesome, Dad!"

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Debby said…
your boys sure are growing fast. James looks sooo grown up and Eli is adorable as can be. Glad you enjoyed you holiday.
July 11, 2012 at 11:32 AM
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