Happy Fourth of July!

We just got home from watching fireworks.  Sitting on an open field above White Rock Lake, we could see firework shows from all over the city.  Leona thought they were beautiful, but Gloria found them a little dull.  Then rockets starting going off right over our heads -- boom! The sparks seemed to be raining down on us.  Gloria lit up just as bright at the lights overhead, grinning and clapping her hands... and Leona burst into tears.  She was sure we were going to be set on fire. 

There are my two girls, the one who would through herself off any wall without a glance at what lay below and the one who didn't want to walk down the smallest steps without holding on to my hand.  Both of them absolutely themselves, both of them so precious.

Today, on their own, they bought a pair of bracelets that say Big Sister and Lil Sister on them.  They put them on and held hands and there were a blessed few minutes when they stopped bickering and seemed to appreciate each other.  Only a few minutes, of course.

Happy Fourth of July!
Misty