Happy Fourth of July

Mom and Dad are officially in their house and they are celebrating a little "Independence Day" of their own! The contractor still has a few items to finish up but they have moved back in and unpacked almost everything. Sissy, Ian & Parker came in from Abilene and Grandma, Jerry & Lois, and Scottie & Kate & Evan came over for some grilled brats and beer to have the first family get together in the new house. And boy is it a new house. It's gorgeous. I was going to get some pics of the house, but thought I'd wait until Mom put up her drapes and such. Until then, you can kinda tell some of the cabinets, flooring, tables, etc in the background of these pictures.

Here are the Rangels and the "Lil Firecracker." For those of you that don't know my family - That is my Aunt Kristi, but I call her Sissy. And those are my cousins, Ian and Parker. And yes, they are twins. They are headed to Australia in two weeks for a 6 month semester of school abroad. The are in their junior year at Notre Dame right now.

Here is Carter eating whip cream that my mom squirted into his mouth. I'll spare her the embarrassment of posting the picture of her doing the SAME THING.

Carter spent most of the weekend in the pool. Here he is wrapped in a towel just like Parker. He sure loves Parker and Ian. And he can tell them apart with ease, which is more than some other members of the family can do ...

Oh and I'll post a picture of Carter from two years ago in the same shirt that Cole had on this weekend. Carter has more hair and more pounds, but that smile is quite familiar ...