Fourth of July Fun and Cuteness from Esther

To celebrate the Fourth of July, we walked from our apartment to Freedom Fest - an event hosted by a local church.  We had a lot of fun, and here are some pictures from our adventures ...

Esther and Jesse in their double stroller as we walked to the celebration ...

Esther climbing up the inflatable slide ...

At the top ...

And coming down!  She loved it!

Jesse hanging out in the stroller.  Although it was sunny, that hat may not have been the best choice ... maybe a little too girly.

Unfortunately, we had to leave before the fireworks due to a last-minute call for Tyler from work.  There may be a job change in the future for Tyler sooner rather than later.  Tyler and I were more disappointed than Esther and Jesse, of course.  However, the kids and I watched fireworks from our porch while Tyler had to go out. It was so far away that Jesse didn't notice them and Esther wasn't too interested.  There's always next year!

Now here's some random cuteness from Esther:

(Esther has been learning in church lately that "Jesus is strong!")  

Me: Wow, Esther, you're getting strong.

Esther: No, Jesus is strong!  : )

While I was getting ready to go out on a date with Tyler:  "Mama pretty!" : )

Last night, Tyler offered Esther money to eat her asparagus.  She immediately ate almost the entire thing!

Esther asked for some ice to eat. When I gave it to her, she said "This cold.  Warm this up, please." 

So many more, but I can't remember them ... I'll add them if I do ... : )