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Well Minnesota is giving us some pretty incredible summer days this week. Hot. Sticky. Muggy. Upper 90's with a dew point that makes the air terribly thick. At 38 weeks pregnant, I have been enjoying the air conditioning, the two sun dresses that still fit me and my endless cups of ice. I love ice so much.

But we've also been trying to get outside too. Last night we set up the sprinkler in the backyard and took turns going through it. Ivar thought it was silly and shockingly cold. Rory got himself entirely soaked and I walked through a few times just enough to get my legs and then went back inside.

Today is the 4th of July and our country is 235 years old. My grandma recently passed away at age 93 and it really blows my mind that she lived for well over 1/3 of our country's entire history. That's a very big chunk of our history to witness! America is just not that old.

We're celebrating today with both families. I am making homemade ice cream sandwiches (fun to go back and read that blog post) and looking forward to a hamburger with extra pickles, watermelon, deviled eggs and an icy glass of lemonade. Oh I love a good all-American picnic!

PS...I'm posting this at 4:30, and I'm actually up right now. I feel confident that little baby and I will be up at 4 pretty regularly together, as we already hang out, wide awake, most early mornings already. While sitting on this couch watching the clock, I came across these pictures from last year and the parade we had at Grandma's family reunion. So much of life has changed in one year.