Happy 4th of July

My sister Kirsten shared this quote with the family and I want to share it with all of you.

"From a speech given by the then, Governor Ronald Reagan, we get an experience that could have involved the Angel Moroni. Governor Reagan gave the speech in Seattle, Washington, Oct. 12, 1966. The excerpt follows:
Thomas Jefferson tells that on the day of our nation’s birth in the little hall in Philadelphia, debate had raged for hours. The men gathered there were honorable men hard-pressed by a king who had flouted the very laws they were willing to obey. Even so, to sign a Declaration of Independence was such an irretrievable act that the walls resounded with the words ‘treason, the gallows, the headman’s axe, ‘ and the issue remained in doubt. Then a man rose and spoke. Jefferson described him as not a young man, but one who had to summon all his energy for an impassioned plea. He cited the grievances that had brought them to this moment and finally, his voice failing, he said, “They may turn every tree into a gallows, every home into a grave, and yet the words of that parchment can never die. To the mechanic in the workshop, they will speak hope; to the slave in the mines, freedom. Sign that parchment. Sign if the next moment the noose is around your neck, for that parchment will be the textbook of freedom, the Bible of the rights of man forever.” He fell back exhausted. The 56 delegates, swept up by his eloquence, rushed forward and signed a document destined to be as immortal as a work of man can be. When they turned to thank him for his timely oratory, he was not to be found, nor could any be found who knew who he was or how he had come in or gone out through the locked and guarded doors. Fifty-six men, a little band so unique, we have never seen their like since, had pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.”"

Isn't this a wonderful country that we live in? I'm so grateful to those men who willingly gave so much so that we can enjoy the freedoms we have today. It's amazing how willing they were to give up their lives and so much more so we can live in a free country. We are so lucky.

Here are some pictures of Josh and Joseph. They looked so cute sleeping together. After I took this picture I went in the bathroom to do my hair and makeup. When I came back into the room Joseph had moved his arm so they were in almost the exact same position. They look so cute together. Joseph loves spending time with his dad and I love watching the two of them together.