Ranger John

Well it's official... John has graduated from Ranger school and is now a Ranger. WAHOO!!!!! We are so excited and I am so proud of John.
It's been a long year and a half of schooling for John and he is beginning Airborne school on Friday. All of Johns family came and we even represented with Kim, Wendy, Justin and Hayden coming from the Hensons. It was super hot, but really cool. There was a show before the graduation demonstrating what a Ranger learns and does; it was very exciting.
Thanks to Wendy, Kim, Justin and Hayden for coming it really meant a lot to us and made the experience so much more fun.
John and I decided that since he had some free time we would go on vacation to Orlando. It was a fast and super fun trip. We went to all the Disney parks (Animal Kingdom excluded) and went to both Universal Theme parks. John has a friend that is a paramedic for Universal so he gave us passes for free. Way fun.
We're loving being together again but nissing Aussie. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Shelley, Rob and Jasper for watching over him and making sure he doesn't cause too much mischief. We love you all andhope you are doing well. Have a great week!!!!

You too can be a star

Have you ever had a song that just stuck in your head and you couldn't remember what it was or who sang it? If you have a microphone on your computer, you can now sing it into http://www.midomi.com/ and it will find it for you.

You can also record yourself singing any song you like. I'll pay any of you a dollar to put a song up.

Summer in South Carolina

Talk about a fabulous summer so far! I've been in South Carolina with pregnant Wendy and her fun family for about a week and a half. We've had SO much fun! Alex Leffler came over for a week and we've had a fabulous time! I'll be honest with you, the first few days, I was so hot from the humidity that I didn't want to eat or drink anything. However, the breezes have kicked up quite a bit, and life is good now.



As you would expect, Justin and Hayden can't put down their light sabers and we've laughed a lot together.

Last night, for the fireworks, Hayden was so impressed! He kept saying, "BAM!" every time a firework went off. That's a boy after my own heart, I'll tell you what. When they were over, he was so happy, he said, "I"m proud of you" because he couldn't really express how he was feeling. It was so fun to see the 4th of July through kids' eyes. Justin only covered his ears a few times because it was so loud. Lee Greenwood, the singer who sang, "Proud to be an American" also came! What a fabulous day it was! We also had a pancake breakfast at Wendy's ward. The mayor came as well as a lot of military dignitaries. Hurray! :)

Check out my photos on my flickr account. We've gone to the beach, to the Magnolia Plantation, to downtown Charleston and the battery, to Cypress Gardens, and to the festivities for the 4th. I wish you all were here to share this experience with me. :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimhenson/show/