Memorial Day

We had a blast on Memorial Day. We met the Stimpsons and our new friends, the Power family, over at Desert Breeze Park. Everyone just brought a picnic lunch and swim stuff for the kids. They loved playing on the splash pad and playground, and then going for a ride on the little train before we went home. The weather was beautiful! Usually it's a hundred degrees by now, but it was a cool 86. Perfect park day!

I also thought a lot today about the men and women who have given their lives in service to our country—to you and to me—during their tours of duty. I thought about my friend, Brooke, who lost her young husband, Cory, in Afghanistan last year, leaving her behind to raise their little baby girl. Reagan was just two months old when her daddy died. I attended the funeral, and I've never been so proud, so thankful, to be an American. Thanks, Cory, for making my life possible. I promise to remember.