pics for Sarah...

Sorry world, these pictures aren't for you...but you can look if you like. Sarah requested that I post up some pictures of the girls (and I assume at least one of me, right?) because she misses us while she's in the Philippines. So below are a few shots from our weekly run to a shopping area here in Charlotte called the Promenade where they have live music on Friday and Saturday nights. The girls and I enjoyed some smoothies and a cool, unhumidified summer evening.

Oh, and I should have taken some shots of the firetruck! A poor mom who I had talked to earlier had put her one-year-old girl in the car seat and shut the door to go around and get in with the grandmother. The only problem? The kid had the car keys and the doors were locked! Thankfully it wasn't hot, but this lady didn't speak much English (her mom spoke none) and she ran over to me for help! I called 911 and a few minutes later, a firetruck came roaring in loaded up with the whole crew and totally drowned out the band! It was rather funny, especially since the kid kept hitting the panic button on the key chain that was setting the car alarm off! They got the kid out, no harm done.