In about an hour we'll be heading to my parents' house to celebrate Independence Day, but before we leave I thought I'd share some photos from last night. Mike, Sophie, and my dad and I went to a Stormchasers game at the new Werner Park, where we watched a brilliant fireworks show afterward.

And now it's time for a little game called "Who is happier to be with their dad?"… Good luck in your guesses!

Later that night the cameraman came by, and guess who got to be on the Flex-Cam?

Here's a closer look…

That's my camera on the left, Mike looking at the big screen on the right and wondering how he got to be so handsome, and Joonbug in the middle, flexing her muscles for everyone in the stadium.

After the game we headed down onto the field to watch the fireworks show…

It was a really enjoyable night, and I think I speak for all the daughters in this post when I say that we love our dads very much.

Happy Independence Day!

P.S. I was supposed to bring Puny's Potato Salad to my parents' house for the cookout tonight, but I left the potatoes to cook too long, and now we're having mashed potatoes. I went ahead and added the bacon drippings though (and a dash of garlic), and they're delicious! But if any of you out there are making Puny's Potato Salad tonight, please eat an extra helping for me. And Mom, who will never let me live this down.

I don't know much about baseball teams. I know how to play baseball (one of my favorite things to do is play catch with a glove on), and I swoon over like how baseball uniforms look, but as far as following who is playing, who is winning, or who is using HGH, I'm pretty much clueless. Despite that, I do enjoy attending one game during the CWS. It doesn't have to be any game in particular, but I do like to go for the excitement of it all.

This year was the first year it wasn't at Rosenblatt Stadium, which was bittersweet for people in general. I loved the nostalgia of Rosenblatt.. it was fun looking around at all the young fans, wearing their favorite teams' jerseys and ballcaps, probably dreaming of some day playing there. The new stadium – TD Ameritrade Park – is an impressive, state-of-the-art arena. But the smalltown feel is gone.

So it's out with the old, and in with the bold!

This is one of Mike's good friends and partner-in-reducing-crime, J-Mart…

And he's the one who took this picture:

These are a few of the merchandise stands, just across the street from the stadium…

Hi, Joonie!

Mike and Bre are huge Texas fans, so it was a sad day when the Longhorns were eliminated. Here they are, paying their respects under the burnt orange banner…

This is the first thing I saw upon entering the stadium:

What I loved about TD Ameritrade is that no matter where you stood, you got a fantastic view of the field… (this was just to the right of that Gluten-Free stand)

Go, orange dudes!

Go, guys in yellow!

Breanna is usually embarrassed by my sports ignorance. But since she worries that I really will yell, "GO ORANGE DUDES!" she chooses not to make fun of me. Wise girl.

Sophie's just here for the Dippin' Dots.

After the game, it was time for the usual Stewart tradition of Mike spending way too much money on souvenirs for the girls.

I have no idea who won the game, btw.

Sabrina wasn't feeling very well, so she didn't come to the game with us… we missed you, Bean!

On our way back to the parking garage, we passed the Qwest Center, where we stopped to look at all of the unusual art in front of the Qwest's entrance…

Yes, Mike, I see you…

(Is it just me, or is someone really yelling, "Over here! Look at me!")

Okay, we should probably go before this gets ugly…

It must be a boy thing. Check out the kids to the right.

I miss Rosenblatt, where the seats are painted blue, the tail-gaters are the friendliest you'll find, and the sculptures are too high to reach.

I can't thank all of you enough who took the time to write in and leave comments about Sabrina's surgery. How nice it is to know that people are thinking about us and praying. Thank you!

It was a long day at the hospital, and Sophie was looking forward to getting up early and going with us; however, I do believe the wait got to be a bit too uneventful for her…

Sabrina is recovering well, and we got the news yesterday that the growth in her throat was a benign polyp. Thank the Lord! We're loving the sound of her new voice, and even her friends are amazed at the difference. (Sabrina has sounded sick and stuffy for the past 1-2 years, so that we never got to hear what she was supposed to sound like.) And because the polyp was taking up so much of her airway, she had a difficult time breathing – especially at night.  She said she still can't get over how much air she gets now in just one small breath!

The things I take for granted.

Thank You, Lord, for knowing all along that my girl was just fine. I love You.