Better late than never... visiting Kenta's sister over the Fourth of July

A bit of tragedy befell the the Takagi family this June. Kenta's sister Emi was driving in Springfield, Missouri when she was hit head on by a Dodge viper that was out of control. Kailie, her daughter, was relatively safe in the back seats secured in her child set. She only had a small clavicle break with some bruising and a few cuts. Emi, on the other hand, had both of her legs crushed. Since that time she has required 24-7 care from others. Emi's husband, Jeff, has been in Iraq for over a year, and to the US government's credit, they had him on a plane for emergency leave within hours of the accident. Kenta and I went down to spend the weekend with them over the Fourth of July. Here are some of the pictures of our niece Kailie from that visit.

Kailie playing her favorite game of peek-a-boo

Kailie eating her first hamburger on the 4th of July

Laughing

Virginia and Kailie