August 2014

Lilli and I went to The Chilren's Museum of Natural Curiosity at Thanksgiving Point with the Holloway's. It was pretty nice, and Lilli had tons of fun! I don't really think adults should have to pay admission, because there isn't really anything for us to do other than watch our kids.

Cason started working for the US Postal Service doing data entry. It's a super intense job, but he seems to like it ok, and he makes good money. Also, I started working at
Papa Johns as a driver. I never thought that I would deliver pizzas  for a living, but here I am. It's an ok job. I get super stressed out when I get lost, and it's kind of lonely, but the hours and money are good, so I'm satisfied with it for now.

A few weeks later, on Cason's day off, he took Lilli to see the Ninja Turtle movie. Cason said it was crap, but Lilli loved it. She said her favorite past was "when the orange one went in the sewer and tooted". we then headed to Boondocks.  Lilli played her first game of mini golf, we drove bumper boats, played lots if arcade games, and lilli played in the kid zone. It was a super fun day!

The 25th was Lilli's big day. Our baby turned 5.  We told her she could do anything she wanted, and she chose donuts for breakfast, chick fil a for lunch (where she played for a very long time), and cake and ice cream later in the day.

 I though the big 5 deserved a little more excitement, so we went to all star to play "mini bowling". Lilli loved it! As soon as she rolled the ball, she started jumping and dancing around, and would leap into my arms when it hit the pins.

They also had a glow in the dark indoor mini golf course that Lilli wanted to do, so we went for it. Oh boy, did she hate it! She thought it was super scary, and just wanted out! Overall, it was a really fun day and she had a good birthday.

Lilli had her first day of kindergarten at The Summit Academy on the 28th. It's a new charter school in the area, and we're super excited that she got in! Lilli wasn't nervous at all, and I didn't even cry when I dropped her off. I was just happy to see how happy she was. She of course loved it, and loves her teacher.

On the 30th, we bought our first car together. We had been looking on line for a long time, but hadn't decided on  anything, and it seemed like we would never get it done. Luckily, our brother in law spencer works and Enterprise, and took us down to their sales lot in SLC. We didn't plan on leaving that day with a car, but it happened! We got a Chevy Sonic LT. It's a pretty cool little car, and we got a good deal on it because it used to be a rental car, and we got a family discount thanks to Spencer!

July 2014

We celebrated the Fourth of July with a big party at the Dotson's. Good food, fun people, and lots of swimming. Lilli loved playing with all of Kelli and Robert's nieces and nephews!

Afterwards, Cason had to go to work, and Lilli and I went to the Holloway's to relax a bit and then watch the fireworks. We didn't really know where to go to watch them, and we didn't end up at a great spot, and the kids were grumpy, but what can you do?  Papa johns was slow, so Cason only stayed a couple of hours, and then joined us for the rest of the show.

That weekend, Neko Ruby Holloway was blessed. My parent's, the Hankla's and my brother Ryan came for the occasion, and although it was a very short visit, it was still fun to see them. We also got to meet our new nephew. Jana and Vinnie are in the process of adopting a little boy. They are currently his foster parents, and because of this, I can't post his name, or any pictures, so I will just say that he is a sweet, happy little boy, and we're excited to have him in the family.

The rest of the month was slllllllow. Cason worked a lot, leaving lilli and I at home - but at least he was making good money!

The only fun outing we had was we went to a huge water fountain and played. It's basically like a kiddie pool, and there's always a few people there. Later, they droned it and put up a big sign saying that it was not intended for swimming, which was a bummer. Honestly, who makes a fountain that big, and fun just to look pretty?

Given that we now live in Utah, I wanted to do something to celebrate Pioneer Day. However, I couldn't convince Cason to go to SLC for the parade(shocker), and he had I work that night, so we were out of luck.  Luckily, I didn't mention the holiday to lilli, so she wasn't disappointed. Right before I put lilli to bed, I heard some fireworks go off (lilli thought I was lying to her)and I rushed her outside. It was kind of awesome. We could see about a dozen different displays throughout the valley. Some were super close, others were far away, but they were all good, legit fireworks. We watched for over an hour!

On the 26th, lilli lost her second tooth. She's on a roll! And she talks with a cute little lisp now, I'll miss it when her adult teeth grow in!

One interesting thing was that Lill was featured on the cover of The Friend magazine. Ok, not really, but seriously, it's kind of freaking just how much it looks like her!