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!