Last Tuesday, John took Lillian and I to Illinois to visit with my family. My nephew Dillon was turning 3, so what a perfect time to go! The trip started off rocky. See, my mom has really bad arthritis, so John cleaned her gutters and mowed the lawn for her. While John was mowing, I went to the back of the house where my room is and changed Lily there. I heard the loudest bang. I really didn't know what it was. I took Lily back to the living room and put her in the swing and was heading out the front door when I noticed that the storm door glass looked weird. I opened up the front door and to my surprised, all the glass from the storm door ended up in the living room. I was freaking out!!! Taking a closer look, I noticed that the door was hit by a rock. My mom has landscaping rocks out front and my nephew Dillon likes to move them into the yard. Needless to say, John and I are getting my mom a new door. Not a fun moment for us. Then later that day, my mom called the heating and air people to come out to check her air conditioner. The night before it ran all night long and didn't get cooler than 75 degrees. So, they came out to check and of course there was a part broken on it. Alright, that is fine, but this is a brand new unit. My mom just bought it and it was a bigger unit too. They told my mom that they had to order the part and it wouldn't be in for 4 days. So, I had to pack our bags and head to my sister's house. It got very hot very quickly in my mom's house. I got to spend a lot more time with my sister and nephew though, but I didn't really get to see my mom as much as I wanted.
Anyway, during my trip there, I visited with my friend Amy who just had her baby boy, my friend Ansley, our friends Adam and Rae, I got my Tropical Sno (YUM!), went swimming (got burnt), and got to attend my nephew's Blues Clues party!! I got to stay there for a week. That is the longest I have been in Eldorado since college. It was good to visit and for everyone to see Lillian.
Today, I went to work to see my co-workers and to bring Lillian to visit. She had so much fun. She just smiled and giggled at everyone. She LOVES the attention! She is definitely going to be a princess!! Then this evening, we went to our nephew Curt's baseball game. John was so hard on Curt, definitely gave me a glimpse into the future if Lily decides to play sports.......yes, cheerleading is a sport!!!!!!
Well, I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday weekend. John, Lillian, and I are going to hang out with our friends Aaron and Jen on Saturday and go watch the fireworks that night. I'm so excited!! I love 4th of July....I don't know why either....I just really like it!
Lillian in her first swimsuit...I think she likes it!
Hanging out with Daddy!
Amy, TJ, and Loxton
At Aunt Rae and Uncle Adam's
Aunt Melissa and Dillon....His Blues Clues Party!
He LOVES Blue
His cute little cake!
Heading back home!