Happy 4th of July!

We've had a great Independence Day!  We started out with a breakfast with the University Ward.  It was so fun to see so many of our friends.  We talked to Ben and Barbara about their exciting European travels, and caught up with Kayleen and Jordan (we were going through withdrawals after not getting to see them for babysitting because of the holiday).  Jo and Liv had a ball as usual :)  Kayleen texted me after and said that Jo had said, "Liv, Liv, come back please!"  It was so adorable!  And it was funny, because Liv had just said, "Jo. Come back? Back?"  They are the best of friends.  Kayleen also entertained us with stories of her ballet class, which I'm going to attend Monday.  Wait for that story, because it is sure to be good!

After the breakfast (we stayed to the bitter end--they had to kick us out), we went to the parade.  We sat in the shade across from BuffaLouies by the Sample Gates.  Eventually the parade started turning the other way (we were at the very end), so we decided to head home.

Liv took a nice nap while Tyler and I relaxed.  When she woke up, we went to Bryan Park for the SWSEEL picnic by the pool.  We finally got to meet Coady's husband, and he's great!  We're getting together with them for games on Saturday.  I also got to see most of my friends from SWSEEL--teachers, classmates, and other friends.  Mark Trotter's daughter was there.  She is such a cutie!  She loves to play with Liv, and Liv always loves playing with her.  She was there with a friend today, and they were so polite.  Arena introduced me to her friend, and we talked for a bit.  Then her friend told me in the cutest polite way that well, they needed to be going.

We stuck around for quite awhile at the park, then decided we'd have enough of the heat and went home.  We then got the news about the counteroffer (we were dying waiting), and then told them we'd accept it!  So that's done.

We decided that instead of going out to dinner or ice cream (we weren't really hungry), that we would go buy Liv a slide we've been wanting to get her ($20 at Big Lots--can't beat that).  She was so excited to get the slide! Unfortunately, she fell asleep on the way home, so she'll have to break it in tomorrow.  I'm thinking about taking it to Kayleen's so Jo and Liv can play on it together.

So now Liv is sleeping, my homework's done, and I think Tyler has his lesson plan wrapped up, so we're going to enjoy the rest of our evening (sans fireworks because Liv is asleep, and it's pretty dry here).  Hope you all have a wonderful 4th!