Hot-lanta...

So in June we met up with our friends Josh and Tonya from Starr, Mississippi...they were vacationing with their two kids in Atlanta so we drove down to meet them for a quick overnight trip. Tonya, Cara and I got pedicures (while Julia apparently threw a rare but rather unholy fit in a Ruby Tuesdays while with Daddy, Josh and Eli) and then we all went out to dinner...where all of the kids behaved pretty well and we had a good time. We then retired to our hotel room where we all sipped a $12 drink from the hotel bar and went to bed early (our weekend junkets are a little different now with an infant). It was great to see them and we always enjoy watching Julia experience new things...even if she'll forget them by the next day ( =

So we put in a pool...

and even though David and I can't swim laps in it, Julia was thrilled. Actually, her Grandma Roof bought her this little pool after seeing what a water baby she is and this was her first dip. She was fascinated by all of the animals on the pool and spent as much time trying to touch them as she did splashing.

Julia at the splashpad

This morning I had to do a lot of paperwork and then Julia and I had to drive to Lenoir City to get a Judge to sign an Order. She was so good all day that after her dinner I took her over to Carl Cowan park for a walk in her stroller. Once we got there and did a loop around the trail, the water at the splashpad looked so good...so I put a swim diaper on Julia and took her in ( = Our little water baby LOVED the splash pad and really enjoyed both the water and watching all of the "big" kids play. I figured out that I could take a few pictures of her in the splashpad if I went back to the car for her little umbrella stroller...and Julia thought it was great fun to sit in her stroller and play in the water. I think we'll be making many, many trips there this summer ( =