Happy Birthdays and Summer Fun!!

It has been a fun-filled summer at our house!  We've had pool fun, two birthdays, and lots of playtime!

My boy turned FOUR on July19th...

I can't believe it! 

For his birthday he got lots of toys for the pool, great gear for camping and fishing, and a 

NEW PUPPY!!  He named his Puggle Pup RINGO! 

Ringo and Cayden became fast friends...almost inseparable!

We had a little party for Cayden when Grandma was in town!

 "That's right! I'm 4 years old!"

 Aunt Amanda bought him a new fishing vest, complete with a canteen and guides for hunting, fishing and camping!  Such fun!

 This summer we've spent a lot of time playing out in the backyard....Cayden loves to play dinosaurs and to make his very own "habitats" for them to live!  I love the way this boy crosses his legs when he's playing or sitting around watching TV.  He's done it since he was very little, and it just melts my heart when I catch him like this....I know he does it when he's most content :-)

 Then HE turned into the Dinosaur!! ROARING out of his jungle and scaring all the little girls!!

Cayden has mastered dropping his drawers and letting it all out in the backyard...cause going in the house to pee just takes way too much time away from his playing!  Well, this summer, Mya has picked up on a LOT of Cayden's habits!  She wants to be just like her big Cayden....so she pulls her pants down...

 ...Holds onto her belly button... arches her back....and.....NOTHIN!

But she sure thinks she's doing just what he is!!  Hilarious. I had to teach her the difference between boys and girls...but this was too priceless to stop at the time!

 "Look mama!  I'm doin' it!"

Mya's birthday was August 17th! 

My BABY is TWO!!??! 

We had a little party for Mya when Meme was here, with Sarah and Molly too!!  I know Mya was so excited to have them here to celebrate with her! She got lots of great gifts too!

She's growing up so quickly, and has been doing lots of new things lately.  She's running around the house like a nut, speaking in full sentences, and doing lots of role playing with the 3 new babydolls she got for her big day!

 She has also decided to learn how to write like her big brother too!  She works a few nights a week on her letters!

 Such FOCUS!  I think I was interrupting her!

She's even learned how to drive!! How liberating!!

I just love these two!!

But they're growing so darn fast!