Goodbye summer...

How is it September?! Now back to the real world of not having my parents  out here  helping me with the kiddos..it is cute because maya  asks me "when r your parents coming?"..such a goof..she is really into first names at the moment too(remember testing that out as kids?)..I guess she heard my mom saying mike and so maya my lil parrot was trying to get my dad's attention so she said "mike! Mike!"..

My bestie and her fiancé came out and maya was so excited to see her Aunty..in fact we even call our guest room Aunty stieg's room:))  I can't wait to head out to Jackson hole in October!!!!!!! Misssss u stiegs!!!

 Bike gang

Ash is  crawling now and getting into everything...thank goodness  maya can help me out with her baby sis!  Ash has become quite the daddy's girl and immediately reaches out for brad when she sees him..maybe it is because she always gets to share ice cream treats with him..hmmm...this kid is crazy for baths.i must say it is her favorite thing ever and she splashes and screams and goes nuts..she even pulls to standing on the bathtub..but won't try anywhere else...

We got colds over Labor Day:((( I am tired of wiping snot and being covered in it..I did take maya and ash to see the annual hot air balloon festival..such a cool sight to see..then I begged brad to take us to the night glow of the balloons and we went all the way there only to find out it was too windy and they cancelled the show..note to self..not worth it to fight the traffic getting out....yikes..

Celebrated brad's 37th birthday...another note to self..when deciding to have a birthday date night alone do not suddenly decide to invite your toddler..I literally almost called my parents to pick her up after being at the restaurant for five minutes..oops..

At night maya has been requesting to sleep in her "door house"..so she literally doesn't sleep in her bed but on the floor behind the closet door..interesting...

Potty training has been sooo much better! It really is amazing how just a few more months and things turn around..if I have maya in a pull-up she treats it like a diaper but if we r out and about and she wears underwear she totally tells me when she has to go..it is a miracle!!!:)))

Maya teaching ashtyn..

My favorite thing about  maya is  listening to her talk and hearing all the things she remembers..I  love hearing her  point of view on things and listening to her tell brad about her day...it is also nice when I don't know where something is she usually remembers and can tell me...she is also very caring and kind because I had a lil accident with a pothole and wrecked brad's tire and two rims and maya said "don't worry mama..we can get it fixed..it was just an accident"..then she told the people at ford I had broke dad's car when I drove into a "puddle"...

And r.I.p.  Myron fish

 Eight years old....

Well hopefully I will write again sooner rather than later....up next is a wedding in aspen  with just the kiddos and  myself..another fun adventure...