I am always sad to see the long days of summer come to an end. We had an exceptionally fun summer this year which makes it even harder to say goodbye. I will miss letting the boys run outside ALL day with no shoes, no jackets, and soaking up the sun while enjoying the pool and slip n slide. Summer is the best. Here are a few pictures to highlight our last few weeks of summer. We got a lot of rain in August and the boys loved playing with theses umbrellas. They were great entertainment for such a long time.
The boys are in there somewhere! :)
Camdens summer was made when our very sweet neighbors offered us this tractor for free. Seriosuly, free? Ya, so nice of them. They had it for their grandkids who have now outgrown them and were just looking to get rid of it. Camdens life revolves around cars, tractors, trains, garbage trucks. It was such a great thing for him. It took him a good few weeks to let anyone else ride it. And I am not kidding, he had a really hard time sharing it. He loved it so much and continues to love it and ride it when it is nice enough.
Ryland also learned how to ride his bike without training wheels! Yay! He had been so nervous to try on his new bike he got for his birthday. We took the training wheels off his bike to try and encourage him to try but he never would. We ended up taking the training wheels off his old bike that was Camdens bike, and having him try to learn on the smaller bike. It worked like a charm. He felt more comfortable on it because his feet were closer to the ground to catch him when he fell. Anyway, his great neighbor friend Karleigh who he played with a lot this summer, was so nice to help him a lot too. He loved riding bikes with her all summer. As soon as he mastered the smaller bike, he jumped on the bigger bike and never looked back. He loved his bigger bike because he could go so much faster. It was only took a while to adjust and we only had one minor fall and he was good to go. It was rather funny when he did crash. He fell right into our neighbors fence. Lance ran over to help him up and had a little father son moment with him. He told Ry, this is one of those moments in life when you fall, you just gotta get back up and keep going. He had tears in his eyes, but wasn't really hurt and jumped back on his bike and rode back home. Anyway, fun moments for parents to watch your kids learn new things and find success in things they set out to do. So happy Ry learned how to ride! We went on plenty of bike rides in the weeks and months after he learned to ride.
And Cohen loved this little cozy coupe!
Both the boys played another season of soccer and loved that. Ryland has improved so much this year and did great. He was SO proud of himself when the ball finally made it into the goal.
Cohen was the best little cheerleader for many soccer games.
Ryalnds coach Kyle was great with the boys. Such a fun little team!
Ryland and one of his best friends Austin who he has played soccer with since they were 3. They are great little buddies and had a great season together again!
Cam tolerated another season. I am still not sure how much he really likes it, but he gets out there and says he wants to play so we do it still. He definitely did better this season compared to last so were happy about that.
His coach Ambre was so SO great. The boys loved her and she was really good about making sure everyone had a chance with the ball. It was great.
And of course they were all so excited to get their medals at the end of the season.
Great job Camden!
I love this little moment I captured between Ryland and Cohen at one of Cams games. These two have got such a special bond. Love watching them play together. Ryland takes such good care of his little bro.
Cohen loved sitting in the big kid chair to watch them play.
We have loved spending summer at lagoon as well. We have spent countless hours there. Our passes were well worth the money. The boys had a great time every time we went. Cohen was finally old enough so we bought him a few ride tickets and he loved getting a chance to ride. He didn't know what to think at first on the whales,
but once it got going, he couldn't stop smiling.
Hanging with Dad
The cars were a favorite this summer
Cohen loved it!
And Cam and Co loved the boats too. Ry was too big for the boats this year. Can't believe how fast that boy is growing!
Cohen rocked out most of his summer doing his favorite thing, turning in circles. I love it! Ha ha!
So long summer days, we will miss you!
The boys are in there somewhere! :)
Camdens summer was made when our very sweet neighbors offered us this tractor for free. Seriosuly, free? Ya, so nice of them. They had it for their grandkids who have now outgrown them and were just looking to get rid of it. Camdens life revolves around cars, tractors, trains, garbage trucks. It was such a great thing for him. It took him a good few weeks to let anyone else ride it. And I am not kidding, he had a really hard time sharing it. He loved it so much and continues to love it and ride it when it is nice enough.
Ryland also learned how to ride his bike without training wheels! Yay! He had been so nervous to try on his new bike he got for his birthday. We took the training wheels off his bike to try and encourage him to try but he never would. We ended up taking the training wheels off his old bike that was Camdens bike, and having him try to learn on the smaller bike. It worked like a charm. He felt more comfortable on it because his feet were closer to the ground to catch him when he fell. Anyway, his great neighbor friend Karleigh who he played with a lot this summer, was so nice to help him a lot too. He loved riding bikes with her all summer. As soon as he mastered the smaller bike, he jumped on the bigger bike and never looked back. He loved his bigger bike because he could go so much faster. It was only took a while to adjust and we only had one minor fall and he was good to go. It was rather funny when he did crash. He fell right into our neighbors fence. Lance ran over to help him up and had a little father son moment with him. He told Ry, this is one of those moments in life when you fall, you just gotta get back up and keep going. He had tears in his eyes, but wasn't really hurt and jumped back on his bike and rode back home. Anyway, fun moments for parents to watch your kids learn new things and find success in things they set out to do. So happy Ry learned how to ride! We went on plenty of bike rides in the weeks and months after he learned to ride.
And Cohen loved this little cozy coupe!
Both the boys played another season of soccer and loved that. Ryland has improved so much this year and did great. He was SO proud of himself when the ball finally made it into the goal.
Cohen was the best little cheerleader for many soccer games.
Ryalnds coach Kyle was great with the boys. Such a fun little team!
Ryland and one of his best friends Austin who he has played soccer with since they were 3. They are great little buddies and had a great season together again!
Cam tolerated another season. I am still not sure how much he really likes it, but he gets out there and says he wants to play so we do it still. He definitely did better this season compared to last so were happy about that.
His coach Ambre was so SO great. The boys loved her and she was really good about making sure everyone had a chance with the ball. It was great.
And of course they were all so excited to get their medals at the end of the season.
Great job Camden!
I love this little moment I captured between Ryland and Cohen at one of Cams games. These two have got such a special bond. Love watching them play together. Ryland takes such good care of his little bro.
Cohen loved sitting in the big kid chair to watch them play.
We have loved spending summer at lagoon as well. We have spent countless hours there. Our passes were well worth the money. The boys had a great time every time we went. Cohen was finally old enough so we bought him a few ride tickets and he loved getting a chance to ride. He didn't know what to think at first on the whales,
but once it got going, he couldn't stop smiling.
Hanging with Dad
The cars were a favorite this summer
Cohen loved it!
And Cam and Co loved the boats too. Ry was too big for the boats this year. Can't believe how fast that boy is growing!
Cohen rocked out most of his summer doing his favorite thing, turning in circles. I love it! Ha ha!
So long summer days, we will miss you!
