Almost good bye to the two's...

As I write this we are just a few weeks away from Breyton's 3rd birthday and I have been slacking on the party planning....I guess I keep thinking if I don't plan it then he really wont be turning 3 already! I do love watching him grow, but it can make this momma sad how fast it is going sometimes.

 I mean 3 sounds 'big'...no longer a baby and really not a toddler, but an actual kid. Sigh, can't slow down the inevitable.

The two's have really been my favorite age thus far (as I've said before). We've decided that 2 year olds are just natural comedians because Breyton say's the most hilarious things on a pretty regular basis. You can't help but appreciate their innocence and curiosity!

This past year has had trying days were B has pushed me to my limits. But mostly it's had days full of making memories I know we will cherish forever. I love my momma's boy so much and hope I never forget to remember to enjoy every moment and every stage because Breyton is only that age once and you can't rewind the clock. I will miss so much about the two's, but look forward to so much as he grows!


                                               2 weeks old:

                                         2 months old:

                                                   
                    Day he turned  2 @ his birthday breakfast:

Things to remember~ June

The months are going by so fast I can hardly keep up!

Some of my ramblings and memories of Breyton in June:

1) I thought June was the month B was giving up naps. It was a scary thought initially. Thankfully, it was just a 2 week sabbatical from naps...at least so far. I do think they really are phasing out just a little more slowly which is ok. They don't have to be an everyday thing, but I will enjoy the days they do still happen!

2)We have most definitely entered the stage of 'why's' and 'how's'...and you can throw in the "who, what, when, where" as well. Breyton LOVES asking questions. It's amazing how many ways he can ask a question about one thing!
 Example from earlier:
B- 'Daddy, what's that?'
M-'It's a coyote'
B-'How? How come??'
M-'Umm that's just the way God made it"
B-'When?'
M-'I guess a long time ago'
B-'Why?'
M-'Because he wanted to.'
B-'How?'
M-'Huh? I don't know what you mean'
B-'Oh, ok.'.............'What's this?' ~Ha on to the next question!

3) The crazy vast imagination. I can't possibly type or remember all the crazy stories and ideas Breyton comes up with. It's just such a funny stage-he can pretend he's in the ocean, on a tractor, stuck in the mud or rain, hiding from coyotes, chased by dinosaurs, or catching frogs at any moment and you have to be prepared to play along.

4)Here's a pic of B with his caterpillar toy which he decided one day was named 'papa'....so he would talk to this toy and pull it around saying, "Come on papa, let's go do 'this or that'...". My dad felt honored to have a caterpillar named after him! lol

5) Our cat that we've had since before Breyton was born was killed last month and B asks "where the kitty cat" is all the time. He asked again the other day where our kitty was at and I told him she was in heaven.....he thought for a minute and responded with "kitty cats can't fly". :) Such a sweet mind.

6) Last month he really liked to tell you whether he could or couldn't do something by his self. If he thought he was able to do it by himself he would make sure you didn't help in anyway. Then on the opposite end he likes to copy what he's heard us say- when you asked him to do something he'd say he was 'too tired' in an exhausted voice or 'I just can't do it'.

7)Breyton's first family lake trip was in the middle of last month and it was so much fun. Breyton loves the water and  really enjoyed spending all day everyday outside. My mistake was knocking the 3 of us off the wave-runner on Breyton's first ride...so he was a little scared of the wave-runner for a few days, but slowly started coming back around(my bad!!). His favorite pass time's were throwing rocks in the water, playing with Brooklynn, and watching the guys catch crawdads! A great plus was B slept sooo good down there almost slept in till 9 am every morning. We can't wait to go back for many more trips!

Few pics from June~

Above picture I took of  B who pulled up his lawn chair to watch a tractor mow the field behind our house. I'm sure the man loved having an audience!

Breyton and Brooklynn at the lake

                             

Finishing up a delicious powdered donut:)

Throwing rocks in the water at sunset.

Creating artwork for Breyton's room.

Finally got around to doing the project I've been meaning to do since we re-did Breyton's room awhile back.
Breyton and I really love the way they turned out! They are images of some of his favorite things and kind of sentimental to me since they use 'artwork' of Breyton's from when he was 19 months old that I had been saving.

Obviously this idea came from something I saw on Pinterest awhile back and we made it our own.Basically you take blank canvas and paint it any color. Then you use paper your child has colored on to cut out images or shapes to modge podge to canvas. I used paper B had water-colored on because we do that way more often than crayons. The images I cut out came from the print on B's bedspread in his room to go along with the aquatic adventure theme.


So we started with water-colored paper and cut out images:

Then painted the canvas in orange and blue...then ready to modge podge cut outs. Here's the finished project...which I decided to outline in black marker to make them pop off canvas a little more. Pretty simple and fun art for B's wall.