Fourth of July Weekend

We finally got back to Michigan for the Fourth of July.

Auntie Lynda joined us and of course provided the entertainment.

Since I wasn't allowed on the jet ski this time, Nate took Bryce for a few rides.... I think they went too fast!

Bryce of course loved spending time on the boat...

...especially driving with Uncle Josh.

We of course followed tradition and had Breakfast at Wimbledon, a.k.a. ice cream for breakfast.

Bryson did much better with the fireworks this year, and didn't even request 'ear-muffins'.

Bryson's First Movie

Took Bryson to go see his very first movie, Toy Story 3. Uncle Jordan and Auntie Lynda came with and we had a blast. He also got to have popcorn for the first time. He did really well and we're looking forward to being able to see more in the future!

Bryson's Early Birthday Party

Bryson's friend party was a big success. The weather held out and so did mom!

Bryson and Aanya posed for a cute picture together, vouldn't get him to smile though!

The boys took good care of Aubrey at the sandbox!

We were thankful to have Auntie Lynda around to entertain... now who has the picture of her in the jumpy?! :)

Bryson loved his Lightening McQueen and Mater cake!

The black frosting was apparently a big hit!

Bryson did really well making sure to "read" all his cards before tearing into his gifts!

And he made sure to give higs and kisses to everyone, especially his special buddy Firefighter Ryan!

Bryson's Early Birthday Present

Due to the pending arrival of another little man, we decided to have the big man's birthday party a month early. The morning of his 'friend' party we also gave him his "big" birthday present from us and Grammie and Poppie. He didn't quite get that it was HIS to keep until Nate explained it to him!
He and his friends had a blast playing with it the morning of his party. We were worried about rain later in the day so we wanted to make sure everyone got to play just in case we decided to take it down!

Another hurdle...

What started out as us thinking Bryson may have a lazy eye, turned into the news that Bryson will be getting glasses. In the last three months his eyes have gotten worse and he is now dealing with two stigmatisms. He's not thrilled about the idea, but at least he looks cute!

New do...

We've decided to just let Bryce's hair grow. It's all curls and can look pretty interesting on a humid day, but this morning we came up with a new look. I think it makes him look like a little boy again!

NO FLOATIES!

Here's our no fear little boy swimming for the first time without his floaties on! I think I can confidently say he may be swimming within the month! Hooray!

New School

We were lucky enough to find a preschool program for Bryson to attend this summer! I had to get special permission for him to be accepted as he is 'technically' too young but they took him and he is LOVING it. It's through the park district. There are 15 students in his class and we were lucky enough to get to go with our neighbor Aanya! Here's Bryce on his first day!

(Poor photo quality due to using my iphone more often than my good camera, sorry!)

Bryson and the Ladies!

What can I say! He's a ladies man!

Our little fish!

Bryson is SO pumped to swim. And we're so lucky to have such a nice neighbor, Ang, who let's us use her pool all the time! Here's Bryce going for it!