Where Has Our Summer (and Toddler) Gone?

Okay, so EVERYONE that has had children before always tells me that they grow up way too fast, but you don't truly understand that until you have your own. It seems to happen in the blink of an eye. I seriously can remember when Austin was just learning how to do all of his "firsts," and now our "baby" isn't even a toddler anymore...or at least that's what he tells us! All in the same summer he's lost his diapers and is fully potty trained (yeah, no more buying diapers... and :( because that really means he's getting big), AND last week he learned how to swim withOUT his floaties. He's quite proud at both accomplisments (as are we!), but how it makes us realize even more how quickly our little guys are growing up! No matter how big they get, they're still always going to be MY babies!

This is Logan in his "Hulk" towel. Of course, it's his favorite so I have to wash it ALL the time...and hear a little fussing if it's not clean, but then we go with a blue one (his favorite color).

This is Logan swimming ALL by HIMSELF for the vey first time! You can see "Coach JD" close by, just in case. WOW!!! He was SOOOOO excited! Of course, he had to call everyone to tell them about it later on!

This was from the first day of Austin's football practice (before pads). I'll take pictures this week with his pads on and post one of those later in the week. He's LOVING football, and he is very proud of the couple bruises on his arm from all the blocking! It's really "cute" (not sure if it's a good word to use when describing football, but hey, I'm still a mom) to see him look over at us with a huge grin after blocking or tackling someone! His coach is GREAT, and so far football has been a good experience for all of us. His Sportsarama is the 11th. Can't wait to see him play in a game! :)