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Mya is 9!!

You spent the day at school then had fun with friends at your workout group after school.  Mya wanted to bring donuts as her treat for classmates.  Oh my girl, you are officially 9 years old! Your last single digit year. Hard to believe we are here already. I've spent some time looking back at old pictures recently. You've spent the last 8 years living overseas and now are getting ready to leave everything you've ever really known to move to the USA. We are all excited about Texas but this will be a huge change. You are the one kiddo that is really riding the fence on whether this will be good or not. We talk about the fun things that are available in Texas and you come back to leaving your friends. I know good things will come. You'll even be able to reconnect with your old bestie-Asa. That conversation brought a smile to your face. I think you needed the social connection. You are finishing up 3rd grade. You've mastered your multiplication facts and are pushing t

4 years old

Happy Birthday, Gavin. You are officially 4 years old. I suppose it will always feel like this, but it seems you've grown in the blink of an eye. You are such a big kid now. You care about your outfits, always wanting to look cool. You choose your own snacks--preferred snack is a chocolate granola bar. You are finally toilet trained. It felt like this took such a long time, but I am partially to blame as I knew you'd not go to school in diapers and it was simply easier to tote around diapers than stop life as we knew it to run you to a bathroom. Anyway, you proudly wear your batman underwear and declare that you can stand up to go potty like your daddy. You have a streak of stubbornness, but a sweetness to you as well. You love your Momma and thankfully, insist on kissing my lips and cheek everyday I drop you off at Natalie's. I must admit, this is a favorite event of mine. I love looking at you and remembering the baby you once were. Though I truly love this phase of life