Well, summertime has come to an end. The pool is closed and the trips to the beach, Busch Gardens, and the river have all ceased. I guess the only thing I have to look forward to now is SOCCER!! I started school this month and that's pretty cool, although I had gotten pretty used to staying at home with Mom and Ryan so I'm not always that excited about going to school but I do like it. We just had such an awesome summer that I didn't want it to end.

I turned 4 in July with a bouncehouse at home....

Mom bought season passes to Busch Gardens and we went there like 8 or 9 times.  Dad finally got to go with us the last week of summer....

My friend, Reese, has a river house, so we went down there a few times to play.

I spent lots of time with Grandma and Grandaddy and MiMa and PaPa and did all kinds of fun stuff. PaPa takes me fishing and I have caught a bunch of fish this summer. We never made it on the boat (b/c Ryan is too little) but we had lots of fun!  When I go to Grandma and Grandaddy's, I always go to Chuck e Cheese, Kangaroo Jack's, and Cici's.  In-between all of that, Grandaddy has taught me how to play baseball with real baseballs and a metal bat. I think I'm going to be a professional!

Ryan is really growing and he's becoming more fun. I can actually play with him and now he's getting tougher. He crawls all over me and pulls at my hair. Mom says that he's just getting me back for being so rough with him. I figure I need to teach him early or he'll never be able to hang with me and my buddies.

This is the kind of silly stuff that he does....

but, he's still really cute, so we'll keep him.

So, we have some fun stuff planned for the Fall.  Uncle Joe and Ashley are getting married soon so that'll be a big weekend. They aren't having a ring bearer, so I'm still not really sure how they are going to get married....but I guess they'll figure it out.  Mom says Dad might have to hold the rings so maybe I can give him a few hints since I have experience.  Mom also said that we're going to pick apples in Charlottesville soon and then I'm going to spend a whole week with all of my grandparents while mom and dad go to Mexico!  They seem really excited and I cannot wait for them to leave....because a week with my grandparents sounds like the best thing ever!!!!!!!