Ya Ya, Mya's first nickname!

So this weekend we went to Steamboat, Colorado for a long weekend with some friends of ours who also have a 16 month old, Mads.  Mads and Mya have now known each other since they were about 3 months old and it has been so much fun watching them both change and grow so quickly.  Right now they are interested in each other, but they don't really play together.  So Mads has oficially given Mya her first nickname, which was a surprise, because with a short name like Mya, I didn't think she would have a nickname, other than Peanut. (That is what Paul and I call her all of the time, even though she is not quite the little peanut she once was.)   :)  Anyway, Mads calles Mya "Ya Ya", and apparently Mya is WAY up there on her list with "La La", which is their dog Nola, and also the first "person" she calls to every morning when she wakes up.    SO all weekend Mads said, "Hi Ya Ya" over and over again.  I think these two could be friends for life, although I am already worried that Mya will be the michievious one who drags Mads into all kinds of trouble...  I tried to apologze in advance to Jayme and David, hopefully the trouble they get into will all be innocent!   It was funny watching them interact, or should I say Mads taking something from Mya and then Mya grabbing it back and trying to swat at Mads!  Or Mya just taking what Mads had and walking away.  There was a lot of side by side play, but not a whole lot of interaction.  I can't wait until they really play together.  I look forward to telling both Mads and Mya stories of when they were little together.  How neat to have a friend you have know since you were a baby!  Here are some pictures from the trip, particularly of the girls.

Here is Mya taking her morning nap, YAY, on the way to Steamboat.  Right before I took this she had both arms behind her head, but I missed it!

Paul with the girls.  Mads has really warmed up to him... She has come a long way from the stare he used to get that said don't you dare come near me mister!

The girls outside, isn't Mads' coat adorable??!!

This is what happens when we have to go inside... Have I mentioned that Mya would LIVE outside if she could??

Mya and Mads have their first bath with a friend!  Too Cute.  Mya had never been in a tub other than her baby one, so she was a little weirded out at first.

Sharing toys with each other.  :)

I think she likes it!

Mya and Mads having breakfast with their Daddies.  Mommies went to the hot springs!  :)

Mya was watching a Fly Fisherman and begging to get in the wacter with him.  She was VERY upset that she could not join him and must have said PLEASE a million times...