It's hard to believe it's Monday already. The weekends go by so fast! Saturday, we had some friends come visit for a few hours. We all went to the local horse show where we learned that Addison and Fischer love watching horses! It was raining so I didn't take my camera, but I wish I had some pictures. They were both laughing and bouncing while we were there. It looks like we'll be going back there soon! 

Sunday we relaxed at home, then met some friends for dinner. It's becoming harder to take Addison and Fischer out to eat. We had a good time,  but we definitely reached their time limit of being in the high chairs. They are fine as long as food is in front of them, which sometimes results in them eating way too many cheerios and/or goldfish.  Thanks to Melissa and Ryan for being patient with all of us. :)

Yesterday, Addison and Fischer got to wear their kimonos that Scott got them while he was in Japan. 

We've also been "practicing" holding hands while walking. I figured they should get used to it, so we've been walking around the house with them while holding their hands. The first few times, they automatically pulled their hands away and wanted to walk on their own. After they realized what we were doing, they've been much better about actually holding on to our hands. Hopefully this prepares us for when they are walking in public, which I'm sure will be very soon! 

Addison and Fischer are 15 months old today. I feel like we just had their first birthday party, so it's very hard for me to believe that it's already been 3 months since then! Here are two pictures from today - one where Addison is looking at the cameara, and one where Fischer is sort of looking at the camera, but more at Scott who was trying to get his attention. It's becoming very difficult to get a picture where they are both looking at the camera!

In honor of turning 15 months old, here are 15 fun facts:

1.  Addison wears a size 4 diaper.
2.  Fischer wears a size 3 diaper (we tried size 4 and they were too big).
3.  They both drink about 18 ounces of milk a day (whole for Fischer and soy for Addison).
4.  They are both still napping twice a day, at 9 and 2.
5.  Fischer loves any kind of chip as a snack.
6.  Addison loves pickles.
7.  Fischer has 11 teeth.
8.  Addison has 8 teeth.
9.  Both Addison and Fischer are walking most of the time now!
10. They both had their first taste of juice last week (aside from the tiny bit of apple juice they had, and didn't like, a few weeks ago).
11. Addison thinks dogs are the best thing ever.
12. Fischer loves loud noises.
13. Fischer seems to have a crush on Giada de Laurentiis on The Food Network - he stops in his tracks if she is on TV.
14. Addison still loves to be held.
15. We are extremely lucky that both are good eaters. We realize they will probably become pickier with time (Fischer has already gotten pickier than he was) but for now we enjoy that they eat really well!


Here is a picture from a year ago! They have changed SO much!

I couldn't help but laugh when doing this video as Addison "politely" informed me that her diaper was dirty. :)

Our pool arrived yesterday! Our baby pool, that is. This morning, Scott blew it up, and also got a tent to put over it to provide some extra shade. That way we don't have to worry (as much!) about sun screen! After lunch today, we tried it out. It was refreshing, and Addison and Fischer loved it!  Fischer loved splashing in the water while Addison enjoyed hanging on the sides of the pool. And when it was time to get out, they didn't even cry! :) I think we'll be spending a lot of time in this pool this summer!

A side note - Fischer added "cracker" to his list of words today. At lunch, Scott handed him a Ritz Cracker and he said "caacaa" without us even saying the word first! 

Scott and Fischer went to Wal-Mart on Sunday to buy a bike trailer for Addison and Fischer to ride in. They ended up getting it for $20, instead of the $99 that we say on ebay! We love deals!  Scott rode them around the yard Sunday afternoon after he got it hooked up, but our first long ride was tonight after dinner.  They seemed to enjoy it and were close to falling asleep a few times!

They have also been busy playing in boxes, baskets and helping me clean!

While dealing with all of the stomach yuckiness last week (countless dirty diapers and other not-so-fun stuff), I needed something positive and happy to focus on. So, I decided to make a list of all the words that Addison and Fischer say, or have said. I've been meaning to do this for awhile, and last week seemed like the perfect time.

They have said all of the words on the list at least once, and most have been in context.  Some of the words they say daily, and others they've said only once or twice. Some of the words are said without prompting, and some are said in response to questions I ask them (for example, "what does a duck say?"). I don't think there is anything quite like the feeling of knowing that they actually understand the meaning of words they say that they've been hearing us say for awhile now!

I'm going to list the actual word, and then what it sounds like when they say it. I love it when I know exactly what they mean because they are also showing me... for instance, they both say "ba" for ball, but are usually holding a ball when they say it, so I know what they mean!

Addison's words:

Dog - "da"
Please - "peas"
No - "nah"
Dada - "dada"
Mama - "mama"
Bo (and this is what all dogs are called) - "bo"
Ball - "ba"
Water - "yaya"
Uh-oh - "uh-oh"
Sassy - "zizi"
Baby - "bebe"
Hi - "hi" (but it sounds very southern)
Moo - "mooo" or "booo" (so funny!)
Bye-Bye - "Bye Bye" or "Bah Bah" (this is the word she says the most)


Fischer's words:

Dog - "da"
Duck - "da"
Bird - "buh"
Open - "opa"
Dada - "dada"
Bo - "baa"
Ball "ba"
Book - "buh"
Sissy - "zizi"
Sassy - "zizi"
Elmo - "elma"
Uh-oh - "uh-oh"
I Love - "I ya" (Whenever I say "I Love You" he responds with "I Ya"
Hot Dog - "hot da"
No - "nah"
Baby - "baba"
Oval - "Ova"
Elephant - "Elf"
Button - "Buh buh"
Moo - "Booo" (this cracks me up!)
Quack Quack - "cack cack"
Bye-Bye - "Buh buh"


Fischer has more words right now. He's funny because he tries to repeat everything we say.  It's amazing to me how fast they catch on to what something is called! I think, before we know it, they will be chattering away all day long. And, I think Addison is soaking everything in, and will just start talking non-stop one day. :)  This list wasn't so that I could compare and see who is saying more words, but more for me to remember years from now what words they were saying at this age!

I'll be sure to keep an ongoing list so that I can update this list!

After Scott cut the grass today, he took the babies on a ride through the sprinkler.  Fischer loved it, and kept laughing at the water.  Addison loved it, then hated it, then loved it, then hated it....  

Then we decided to let them play in the water and they had a great time. Addison was a little unsure at first, but Fischer got right in the water and kept sticking his head down so the water could spray him in face. He was very mad when it was time to come in! We had friends over for dinner so they had to come in and get some dry clothes on! I think we'll be playing in the sprinkler again very soon.

I'm not sure if it was because of our company, but Fischer walked a lot tonight! I think he was showing off. It's clear that he's gaining confidence, and he's walking faster and faster. And now that Addison is walking more than crawling, she gets to wear all of the dresses she has in her closet.  It was hard for her to wear them when she was crawling because her knees would get caught inside the dress and she would fall on her face, and that's never fun!