Yesterday, I let Addison and Fischer play with play doh. I was a little nervous, since the container stated in bold "this product is not to be eaten." Since Addison and Fischer tend to put everything in their mouths, I was a bit worried, but thought I'd give it a try anyway. I said right away, "do not put any in your mouth." Fischer put a little up to his mouth, but his mouth was closed. He was just being his little boundary-testing self. Other than that, they didn't put any in their mouths - maybe they understood what I said!

They seemed to have a good time playing with it. They especially enjoyed putting it back in the container, then taking it back out. I'm sure we'll play with again soon! Notice Addison has a rock sitting right next to her play doh. She loves playing with rocks, and I keep finding them everywhere. She is somehow sneaking them inside!

No, we do not have a new pet.  As most of you know, Scott enjoys hunting.  This fox is from one of his hunting excursions years ago, before I even knew him.  The fox lives out on our sunroom right now... We were out there playing the other day, and I looked up and saw Addison with her arms lovingly around the fox's neck while saying "awwww". Yep, she was hugging it. I thought it was gross, but also couldn't help but laugh. She is definitely an animal lover. :)  She and Fischer also like to point out the nose, eyes and ears, as well as try to feed it leaves and rocks.  There's always something interesting going on around here. :)

Speaking of animals, Bo had a great time playing outside tonight. He started chasing one of Addison and Fischer's balls and had the best time! He is worn out now - laying right beside me, sound asleep.  And yes, he did pop the ball, but it was worth the $2.50 to watch him have so much fun! I think it was a bit of payback because Addison and Fischer love playing with the dog toys when we are outside.

Just another random thing... Fischer now calls bugs "lees." I'm not sure where this came from, but when he sees bugs in a book or outside, he very enthusiastically says "Lee! Lee!"  Kids say the funniest things!

We hope you all had a great long weekend! We didn't do too much, but it was nice and relaxing. We played outside. A lot.  Addison and Fischer are now to the point where they walk to the door and say "bye bye," or get extremely excited when they see their shoes.  They also get very mad if we don't go outside right then. So, we have to keep shoes hidden until it's time to go out.

Yesterday was Labor Day, so we decided to go to a festival. We ate lunch there, then walked around for a little while. It was pretty hot, so we didn't stay a long time. Lunch was good though - we shared barbecue sandwiches, a cupcake and some shaved ice. It was fun sharing it with Addison and Fischer. Last time we went somewhere with yummy food like that, they were still on their diet of pureed foods, so they just had to watch us eat. I think they liked sharing better. :)

Our Labor Day afternoon was a lazy one, once we got home. We decided to try out letting the kids watch a disney movie, so we put in Monsters, Inc. They watched it on and off while playing at the same time. They did snuggle a bit with Sully, a character from the movie (who I've had for years!), while they watched.

We've been spending more and more time outside lately. It's still hot, but not as humid, and actually a little pleasant! The mornings and evenings have even been cool... I am ready for cool all day long! I love fall!

Just a few updates from around here.... Addison and Fischer finally seem to be rid of their colds. They stuck around for over a week, but I think they are almost completely gone now. Since Addison wasn't feeling great, we didn't try her on any whole milk yet. We may start that this week. As I said before, we'll just mix in a little whole milk with her soy milk, then go from there. Last time, it just took one tiny ounce of whole milk to make her sick.

Addison has officially caught up to her brother in the tooth department. She now has 16 teeth! Now, we just wait for their 2 year molars... I won't be upset if they wait awhile to make an appearance. It'll be nice to have a break from teething for a little while.

Fischer has been in time-out on several occasions over the past few days. He is all boy, which I've mentioned before, and likes to play rough. Sometimes he takes it too far and earns himself a minute in time-out. It's hard to say if it's working or not, but we are trying to establish some consistency with discipline, and I figured that was a good place to start. It's funny because I never thought I'd be a "time-out mom" but I feel like it's the most appropriate form of discipline at this age.

Addison and Fischer have been much more affectionate and playful with each other lately (it usually starts out nice and then Fischer tries to make it more of a wrestling match). They've been laughing a lot together, and I've even found them hugging. I just love seeing them interact like that!

We may go potty shopping soon. Woohoo! We probably won't actually start potty training right away, but thought that we could have them in the house so Addison and Fischer could get used to seeing them. Addison is still telling me that her diaper is dirty on occasion, but it's definitely not consistent at this point. I don't think she's too far off though!

That's about it for now. We hope you all enjoy your long weekend!

Baths just got a little more colorful around here! I bought some bath tablets by Crayola that dissolve and turn the water fun colors! Tonight, Fischer had red (although it looks pink) and Addison had green. They were a little surprised at first, but then seemed to enjoy the change!

Today is the season opener for Gamecock football. I'm so excited, and I'm pretty sure Addison and Fischer are too!!

Last year, they couldn't even sit up on their own when football season started! (Now, I can barely get them together long enough to take a picture of the two of them).

Here's hoping for a good season! Go Cocks!!

We finally got Addison and Fischer's lawn chairs out again. Last time we had them out (months and months ago), the chairs were just too big for Addison and Fischer.  So, I had it in my mind that the chairs were quite large.  When I finally got them out last night, they were so tiny. Things like this really show me how big Addison and Fischer are getting!

I tried really hard to get a picture of both of them in their chairs, but it just wasn't in their plans. They were too busy plotting their getaway in their new car...

Or maybe they were too busy watching Daddy grill our yummy dinner (which he had to start doing outside of the fence because of our curious little children)....

Or maybe Fischer was too busy inspecting an adult beverage bottle...

Finally, Addison decided to take a little rest in her chair. She wanted to study her new rock.

We've had fun playing outside at night these past few days. It will be even better when it's actually cool enough to play outside during the day for more than 15 minutes at at time! Hopefully soon!