I can't believe I almost forgot to do a post about Addison and Fischer's second visit to the dentist! While Grandmommy K was here (it was actually the day she had to go home), the kids had their second appointment.

So, we all went to the office, and I kept my fingers crossed that the kids would do just as well as they did with their first visit. Fischer volunteered to go first, and wanted Daddy to go back with him. While Addison, Grandmommy and I were in the waiting room, I heard Fischer crying. It was all I could do to not run back there and see what was going on! I later found out that he didn't like the "straw" thing. Nothing major. :)

Then it was Addison's turn. The hygienist went ahead and started on her while they were waiting on the dentist to come in for Fischer.

Overall, they both did great! They got their teeth brushed with the spinning brush, flossed, and even got to use the "straw" that sucks stuff out of their mouths. I don't know the technical terms at all. :) Then it was time for the dentist to come take a look. They were in the chair together, ready for a cute picture, when they heard her coming... so this is the picture I got...

She gave them a great report and said she'd see us in 6 months!

Lastly, the hygienist put some fluoride type paste on their teeth. They didn't have to rinse or anything but I think it was a little thick. That went fine, but then I looked at Addison and her eyes were watering. I asked her what was wrong, and then she got sick all over my lap! The hygienist said that was definitely a first. :) Our little over-achiever. The hygienist did say to remind her when it come time for their x-rays that Addison gets sick semi-easily. That should be fun!

We finally started "big kid" tooth paste tonight, where they actually have to spit. We are a little behind on this, but Addison is taking her time catching on to the whole spitting thing. We'll get there eventually. :)

My parents came to stay at their Lake Condo during the week of July 4th. It was fun having them close like that (about an hour away), and we were able to go visit several times throughout the week.

The first day we went was Sunday, July 1. We took Lucy with us and just hung out for a little while. The following day, the kids and I went back so we could go for a ride on the rental pontoon! This was Addison and Fischer's first time on a pontoon boat. I think they weren't quite sure what to think at first....

But once they settled in, they loved it.

We even got to stop at a little "beach" and play. I didn't have the kids in their bathing suits because I thought we were just going to be cruising around the lake. Sometimes spontaneous things like this are the best!

They had a great time, then we had to head back to the condo so the kids and I could drive home.

Then, on July 4, we took Lucy to the condo again and we got to spend the night! It was like a little vacation and we all had a great time! We got to ride on the boat again for a little while both Wednesday and Thursday. We went prepared with bathing suits this time!

Scott and Grandpa even took the kids into the lake!

While we were there on the 4th, the kids got to do sparklers for the first time. Grandpa even helped out. :)

We also went on a little walk... you can see Lucy fits right in - all 3 took off because they don't really "walk" anywhere.. they are almost always running!

Finally, on Saturday, we went back one last time to see my brother and his family. They drove in from Ohio for a visit, so it was fun having everyone together. We, of course, got more boat time in this time too!

Addison loved borrowing Carly's colored pencils. They sat here for quite awhile and drew/colored together. So cute!

Fischer and Carter stuck together playing with any sort of technology they could get their hands on. They especially had fun playing on the iPad Uncle Chris brought.

By the end of the week, Addison and Fischer were boating professionals. :)

Thanks to Gma and Gpa Suttle for letting us crash their vacation so many times! :)

Lucy will be 12 weeks old tomorrow! She is growing SO fast! The first picture was taken June 9, and the second was taken July 15. She will be a very large puppy! :)

While Grandmommy K was here visiting, Scott and I took the kids to a birthday party of some twin friends! Grandmommy was nice enough to stay home and "puppy sit" Lucy for us, since she was still brand new and having to go outside quite frequently!

The party was fun, but it was a HOT day. The kids had a great time playing, and they both climbed a tree for the first time! They didn't get very high, but to them, it was really high and really exciting. Also notice, that Addison's "pose" has appeared again. I have no idea where she got that pose, but it's popping up in more and more pictures. :)

We also took a day while Grandmommy K was visiting to go to Lincolnton, NC to visit my Grandma. It was another hot day, but we had a good time, and Lucy got to meet a lot of the family.  Lucy was worn out on the way home, and decided to fall asleep here...

It doesn't look so comfortable to me!

Other than that, we spent a lot of time hanging out at home during Grandmommy's visit... she got to play in the pool, color, paint nails, read lots of books, bake a cake, and much, much more! :) Hopefully she is able to come back soon for another visit!

Grandmommy Komarnicki came to visit in June, and stayed for several days. It's always nice having extra hands and the kids loved the extra attention!

She came with gifts, which Addison and Fischer always enjoy. They got some new books, some new water guns, Addison got a bracelet and they each got some shorts and a Philadelphia Eagles football jersey. They are so cute in them - I will post pictures of those soon.

Here they are opening some of their presents.

One of the things we did while she was visiting was play with "water beads." I'd been reading about these everywhere and wanted to try them out. I added them to Scott's Wal-Mart list when they went and he came home with yellow, orange and red.

First we soaked them for 6 hours, and they came out looking like this:

Then we took them out onto the porch and let the kids play with them. They had a great time scooping, pouring and stirring them. The beads tended to bounce around some, so we had to make sure to keep them cleaned up so that Bo and Lucy didn't come along and eat them.

Overall they were a very fun and cheap activity that kept the kids occupied for quite some time!

I will post more of what we did during Grandmommy's visit soon!

We didn't have big plans for Father's Day this year, but it ended up being lots of fun!

That morning, we went on a ride with Jim and Dianne on their boat, on the Wateree River. The weather wasn't too hot yet, and little Lucy got to come along too. Please notice that Addison is posing in her stylish life jacket. :)

We rode around for awhile, and ended up stopping at a couple of different "sand bars." The first was where we had a snack, but there wasn't much room for the kids to run around.

So we loaded back up and headed out to find another one.

The second was perfect for running around and splashing in the water!

After a lot of play time, it was time to head back to our cars and head home for nap time. On the way back to our car, the kids loved hanging over the edge of the boat to see the water. Until we saw an alligator, that is!! It wasn't very close but we saw it's head gliding across the water. After that, they were happier sitting safely inside the boat. :)

The kids were worn out and didn't make it the whole way home before falling asleep. For Fischer, this isn't a big deal because he will go back to sleep in his bed. However, if Addison falls asleep at all in the car, she will not go back to sleep at home. So, it was a no nap day for her!  Fischer was so tired, he fell asleep while eating a bag of Dorito's, but kept eating them in his sleep!

That night, Jim and Dianne came over for a yummy dinner. Sadly, Scott had to prepare his own Father's Day meal, but I think that's what he prefers!

Part of Scott's gift was a little survey I did with the kids. I asked them each a set of questions and put their answers in his cards.

Here are the answers...

Addison:

My Daddy's name is: Sock
He is: 6 feet and 3 units tall
Daddy's hair is: Orange
Daddy's eyes are: Blue
Daddy's Favorite show is: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Daddy likes to visit: The Farmers' Market
Daddy's favorite food is: Kibachi (her word for Japanese Hibachi)
Daddy's favorite drink is: Dew (both kids have called beer "dew" since they could talk"
Daddy's favorite hobby is: Golf balls (???)
I love it when Daddy: Does puzzles with me

Fischer:


My Daddy's name is: Scott
He is: 3 feet and 4 inches tall
He weighs: 4 pounds
Daddy's hair is: black
Daddy's eyes are: Blue
Daddy's favorite show is: The Fish Show
Daddy likes to visit: North Carolina
Daddy's favorite food is: Fish and Shrimp
Daddy's favorite drink is: Dew (awesome that they both said this!)
Daddy's favorite hobby is: Fishing
I love it when Daddy: Sticks out his tongue like the annoying orange.


I love their answers and hope to do this every year!

Wednesday, June 13, was our last day of vacation. I wasn't ready to come home! We are already talking about going back next summer, though.

We packed up most of our stuff the night before so we could enjoy our last morning on the beach. We woke up to rain, and it was sort of chilly, but we headed to the beach after breakfast anyway. We stayed out for about an hour, and the kids had a great time running around, despite the rain. Of course, when we had to head back to our room, it started to clear up. It was not crowded at all so we pretty much had the beach to ourselves! Then, we stopped by the pool on the way for one last swim.

I didn't take any pictures! Oops. :)

On our way out of town, we stopped by a diner and had a tasty lunch. Then, it was time to head back home, then to pick up Lucy!