Round 1 goes to Cassidy

The twins have been interacting a lot more lately. Most of the time this is adorable but, with the cute expressions and gestures of affection come a few disagreements. Toys are not in short supply around our house however, the exact toy that the other twin has is. On the bright side my children are learning a lesson in basic economics at a very young age; supply and demand. This is where the problems begin..........

Having thought I had successfully nipped the biting in the butt, I was quite disappointed to once again hear poor Patrick break out in shrieking sobs. Having not witnessed the incident I picked him up to console and inspect him. His ear was bright red with white teeth marks imprinted on his upper lobe. Under his ear there was blood!!!!!! Cassidy almost bit his ear off!!!!!!

Bath Time

Patrick and Cassidy love baths. They play and play and play. The only problem I face is how to successfully get two babies out of the bath at the same time. One always seems to get away without a diaper! Tonight they had an especially good time and Kara was kind enough to charge my camera battery (for the back-up camera) so we have the ability to once again document every moment of their lives!

Weekend with Daddy

Or should be we say a weekend with Grandma and Daddy? I left the babies overnight for the first time. Steve was amazing and encouraged me to go on the quilting retreat out at the boyscout camp for three nights.....yes THREE!! Everyone had fun, I made a quilt, the babies bonded with their father and got to spend quality time with grandma. Thank you Steve and Mom for the weekend away!

Out of Commission

You may have noticed that pictures have been rather elusive lately. This is due to the fact that the camera somehow broke over Labor Day weekend. One of these days the situation will be rectified. This is the longest the babies have ever gone without being photographed!!!!

Peaceful Weekend at Home

We stayed home this weekend. It was heavenly. Camping is fun, but I must admit, after an entire summer of camping, staying home is sheer bliss. We worked on the bathroom wall color change, I started another sewing project, we spent quality time at home as a family, walked around Lowe's, got the fall decorations out, and Steve can almost fit his truck in the garage! Today is Monday and there isn't a mountain of laundry to do or an entry way full of camping paraphernalia to disperse. I love it!!!!!

Yes!

We came home from the fair exhausted Monday afternoon. I put a Baby Einstein movie on to entertain the babies while we unloaded the camper. Cassidy decided the DVD player looked like fun to play with and proceeded to press stop multiple times. Getting crankier by the minute I attempted to stop my child.

"NO," I said quite forcefully. "Don't touch the DVD player!" I pressed play once more.

"Yes!" Cassidy said vigorously shaking her head up and down in a yes motion. She sweetly smiled up at me and once again pressed stop.

I tried not to laugh and somehow managed to sternly admonish my child. The DVD played and life went on.

My one year old is already talking back!!!! The biting seems to have stopped, but talking back???? Goodness gracious Steve and I are going to have our hands full with this one!

State Fair Fun

We camped at the State fair for Labor Day weekend! It was our last camping trip of the year and a great place to end the summer season. Patrick really took off walking. Prior to this weekend he would walk from place to place in the house, now he is running around outside! He unsteadily toddled around the camp site and quickly built his confidence as the weekend unfolded. It is getting harder and harder to keep track of him! The boys went on numerous rides, took part in a good amount of fair food, and saw many shows and races.