It has been a fun week with Madison and Riley! We have been so busy with "this and that" kind of stuff. Madison is babbling more words and sounds than ever and Riley is on the verge of walking. He stands on his own and plays but will not take that step!

It is my goal to wean the kids form their bottles. This is not as easy as it sounds! I have to get them to use their sippy cups at mealtimes (not just play with them and bang them on their highchairs) and take enough to justify eliminating a bottle. Well, we have successfully rid of one so far! We are down to 3 bottles a day, not too bad. One in the morning, one in the early afternoon and one before bed. They are taking more and more milk from their sippy cups each day. In addition, they are taking in more of the "real" food I give them. In the beginning, half of the food would end up on the floor or the chair of their high chair. Not so much anymore, it actually is in their tummy!! :)

My Dad, Michelle and Dawson gave the kids these adorable chairs for their birthday. They have been the hit of our play area ever since! The kids love to just sit and "read." Seriously, they sit there and go through book after book. How cute is that!

It seems as if every we have some sort of errand to run. For outings like going to the grocery store and such, I use our front to back stroller. It is smaller and more compact than the "Bob" jogger and I can fit a lot of stuff in the basket underneath. Anyway, Madison and Riley have each developed their own "position" in the stroller. Riley likes to ride with his feet up, and Madison likes to keep looking back and giggling when she sees me pushing the stroller. Too funny! We are a true sight plugging through the stores!