Play-doh & Other Stuff

Yesterday I got out the Play-doh toy we got at the Target toy clearance. This was the first time Carter has ever played with Play-doh. Carter wasn't really sure what to do with it at first, but he seemed to like it eventually.

I had to put the Play-doh away once he decided he was really hungry and wanted to eat it (he'd fallen asleep in the car right before lunch and didn't want anything to eat when he got up a few hours later).



This morning we worked in the yard (cut the grass, trimmed bushes, etc) and got new brakes for my car. We had nothing else planned for the day but it was really hot outside (as usual) and we didn't want to have Rylan outside for too long (we're really looking forward to fall right now so we can start hiking again).

We needed to get Charlotte a new tag so we decided to take a trip to Petco. Carter had so much fun looking at all the animals. They have ferrets, parakeets, tons of fish, frogs, lizards, hamsters, and more.


I felt a little lame using the pet store as Carter's fun outing for the day, but we just couldn't think of anything else.

We went to dinner at a sit-down restaurant for the first time tonight with both boys. Granted, it was just a Mexican restaurant so it was fast, but we were still nervous about both boys making it through dinner (especially since Carter refused to take an afternoon nap).

Luckily, both boys did great and we got to enjoy our dinner (as much as we could while rocking Rylan in his carseat and feeding Carter his dinner the whole time).

On the way home, we had to go by Rocky Hill Elementary School so we decided to check out their playground.

I tried to keep Rylan in the shade while Brian played with Carter. The playground was actually really nice and worked out well even for Carter (a lot of playgrounds are still just too big for him).

Brian put Carter on a regular swing for the first time and Carter did great. He even instinctively pumped his legs correctly to try to move more. I told Brian it was because he's seen the episode of Special Agent Oso (a cartoon on Playhouse Disney) that teaches you how to swing! (I'm just trying to make myself feel better for letting Carter watch a little more TV now that we have Rylan.)









While Brian gave Carter his bath tonight, I gave Rylan a bath. He did much better during this bath - no crying, peeing, or pooping!

Look at the belly and arms on this kid!


Rylan still has his dimples!