tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60990377833474536782024-03-05T14:46:56.934-05:00Got Triplets?Adventures in the lives of a former D.I.N.K. couple who are navigating life with triplet boys.Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.comBlogger230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-74593904430034951362010-12-13T11:48:00.002-05:002010-12-13T11:52:02.783-05:00Four Year StatsFor the two people who still read this blog ...<br /><br />Hayden: 40.8 pounds, 90% percentile<br /> 41.5 inches, 85% percentile<br /><br />Tanner: 40.3 pounds, 88% percentile<br /> 42.5 inches, 96% percentile<br /><br />Noel: 33.6 pounds, 37% percentile<br /> 40.5 inches, 70% percentileGot Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-64520141585213997942010-09-22T13:44:00.003-04:002010-09-22T13:53:01.426-04:00MompetitorsSigh ... the sad thing is that some moms are like this blonde mom in real life.<br /><br />This video hit almost every hot parenting topic, so be forewarned!<br /><br />I guess the only problem is if you don't know which mom you are ...<br /><br /><object width="480" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.xtranormal.com/site_media/players/jwplayer.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><param name="flashvars"value="height=390&width=480&file=http://newvideos.xtranormal.com/web_final_lo/c9d2a5d0-c0f5-11df-96ff-003048d69c21_8_web_final_lo_web_finallo-flv.flv&image=http://newvideos.xtranormal.com/web_final_lo/c9d2a5d0-c0f5-11df-96ff-003048d69c21_8_web_final_lo_poster.jpg&link=http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7148143&searchbar=false&autostart=false"/><embed src="http://www.xtranormal.com/site_media/players/jwplayer.swf" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="height=390&width=480&file=http://newvideos.xtranormal.com/web_final_lo/c9d2a5d0-c0f5-11df-96ff-003048d69c21_8_web_final_lo_web_finallo-flv.flv&image=http://newvideos.xtranormal.com/web_final_lo/c9d2a5d0-c0f5-11df-96ff-003048d69c21_8_web_final_lo_poster.jpg&link=http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7148143&searchbar=false&autostart=false"></embed></object><object width="480" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.xtranormal.com/site_media/players/embedded-xnl-stats.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.xtranormal.com/site_media/players/embedded-xnl-stats.swf" width="1" height="1" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object>Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-21756467336831832952010-08-12T14:48:00.001-04:002010-08-12T14:51:33.801-04:00Why Having Triplets Is Like Being at a Frat Party• You sneak off to the bathroom knowing that as soon as you sit down, someone’s going to start banging on the door.<br /><br />• Probably 80% of the stains on the furniture contain DNA.<br /><br />• You’ve got someone in your face at 3:00 AM looking for a drink.<br /><br />• There’s definitely going to be a fight.<br /><br />• You’re not sure whether anything you’re doing is right, you just hope it won’t get arrested.<br /><br />• There are crumpled-up underpants everywhere.<br /><br />• If there’s something on the floor that looks like food, no matter what color it is, it will eventually be eaten.<br /><br />• Never ever set your drink down and walk away. Someone is liable to slip some funny business in it.<br /><br />• Everyone in the house uses five or more drinking cups per day because no one can remember where they left theirs.<br /><br />• Someone, and if you’re lucking they won’t be in your bed, will drink too much and pee their pants.<br /><br />• No matter how many times you swear that you are going to bed alone, you will inevitably wake up with one (or more) people in your bed and wonder “how the hell did this happen?”<br /><br />• You end up eating standing up most of the time because someone always needs something.<br /><br />• Someone made it to the toilet to go pee, but forgot or didn’t have time, to remove their pants first.<br /><br />• Farting, burping and any other bodily noises are not only the norm, they are also sometimes the evening entertainment.<br /><br />• Cereal and potato chips make a balanced meal.<br /><br />• Running around in underwear, a weird hat and rain boots is not in anyway strange.<br /><br />• Peeing off the porch or into the bushes is preferred to the toilet.<br /><br />• Nothing makes a person more proud than showing off the big booger on their finger and nothing is funnier than wiping it on someone else.<br /><br />• If it’s suddenly too quiet in the other room you know that something is up.<br /><br />• Every time the doorbell rings, you say a silent prayer that everyone will remain mostly clothed for the next 30 seconds and/or have the sense to stay out of eyeshot of the person at the door.<br /><br />• Someone happily exclaims “Boobies!” (sometimes while trying on someone else’s bra)<br /><br />• There is a good chance someone is dialing a phone number they shouldn’t be dialing.<br /><br />• When a boy runs into the room, waiving his underwear over his head, doing the penis dance, no one even looks up.<br /><br />• You are subjected to the same story 20 times.<br /><br />• Sometime in the middle of the night someone slurs, “I want my mommy.”<br /><br />• The toilet is stopped up with too much toilet paper.<br /><br />• You ask the two nearly naked boys what they are going and they say, “We’re having a naked underwear party.”<br /><br />• For some reason there’s a half eaten stick of butter underneath the couch.<br /><br />• All conversations happen as though one has forgotten the language.<br /><br />• One of them will repeat everything you say … at an inappropriate moment.<br /><br />• You don’t remember the last time you looked at your television set and saw something other than cartoons or video games.<br /><br />• You constantly say things like “Please don’t lick my pants” and wonder why on earth you would EVER have to say that out loud.Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-2195324045825696572010-08-09T17:13:00.000-04:002010-08-09T17:14:43.123-04:00It's How We Roll ...<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ql-N3F1FhW4&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ql-N3F1FhW4&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-19665845265845611822010-07-27T08:35:00.003-04:002010-07-27T08:36:42.415-04:00You Should Have Seen the Other Guy ...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnMaOgsMp-mWh_06qGsJj4aVJ15BdwaSqZQP3zGQf6smqFCj5w4CP2JeHcvg7LWyfTRyyaKoFJEFcFSmg4KKSFuEcWQ45gJ5veLxS_lV0cMNCb2bdpfYu4wrb6uJtvG4725J9x0pLXyQ/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnMaOgsMp-mWh_06qGsJj4aVJ15BdwaSqZQP3zGQf6smqFCj5w4CP2JeHcvg7LWyfTRyyaKoFJEFcFSmg4KKSFuEcWQ45gJ5veLxS_lV0cMNCb2bdpfYu4wrb6uJtvG4725J9x0pLXyQ/s400/photo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498563777220708818" /></a><br /><br />The four foot gorilla was no match for the Shelly triplets!Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-69471361916946556072010-06-24T11:22:00.007-04:002010-07-02T11:39:45.870-04:00Butterflies and Mommy's WorkWe had our annual visit to the Butterfly Show today. 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We liked Mommy's candy dish the best!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzg6rdWYMbU0_YqAirjRaB7Pk1Rrg6EthqLkWJnw32gZO0_OYOiECxjaZJnlS0Yx6yIsTddElIqArMkJity8kKrf3q1El1T8ZXLrrCH2vE-bGpGR3tara8h0t1UO6gRcY7wtjU4s2NbnY/s1600/mommywork!!!.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489332343068945250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzg6rdWYMbU0_YqAirjRaB7Pk1Rrg6EthqLkWJnw32gZO0_OYOiECxjaZJnlS0Yx6yIsTddElIqArMkJity8kKrf3q1El1T8ZXLrrCH2vE-bGpGR3tara8h0t1UO6gRcY7wtjU4s2NbnY/s400/mommywork!!!.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oQ1Fk6biuOptW8PeXZOWgTbHSXpJQQy8U_AgD1F3UI4Cnj1J3qRjjNtxwnPfSYSke2wZdkJfF0ReXq5Ts49JE-7PqO2mCRWBMY2SPJKRExTJ8JLSv12WRB42SMhTkvPKnES7ixQpe2A/s1600/mommywork.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489333659967896258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0SdYpQx6BSvsRPPOa-EntC9HjWrI5emvZnQUg-HomdmUVteX-e99R5L3L2BFjpLKmyLEzo2Ro5n508ahlb3e3orCb_0UWO5qxXYW5-jEQ2m3XqKDnh6gHX6-iB57FNzk-g5-wk24bes/s400/mommywork4.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURVlBSyEviZO0LKRIqP-Hg55E5VJB6lM7gQMcscTpsCuceIDDRVp3z8BE_BOPAsLNm8h9TJPvC1Dz_Mj0Ke0sMe2tQGMbNdZDs-IQ9F8KJjhAi3z_FVtUr9iVleB_5MJzKlsun-iQpvs/s1600/mommywork5.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489333232249775090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURVlBSyEviZO0LKRIqP-Hg55E5VJB6lM7gQMcscTpsCuceIDDRVp3z8BE_BOPAsLNm8h9TJPvC1Dz_Mj0Ke0sMe2tQGMbNdZDs-IQ9F8KJjhAi3z_FVtUr9iVleB_5MJzKlsun-iQpvs/s400/mommywork5.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZXNT6MnHmQ78cQhApjERnYDT3pK7YHRW0x2vkhccvyJDk053iBJHgUcS_Kt3nhbAZ8AFN28fX37yPeViP_q2T0KMOmzbCNz_pwlRhUGGOND-OcMbI8GOKpobOyBimqb26pKsMEjLs2A/s1600/mommywork6.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489333220847107890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZXNT6MnHmQ78cQhApjERnYDT3pK7YHRW0x2vkhccvyJDk053iBJHgUcS_Kt3nhbAZ8AFN28fX37yPeViP_q2T0KMOmzbCNz_pwlRhUGGOND-OcMbI8GOKpobOyBimqb26pKsMEjLs2A/s400/mommywork6.bmp" border="0" /></a>Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-9350553480739234192010-06-22T11:13:00.004-04:002010-07-02T11:22:14.367-04:00Wearing Ourselves Out for Quiet TimeWe spend many an hour doing physical activity in the mornings to tucker them out for the afternoon.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yZNKQzisOk6MXs2kaVpWhYX_9IJ93aoCtd_2nmbcj0t9WIsVDNOicKr7-6HNR3JiTefvnnKffys_usRUUcc16seiMDKi9muGl_BOctJvMPpESQD0RqyUxApZh6XrH7zwbSKU5t1t9l8/s1600/recout.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489328469378277458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yZNKQzisOk6MXs2kaVpWhYX_9IJ93aoCtd_2nmbcj0t9WIsVDNOicKr7-6HNR3JiTefvnnKffys_usRUUcc16seiMDKi9muGl_BOctJvMPpESQD0RqyUxApZh6XrH7zwbSKU5t1t9l8/s400/recout.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaG1R4gQxH8q7UG1P4z5avM4B7mJeoty_vqVfIb0BPQjHrP2F0gRz9M3oOvV-xxl4Gva5F0YY5czSWvPQ0Qr5s17Lqrzltr7oWhtfWABuC6a71wSHwdFDEkjr552Kp144lk5butnwCQ80/s1600/recout1.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489328465808930594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaG1R4gQxH8q7UG1P4z5avM4B7mJeoty_vqVfIb0BPQjHrP2F0gRz9M3oOvV-xxl4Gva5F0YY5czSWvPQ0Qr5s17Lqrzltr7oWhtfWABuC6a71wSHwdFDEkjr552Kp144lk5butnwCQ80/s400/recout1.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOa1usbe0TEG8z41JPlrMUVFIMl6H8JzyXqHhJeBDBt-boS2mlHpgPejGKyEHC0umaXLCFz6OvYhFmqMvl5Mh8XMDG87Xnw9HdtT4JHgy249xRx7kf8a3lqSOzVihvfkgXolnWr-Lre0/s1600/recout2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489328444797121474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOa1usbe0TEG8z41JPlrMUVFIMl6H8JzyXqHhJeBDBt-boS2mlHpgPejGKyEHC0umaXLCFz6OvYhFmqMvl5Mh8XMDG87Xnw9HdtT4JHgy249xRx7kf8a3lqSOzVihvfkgXolnWr-Lre0/s400/recout2.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSjKC7ecnd2SiFfmETIT4zyXTTgYIOY6AICCQQnxqhNtU4jH-tnLr_304QzHTzdMxyCK0ubR0RutvFX5SZkw5d3Pg34LbFYya4wnvowr3dDQas1lWwKqx5W5yyxvrjL0Yx1A3S41_BvA/s1600/recout3.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489328432110305394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSjKC7ecnd2SiFfmETIT4zyXTTgYIOY6AICCQQnxqhNtU4jH-tnLr_304QzHTzdMxyCK0ubR0RutvFX5SZkw5d3Pg34LbFYya4wnvowr3dDQas1lWwKqx5W5yyxvrjL0Yx1A3S41_BvA/s400/recout3.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqp_TGjbQrXpSJMU4IuX4rTjyaNX5HMsDzTdaqS1_j9T-gfqRL7weSYdqA4WKJS89IFgQMjWSg15xx7zPLREmy8iJllrwwNk4G0OPaDHCFZpABp5xVhKI9-H2utohdnkE90-6e-xbyaeM/s1600/recout4.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489328423388428146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqp_TGjbQrXpSJMU4IuX4rTjyaNX5HMsDzTdaqS1_j9T-gfqRL7weSYdqA4WKJS89IFgQMjWSg15xx7zPLREmy8iJllrwwNk4G0OPaDHCFZpABp5xVhKI9-H2utohdnkE90-6e-xbyaeM/s400/recout4.bmp" border="0" /></a><br />Since the boys have transitioning away from naps, we have had "quiet time" instead. Tanner and Noel usually crash, but Hayden usually doesn't sleep (though he does like to tuck his stuffed zebra in for a nap).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6TaLckUJ3Azns7BdkrO_GMCAj4eEa8KpK0hde81mn65e2zycdiE0RKzvRrcOrDJCYtvUVPSQn09jIplMqBwe_Q87wcp9AcveSJ0R_cCA6hxg6GLO45KFrPuYNACjcD2ZFb3X4s06dc8/s1600/nap.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489328999011168354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6TaLckUJ3Azns7BdkrO_GMCAj4eEa8KpK0hde81mn65e2zycdiE0RKzvRrcOrDJCYtvUVPSQn09jIplMqBwe_Q87wcp9AcveSJ0R_cCA6hxg6GLO45KFrPuYNACjcD2ZFb3X4s06dc8/s400/nap.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZuCjxz1u6yYiv202maYSwI3b7aeOVzTn8fOQVm6pe9hBANirnwTwREovqbNsA8TqX-RuZ0KkmOT7pMve1MnrSfKxCV9B3gluKpNxMb-9uUvik_TpTOjTaZok5cK1IUxco0sbqRD-5CA/s1600/nap1.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489328994415463154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZuCjxz1u6yYiv202maYSwI3b7aeOVzTn8fOQVm6pe9hBANirnwTwREovqbNsA8TqX-RuZ0KkmOT7pMve1MnrSfKxCV9B3gluKpNxMb-9uUvik_TpTOjTaZok5cK1IUxco0sbqRD-5CA/s400/nap1.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPa43rV10K3MTu7B4rDSEwb1C_bSvVz4FUtVKuWAWXp667hS__O_vAba5vFTkY4AvEZEyZRbSpQLsrQlsARenW7PEyvqQeCsDcpRKTRhBcj_gVD5ybxRUNlGl5MpmqLeT4k6EeCT7Xzg4/s1600/nap2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489328987380913058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPa43rV10K3MTu7B4rDSEwb1C_bSvVz4FUtVKuWAWXp667hS__O_vAba5vFTkY4AvEZEyZRbSpQLsrQlsARenW7PEyvqQeCsDcpRKTRhBcj_gVD5ybxRUNlGl5MpmqLeT4k6EeCT7Xzg4/s400/nap2.bmp" border="0" /></a><br />On a side note, Hayden has been doing an excellent job of using the potty while we are out and about. :-)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOL1hfeUP9QpGpsUSYUZ8ScgHTWp21EHrg-A5nujz3jUG_HeRoGjtY5NukaCVeo9jw8mP1M4NAfIoh-c_S2cYHF0tDK3ddoHpHYVIltUKAaOSDkyJCnjzTc9JNHK8UxkN5dOM0lYqZ7Es/s1600/potty.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489329004940392434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOL1hfeUP9QpGpsUSYUZ8ScgHTWp21EHrg-A5nujz3jUG_HeRoGjtY5NukaCVeo9jw8mP1M4NAfIoh-c_S2cYHF0tDK3ddoHpHYVIltUKAaOSDkyJCnjzTc9JNHK8UxkN5dOM0lYqZ7Es/s400/potty.bmp" border="0" /></a>Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-75455670396047561862010-06-18T10:57:00.004-04:002010-07-02T11:13:30.305-04:00Back to the DentistWe've been going to the dentist since our first <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">birthday</span>, so we are old pros at this poking, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">prodding</span>, and polishing thing! This visit, we got to take x-rays!<br /><br />Still no cavities! YEA! Noel's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">cross-bite</span> is still pretty bad, and it looks like Tanner will have to have some <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ortho</span> work done, too, Hayden is still looking like he might make it through with only some braces.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsFJ3a26CBVR9V4MHgKdRhj53oMhs0Zziipne3WAzMiNEQov3Yr3kfmK_nE_aXP3S_xTFYD7bzEqLLN9EdaGCJF3w_bP2DdR_r_-U144Hw6bmbHKrwg6AZB5FcXkRYjOmBFm2cO5JYxE/s1600/dentist.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489325668956760130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsFJ3a26CBVR9V4MHgKdRhj53oMhs0Zziipne3WAzMiNEQov3Yr3kfmK_nE_aXP3S_xTFYD7bzEqLLN9EdaGCJF3w_bP2DdR_r_-U144Hw6bmbHKrwg6AZB5FcXkRYjOmBFm2cO5JYxE/s400/dentist.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpB7iQW5djY_M0l5l4pxmEoPdjn5IwBhQBUfjKitRturgcyRrwMt1hImUON29EjtZoXgH7p4hIMmH7BLWw6RPMVw4TuK87LaJ6cAq3WuMDZvWC7buI2YHPs2XN-ep7gOZwpQ4GOCTGpU/s1600/dentist1.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489325657785360546" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHBILSIVps3CZgk7D_d3_MEkCxoAsAyUAXGZnMCmHiM7OC1gvpOKqjDUL1oxuV8m7gMoDLjnmk848YoSuFAqzeGXQDx7YOswFwvHMdwOd8OjIfci_TRIe_bNK-vDxB4cYWeEppJpdODA/s400/carwash2.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnNE1RKaTyrNPWg6SvrBkbUVcRqBY2SqAiLuBjUYIcbdJ3iRgsVWt9tp5kQdc6ch1q53X0HxDexBdk9DXhohq0UDQzttOjV5PH8Nxy2mj7A8FYVmHNA_hBIoomteDtOTVtN5c6U6VHBI/s1600/carwash3.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489325678516012530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnNE1RKaTyrNPWg6SvrBkbUVcRqBY2SqAiLuBjUYIcbdJ3iRgsVWt9tp5kQdc6ch1q53X0HxDexBdk9DXhohq0UDQzttOjV5PH8Nxy2mj7A8FYVmHNA_hBIoomteDtOTVtN5c6U6VHBI/s400/carwash3.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinR54YsqdXtABucst67eT5-ZODZSWBxQOOfcbyktw82hyphenhyphen8_cvsJtvH87MQbiqjAkHT_Jme_-Djc1GZFg2_vl5YwQo59i6dykR6njxibQMQwtMR_Ng-xidFR4rd1Tc5AhoafpoO1OfPx_g/s1600/carwash4.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489325672457547042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinR54YsqdXtABucst67eT5-ZODZSWBxQOOfcbyktw82hyphenhyphen8_cvsJtvH87MQbiqjAkHT_Jme_-Djc1GZFg2_vl5YwQo59i6dykR6njxibQMQwtMR_Ng-xidFR4rd1Tc5AhoafpoO1OfPx_g/s400/carwash4.bmp" border="0" /></a>Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-11586171686765726862010-06-11T07:47:00.004-04:002010-06-11T08:00:22.697-04:00It's fun to swim at the Y-M-C-A!Our Nanny has a membership to the local YMCA, and she was generous enough to put the boys on her pass, too.<br /><br /><em>(Note: We do not have a family membership to the YMCA for two main reasons. #1 -- Budget, budget, budget ... well, I guess that is three reasons right there. #2 -- Finding the time to actually use the membership to workout? BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!)</em><br /><br />But the boys loved their visit to the YMCA "walking pool" -- I love it because it is a two foot deep pool that is fenced off separate from the big pool with its own lifeguard!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAXVXXxaWgkIf2SW7cwRIcenw48woaFWxs2d3_zmZ_dMe7_Cp7xJUx7ojaeBQiPHjxGreIXiyTkdq3KfT2NztqDTpwpbJI0_S2l3XiTJxDu20NTJwYWGkTuJPPS30j9QIgETa9cT-YbA/s1600/boys+at+the+y.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481482559133146722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAXVXXxaWgkIf2SW7cwRIcenw48woaFWxs2d3_zmZ_dMe7_Cp7xJUx7ojaeBQiPHjxGreIXiyTkdq3KfT2NztqDTpwpbJI0_S2l3XiTJxDu20NTJwYWGkTuJPPS30j9QIgETa9cT-YbA/s400/boys+at+the+y.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Tanner kept walking laps in the pool!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtwP8VoZ24Hr0TqEJLo7Fj2tJTGLDMMRvrIa3CaxKmsIl3c6tDdWBdL8tAGxuj7fthfTioXntOikXQivbIF5iSy2OHdbM6VMHBSyBpQsssjUY-YNZoF2O-b9T2paz79t9vHQGts2rEUc/s1600/tanner+at+y.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481482503230556098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtwP8VoZ24Hr0TqEJLo7Fj2tJTGLDMMRvrIa3CaxKmsIl3c6tDdWBdL8tAGxuj7fthfTioXntOikXQivbIF5iSy2OHdbM6VMHBSyBpQsssjUY-YNZoF2O-b9T2paz79t9vHQGts2rEUc/s400/tanner+at+y.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hayden, proving again he'll be the last to have a girlfriend, used a water gun to soak the girls playing with them at the pool.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1CilffpwvTyncl2Rug24GgzXRCmB10Lrx25L1bWYLqKM1Rm0pHS8cNltZpq3SCpWR9NLTucLIyW8wfYeklln5aCMYOLuHtefVXHiDCinBiFykGQuh0e8afbVtpVDZJQdQ04RTEB2cxyw/s1600/hayden+at+y.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481482494446033522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1CilffpwvTyncl2Rug24GgzXRCmB10Lrx25L1bWYLqKM1Rm0pHS8cNltZpq3SCpWR9NLTucLIyW8wfYeklln5aCMYOLuHtefVXHiDCinBiFykGQuh0e8afbVtpVDZJQdQ04RTEB2cxyw/s400/hayden+at+y.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Tanner made sure to take time out in the shade for a snack and juice!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdsvMliteSjXFWeYfm3UTamOA95fnVzsG1VVKoZSJAQX_RSEbHVZY7VMQWDVXkF5YYAsZbgb9XWz5tHwq0gHxrWhI9nFPk_kgK-ok2gUUf2fC68wBi4MtfrTJw2CCbQ7C1wVN0jhMQj0/s1600/tanner+snack+at+y.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481482482828364994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdsvMliteSjXFWeYfm3UTamOA95fnVzsG1VVKoZSJAQX_RSEbHVZY7VMQWDVXkF5YYAsZbgb9XWz5tHwq0gHxrWhI9nFPk_kgK-ok2gUUf2fC68wBi4MtfrTJw2CCbQ7C1wVN0jhMQj0/s400/tanner+snack+at+y.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Noel is not my water bug this year ... but he sure does look content simply lounging by the pool!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFY8DtiHNzzjNz19L8O0cbxyzu5gSQJA9qM4CljphIoIOlloWquge0ZFK59G3KFoQfYCoJw5NnmY2ii5VSne0J0y0FzLoskrc5uZkvawinDs-SZevPTa_VFKeqrYo2rQr9tfUI5i8i1s/s1600/noel+at+the+y.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481482475112646082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFY8DtiHNzzjNz19L8O0cbxyzu5gSQJA9qM4CljphIoIOlloWquge0ZFK59G3KFoQfYCoJw5NnmY2ii5VSne0J0y0FzLoskrc5uZkvawinDs-SZevPTa_VFKeqrYo2rQr9tfUI5i8i1s/s400/noel+at+the+y.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I'm not sure what the boys enjoyed more: the pool or the shower afterwards?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KFu0ePfRClLhVFlNaEHqU-ztoT2JdjwVfBhcZMXNLet0Dcl83EBKmk8piA0dMMMB7D8aynP3LT0xUgt4GbFu2JO2H5R8-ve5ldkLIpvEwcN1iyAWC7_OIfEtFNlcH9kFDXXUImIze5M/s1600/showering+at+the+y.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481482507200444738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KFu0ePfRClLhVFlNaEHqU-ztoT2JdjwVfBhcZMXNLet0Dcl83EBKmk8piA0dMMMB7D8aynP3LT0xUgt4GbFu2JO2H5R8-ve5ldkLIpvEwcN1iyAWC7_OIfEtFNlcH9kFDXXUImIze5M/s400/showering+at+the+y.jpg" border="0" /></a>Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-51853080524585035152010-06-08T09:04:00.024-04:002010-06-08T09:59:25.976-04:00Warning: Picture Overload<strong>First Up ... Let's time travel back to Easter.</strong><br /><br />We visited the Easter bunny in the park:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIN-4JC_wqCgaxpUJLSgddklRFEshDPbwwtdunsuaS42Az3NNzk9I5P9SBSV_XF-mvJDlqgNBCPSWr-dJYKftRkhvtVTRyGqPe-M6fKFBB-BsOOVtw4gJMfeyvqUgk-kFVuSVgiXuxtgk/s1600/Easter+Bunny+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480388637592517842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIN-4JC_wqCgaxpUJLSgddklRFEshDPbwwtdunsuaS42Az3NNzk9I5P9SBSV_XF-mvJDlqgNBCPSWr-dJYKftRkhvtVTRyGqPe-M6fKFBB-BsOOVtw4gJMfeyvqUgk-kFVuSVgiXuxtgk/s400/Easter+Bunny+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUreznC1fBwkqQfIeUOZJN8dFgv4GkzeoQu0rHK_m_2FcaUUPg6It4QLRDj0kpJp3M0BntywtBRGBjE_hoiigrSSKCO3wyjFfy0NXb0N8ajP3UX47PTuG8T9mM2RBzJKA6MbsqgSdB80Y/s1600/Easter+Bunny+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480388626432113186" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_AT9j_YfpdRq-uM30lhTdr0x4zjyLp76ibWqM9fcy7ncCZcjaJ69oUDZsVisAhyIl2KtuYQyI3lt0GS6Mug4KK1yDDc-QdJ7nJvKyS-7b3JVQqzFjlbaUp-W0z8hzfsDdT9or3LUXYM/s400/Easter+Bunny+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZRDuNhez1eMQQeVrhzyHRAzTe-F4hHMFSBZK90yeeCVgtF4USFm4gmwmCX3djUQZQlIrlwoK-eD9faq1z1l_5OeoGTzwrr9TA_ZrIvKETGZ_EB6XHOIqyIO8sjZEOUlW1QQjgAyb8Rg/s1600/Easter+bunny.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480388604587912098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZRDuNhez1eMQQeVrhzyHRAzTe-F4hHMFSBZK90yeeCVgtF4USFm4gmwmCX3djUQZQlIrlwoK-eD9faq1z1l_5OeoGTzwrr9TA_ZrIvKETGZ_EB6XHOIqyIO8sjZEOUlW1QQjgAyb8Rg/s400/Easter+bunny.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We hunted for Easter eggs at our house:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8gTEtBJF7UmN_OVp5NPGOalkpsUYlCFxCgGi7lZBLbn7ipr_BiF5vUSLNOeitI7op4oTJ0pKeXxBBBAQPMoFWDYLu6b0u2C0F79qQsiV0jTlHTfdqZiuwEpOwCFak-8GSqoyzAApw5Y/s1600/Egg+Hunt+6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480389217606064258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8gTEtBJF7UmN_OVp5NPGOalkpsUYlCFxCgGi7lZBLbn7ipr_BiF5vUSLNOeitI7op4oTJ0pKeXxBBBAQPMoFWDYLu6b0u2C0F79qQsiV0jTlHTfdqZiuwEpOwCFak-8GSqoyzAApw5Y/s400/Egg+Hunt+6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wNIoFbbXzN978nGmF-mm63-tjOQ8LhHDQ9QdV2fJV561YDvWM8s7DRwQv9_DSaPVGIqdmcS6sdQG4xBjvu_T0q1EJNsZvZJygVpws-JLhTuxwxsEw9TWX2IUhsC8QDs4JmhtsgFxjkE/s1600/Egg+Hunt+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480389210899231474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wNIoFbbXzN978nGmF-mm63-tjOQ8LhHDQ9QdV2fJV561YDvWM8s7DRwQv9_DSaPVGIqdmcS6sdQG4xBjvu_T0q1EJNsZvZJygVpws-JLhTuxwxsEw9TWX2IUhsC8QDs4JmhtsgFxjkE/s400/Egg+Hunt+5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjferO_mTddkxZuRHAv6kLNvZb94fDR4IrSM-CyIOVTtWPJFWAhtaNmWGuJUpHfLYraOEIznreNaLQEkPi_UN6_ehj2ePmsaF916or8J02O4IhjZmRbe8W6WkAKZ_GGJnUnApxcARd14YI/s1600/Egg+Hunt+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480389103779771970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjferO_mTddkxZuRHAv6kLNvZb94fDR4IrSM-CyIOVTtWPJFWAhtaNmWGuJUpHfLYraOEIznreNaLQEkPi_UN6_ehj2ePmsaF916or8J02O4IhjZmRbe8W6WkAKZ_GGJnUnApxcARd14YI/s400/Egg+Hunt+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiViAkOud6NIpY8qXYbQlFDWfMQFgDqjUuu3q0Iswsex5Jt2KTO5j2l9BpsEe1Ad1W4Io_1XRglNu4ltj18BJz2-EJH4GXah3ktKSqBL564ePRV_jQM3vHk21VhuyNXlDPOALShZxfa1io/s1600/Egg+Hunt+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480389093155127570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiViAkOud6NIpY8qXYbQlFDWfMQFgDqjUuu3q0Iswsex5Jt2KTO5j2l9BpsEe1Ad1W4Io_1XRglNu4ltj18BJz2-EJH4GXah3ktKSqBL564ePRV_jQM3vHk21VhuyNXlDPOALShZxfa1io/s400/Egg+Hunt+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYpNXPc4qpmdTK1C8nmEUxgR9QE6Y4b4X7LNEwdMVd4nHX2tdZJmB1nL51HROxlB7MG_BMBFOTtCgQEy_Ojl1qPVWYLxft42WnwaroInoxM9VxNpvYo3B1K-GrWfJmril_JOSAQuBIUo/s1600/Egg+Hunt+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480389087958277154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYpNXPc4qpmdTK1C8nmEUxgR9QE6Y4b4X7LNEwdMVd4nHX2tdZJmB1nL51HROxlB7MG_BMBFOTtCgQEy_Ojl1qPVWYLxft42WnwaroInoxM9VxNpvYo3B1K-GrWfJmril_JOSAQuBIUo/s400/Egg+Hunt+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9FHDw5P2VTEYVp74DS556UtjH-Y1xERE859Dlvy_WmaocpuI-vaBctW2zDJpjblFqhZjBy302QFLcua19d1d1GY-QmBtPqaa74WzNCTGMUg-9KT_0mB6ciEMcCocg4hv0t6y0dRFCwA/s1600/Egg+Hunt+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480389077039941218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9FHDw5P2VTEYVp74DS556UtjH-Y1xERE859Dlvy_WmaocpuI-vaBctW2zDJpjblFqhZjBy302QFLcua19d1d1GY-QmBtPqaa74WzNCTGMUg-9KT_0mB6ciEMcCocg4hv0t6y0dRFCwA/s400/Egg+Hunt+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VBnWug_9FbZf1kDQWMV_rts2RG-bWfZ8Cz95vNR-dhPiXcdkf7F3tkYBUoxD4-zxntXXG-K6GmvuUhJ6lptuSSoSe20ZiqmvUy2zW2OAYXLBNXPKn-5Ahkp3xwpr-o8DneGWMl3Vyp0/s1600/Egg+Hunt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480389066792481874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VBnWug_9FbZf1kDQWMV_rts2RG-bWfZ8Cz95vNR-dhPiXcdkf7F3tkYBUoxD4-zxntXXG-K6GmvuUhJ6lptuSSoSe20ZiqmvUy2zW2OAYXLBNXPKn-5Ahkp3xwpr-o8DneGWMl3Vyp0/s400/Egg+Hunt.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We hunted for Easter baskets and presents in our basement:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdJeTWw6TypD-Za6IWEPgLBL9UmkeYRBwSzC5cS0pSA1BzH5zJMBO0cjU-wAi5DhLLCj4aFuaFjmsDLm3EFafQrsF3-ocflbyWzhYyyYhKAE5fupx41gNRhvadLqJkco-pWqmlfbmoK0/s1600/Easter+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480389576963021106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdJeTWw6TypD-Za6IWEPgLBL9UmkeYRBwSzC5cS0pSA1BzH5zJMBO0cjU-wAi5DhLLCj4aFuaFjmsDLm3EFafQrsF3-ocflbyWzhYyyYhKAE5fupx41gNRhvadLqJkco-pWqmlfbmoK0/s400/Easter+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5RpJ1qK4sf1PhAxd_9p3KgK-LPHUvR5udMADso6lhGTij0nlU6dthzyn5zMZZ8eEc8LDU0hRoOJb8q2jMZoMbiKHnflmhspPd3xC8BGlp1VlaL-0IdtczAXPGqhBUWH-k6pbfOZpXW0/s1600/Easter+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480389568425054354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5RpJ1qK4sf1PhAxd_9p3KgK-LPHUvR5udMADso6lhGTij0nlU6dthzyn5zMZZ8eEc8LDU0hRoOJb8q2jMZoMbiKHnflmhspPd3xC8BGlp1VlaL-0IdtczAXPGqhBUWH-k6pbfOZpXW0/s400/Easter+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzULoeYBcvqB9jN-3GjPAv9z7qIBmKeL-zsB091jD8pQPIKPHK7-fdRKp_vPsVpIjyv3E3B2WcRDk7Qd6e3f8bVs1k6lv5bkVQ6eDTE52RY54RkTE5dQddJi4NYV5XZ76Oq9L_57LAcUU/s1600/Easter+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480389558792705554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzULoeYBcvqB9jN-3GjPAv9z7qIBmKeL-zsB091jD8pQPIKPHK7-fdRKp_vPsVpIjyv3E3B2WcRDk7Qd6e3f8bVs1k6lv5bkVQ6eDTE52RY54RkTE5dQddJi4NYV5XZ76Oq9L_57LAcUU/s400/Easter+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZAPUTrGDQByIAOktZMcZse_Gw5LwuMx0_owtnl10br5PWOR1tugJfAhX7KrSapS4Zp3bL2SEXLH-aTOAN294EdKsEfMF0t4NNYDCiIZlPE6PM9BVUvXWKQxb6zyKVQFnYRbAPba2hq4/s1600/Easter+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480389550828600386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZAPUTrGDQByIAOktZMcZse_Gw5LwuMx0_owtnl10br5PWOR1tugJfAhX7KrSapS4Zp3bL2SEXLH-aTOAN294EdKsEfMF0t4NNYDCiIZlPE6PM9BVUvXWKQxb6zyKVQFnYRbAPba2hq4/s400/Easter+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIYPXfESw3ghRsUv3EAuWSlD8HtRfvO8WGlfSkoTH8Hyn2pGKPH74Kd4YYZeEDmtIj8244C8zyXgXVHaktIRioYtYTJ8zLRqNpgzHk5bhn53CWxDFDYeDluV086EucHVf6caT0jVxVI0/s1600/Easter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480389544684402114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIYPXfESw3ghRsUv3EAuWSlD8HtRfvO8WGlfSkoTH8Hyn2pGKPH74Kd4YYZeEDmtIj8244C8zyXgXVHaktIRioYtYTJ8zLRqNpgzHk5bhn53CWxDFDYeDluV086EucHVf6caT0jVxVI0/s400/Easter.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Tvryb1YDtt0f9Ed6EQqYFtqDVAdGJ3WfhZpIVt46q4IGHj9qccVyDSx4NzppfEFyiYJDITPfMDLFswEiA6vmmAr4tjeA2G2fXcFSjMVRYKQzkTyc856bgIVZtVoJQW1VdIXw5EecPgc/s1600/Easter+6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480389830456746674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Tvryb1YDtt0f9Ed6EQqYFtqDVAdGJ3WfhZpIVt46q4IGHj9qccVyDSx4NzppfEFyiYJDITPfMDLFswEiA6vmmAr4tjeA2G2fXcFSjMVRYKQzkTyc856bgIVZtVoJQW1VdIXw5EecPgc/s400/Easter+6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Then we did the March of Dimes Walk where we were a Top Walker again:</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1YUx0WPeCuIIvENUfomszbteJ_8VjUhEyl8nJQmb8ioPLMnt_m4dMjR1jvVptGq1PZI1C3XVoyYcZERbsS1SfCxxk0hY5UuF5TX7HZTDxkH9nalndsn8bnAtaY3o34i6RcuVCylEYrI/s1600/March+of+Dimes+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480393935146024034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1YUx0WPeCuIIvENUfomszbteJ_8VjUhEyl8nJQmb8ioPLMnt_m4dMjR1jvVptGq1PZI1C3XVoyYcZERbsS1SfCxxk0hY5UuF5TX7HZTDxkH9nalndsn8bnAtaY3o34i6RcuVCylEYrI/s400/March+of+Dimes+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>We saw Elmo Live (Mommy won free tickets!):</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0b0i_pzvMbYDqLXiQnWPPeNk67UCrrN0e4bYqV3l8pZKNfqyCNhzrznIIzOXZDK0-RWFUVAXpAsig8S5rHV5Vygir5EquGXHVGkJMdFCWzzTIgxFYZBwXeMFCSSefMa3ZBmEcbAs47X4/s1600/Elmo+Live.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480393798595732050" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3IT1_3Al1NINqn0olbh9PJ3S9BH8TBxhRvrebd3ZKWCPID2_EN_mPElKnCwhbNyI24FM5k2e1en-VRQozHsfPChisfNh5TfFFBQcQpnDhmZ7gzCj-xO0uKDqP0Wdy-N_mntuHZhG0TI/s400/Snack+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Or Pancakes in the Park (go, Daddy!!):</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMCutFFKT4CHn1kV-LpZOIYEipo0VI816cck1mGy6AIAkoLaVidNPckOqdIbiQinMs6SQc5Ra-_Ai_CARW1Ipl-J9u_pj49TuIafCya1_eioMmD-5zz-6S84Kmzw8AfVK42jHxjrUVp28/s1600/Pancakes+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480398027318067634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMCutFFKT4CHn1kV-LpZOIYEipo0VI816cck1mGy6AIAkoLaVidNPckOqdIbiQinMs6SQc5Ra-_Ai_CARW1Ipl-J9u_pj49TuIafCya1_eioMmD-5zz-6S84Kmzw8AfVK42jHxjrUVp28/s400/Pancakes+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FEnhU2oE9rx8dGeAoelL6ZszDVYfJPy9HA-fsGjs7hTudvtoXslLRdeEZEEnmp0TGoqAoJKF3sdTzqYf2IL4F0U1lRjakEf9IRHW5s8w0almH8sIZbDOOzmpt6H2Cu8Ym5xaJVD0XPE/s1600/Pancakes+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480398038465703650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FEnhU2oE9rx8dGeAoelL6ZszDVYfJPy9HA-fsGjs7hTudvtoXslLRdeEZEEnmp0TGoqAoJKF3sdTzqYf2IL4F0U1lRjakEf9IRHW5s8w0almH8sIZbDOOzmpt6H2Cu8Ym5xaJVD0XPE/s400/Pancakes+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43nNLvwFhXXb_wu8RDM5t510aUzXWiAWOyX82nMC-XFqljEmyoUFIcE0wpnXanrkCgHiDqdnvE7r0twvxf0HnWHsBw78XFLySmc3GPPMRrsHAsH3QM-swMRYQWaMEf3FYxR_pDkuxAWw/s1600/Pancakes+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480398046643793218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43nNLvwFhXXb_wu8RDM5t510aUzXWiAWOyX82nMC-XFqljEmyoUFIcE0wpnXanrkCgHiDqdnvE7r0twvxf0HnWHsBw78XFLySmc3GPPMRrsHAsH3QM-swMRYQWaMEf3FYxR_pDkuxAWw/s400/Pancakes+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>But all these adventures really made us sleepy:</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF71Byl5RfV1xmhGnLdNmUJ2Ml64_vE41DcUM7H_etCLTRpoiAI1d_X9FyLung_h88YF4cRQFA92RSFF6B9o7DiqYFsGWtfnf-SzcWamK5xZxIziGezNnRPLA8pH2kfvoDRCrri-65JjU/s1600/T+and+H+Sleeping.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480398341398951154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF71Byl5RfV1xmhGnLdNmUJ2Ml64_vE41DcUM7H_etCLTRpoiAI1d_X9FyLung_h88YF4cRQFA92RSFF6B9o7DiqYFsGWtfnf-SzcWamK5xZxIziGezNnRPLA8pH2kfvoDRCrri-65JjU/s400/T+and+H+Sleeping.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yk72nwUTujm9Cyf-50oTCGU5Zl_c5s-g3XTI0dMto0LiPzvasDpSc0suvqlRNS8APSm6dHuSR2uzCFFhIjM3e8lPSHR0gYMC47AiWhcPn27UNRQRxHEwe6CsVTMzJKxwbTV93OcZU5o/s1600/Boys+sleeping.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480398332715885746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yk72nwUTujm9Cyf-50oTCGU5Zl_c5s-g3XTI0dMto0LiPzvasDpSc0suvqlRNS8APSm6dHuSR2uzCFFhIjM3e8lPSHR0gYMC47AiWhcPn27UNRQRxHEwe6CsVTMzJKxwbTV93OcZU5o/s400/Boys+sleeping.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtj3Sol9Wsq57pSbP10A4DC7TJTdlXy50Mnbru18lBLBJF4blLR-qazJWACI3EQlpMbKPN3QgjwfsjeYkb6Cv6AMyokZd-y0674FGDNSYNr71yIel0r53anXOxxylLv7eb4Po4UtjWjo/s1600/Quiet+Time+with+Neena.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480398328396484546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtj3Sol9Wsq57pSbP10A4DC7TJTdlXy50Mnbru18lBLBJF4blLR-qazJWACI3EQlpMbKPN3QgjwfsjeYkb6Cv6AMyokZd-y0674FGDNSYNr71yIel0r53anXOxxylLv7eb4Po4UtjWjo/s400/Quiet+Time+with+Neena.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Can you believe we are three and a half already? (Mommy says she can't):</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgKRBCTcIL7qGXCUhx5l12JFdsjirBsWXLus5ha-_wxIzoUkFPpPAPB-w4e9y-m8Lbw7aJJIXC5CkwHPCv9NnW_Xu-ngFHH-cOJLR2icdXsDutQQX2bB6VSTThnTH2W5TJv212BjzPdk/s1600/hayden.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480399043145746162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgKRBCTcIL7qGXCUhx5l12JFdsjirBsWXLus5ha-_wxIzoUkFPpPAPB-w4e9y-m8Lbw7aJJIXC5CkwHPCv9NnW_Xu-ngFHH-cOJLR2icdXsDutQQX2bB6VSTThnTH2W5TJv212BjzPdk/s400/hayden.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmWq9mCXdX2SISvsJDidES4Hay-uKfwM-KOS1dIs-SsB5eK5OfKtQLllj0dxWMb_OSIvyNK40h0-fLbW_d3ln-HKPoICT3FyC_ueuL8AysHrcK_ShaB77f3CdBtBWmZeC4TDRVPGoBdE/s1600/Tanner.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480399037903249986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmWq9mCXdX2SISvsJDidES4Hay-uKfwM-KOS1dIs-SsB5eK5OfKtQLllj0dxWMb_OSIvyNK40h0-fLbW_d3ln-HKPoICT3FyC_ueuL8AysHrcK_ShaB77f3CdBtBWmZeC4TDRVPGoBdE/s400/Tanner.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUY4UmzGRytSxr_y19KekGDRbT7OSKoQa1-p74jB7CNcM1ewBgPEmKBt2490QT9y0CbeX33fcUVvejyjzAh73-foSgBkGPDs9BNzqVIeoUfBP0ieTcmDr9_APz9BXvdFczvTyfIzWQ27U/s1600/noel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480399032067413778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUY4UmzGRytSxr_y19KekGDRbT7OSKoQa1-p74jB7CNcM1ewBgPEmKBt2490QT9y0CbeX33fcUVvejyjzAh73-foSgBkGPDs9BNzqVIeoUfBP0ieTcmDr9_APz9BXvdFczvTyfIzWQ27U/s400/noel.jpg" border="0" /></a>Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-566998604115646282010-05-04T12:03:00.002-04:002010-05-04T12:11:01.940-04:00You Know You Have Triplets When ...Your stroller has a steering wheel<br /><br />Your Costco 2% rebate check comes in at $300<br /><br />Dinnertime is officially declared an Olympic Event<br /><br />You are the only parents who can utter, “Stop playing with that, it’s not YOUR penis” with a perfectly straight face.<br /><br />You arrive at your doctor’s appointments early just to read the magazines in peace.<br /><br />Root canals are a great chance to catch up on your sleep.<br /><br />You laugh at singleton moms that are struggling to get their stroller out of the car.<br /><br />You wonder how come singleton moms need a diaper bag the size of a suitcase, while you travel with enough for your babies in a bag half the size.<br /><br />You can unload three babies from car seats and put them in your stroller WHILE you are laughing at the singleton mom getting her stroller out of her car.<br /><br />Your husband has seriously tried to add GPS and motorize your stroller.<br /><br />Men whom you have never met ask to 'test drive' your stroller.<br /><br />There is no room in your refrigerator for food, all available space is occupied by pre-prepared bottles of formula.<br /><br />You look at a closet full of diapers and think “I’m running low”<br /><br />A regular sized pack of diapers lasts only 3 days.<br /><br />Every morning you mentally prepare yourself for the worst before your enter “that” bedroom, (naked toddlers, wet bed sheets, diapers on the floor and three little voice saying “poop, poop”)<br /><br />Your biggest dilemma is how to keep those dang diapers on.<br /><br />You've either used, or considered using duct tape on diapers.<br /><br />You are obsessed with diapers.<br /><br />You can throw French-fries to the rear set of seats without looking and none end up on the floor.<br /><br />You consider wearing jeans being 'dressed up', and it's a formal event if you're wearing make-up<br /><br />You can change diapers standing up, while in line, at the Children’s Museum.<br /><br />You feel like a sheepherder instead of a parent<br /><br />You have people asking if you run a daycare because that’s what your yard looks like.<br /><br />You can carry 3 plates of food and 3 cups to the table without spilling anything and you’ve never been a waitress.<br /><br />A trip to Walmart for diapers is a vacation even at 1:am.<br /><br />You don't think twice about going to Target with bed-head<br /><br />Your stroller costs more than your first car.<br /><br />You have a stroller addiction.<br /><br />You can hold at least three conversations at the same time.<br /><br />You no longer have a proper name you are either “The Lady With the Triplets” or Moooooooooommmmmmmm yyyyyyyyyyyyy<br /><br />You consider the commute to work Mommy time<br /><br />You consider your shower Mommy time.<br /><br />Your shower is now the most precious time of the day, if you get one.<br /><br />You find yourself singing songs from Yo Gabba Gabba while at Walmart<br /><br />You can quote Monster’s Inc. verbatim.<br /><br />You do your grocery shopping in stores with aisles wide enough to accommodate your stroller<br /><br />You automatically divide or multiply everything by 3<br /><br />Complete strangers take pictures of your kids in their stroller... and they wonder why we call them the Paparazzi???<br /><br />You have diapers in your purse, in the glove compartment, your desk drawer and in every room of the house – just in case.<br /><br />Every square inch of seating in your vehicle is taken by car seats.<br /><br />Your vacuum cleaner never makes it back into the closet.<br /><br />You can sweep, talk on the phone, AND read to your children all at the same time.<br /><br />Your monthly grocery budget is greater than the annual budget for the State of Rhode Island.<br /><br />Four hours of sleep is “fully rested” and falling asleep over the kitchen sink is a “fulfilling nap”<br /><br />The first thing you ask upon arriving home is for the poop and pee report.<br /><br />2 minute tasks take 30 minutes because you have to keep returning to the play room to break up fights, peel the kids from the wall, change a diaper you can actually smell from the next room, break up more fights, remove a child from the top of the couch, perform surgery on the VCR because there is an UFO inside of it, fill sippy cups back up with water because whatever was in them disappeared mysteriously (only later when you sit down on the couch you will find where it went) remind them not to jump on each other, break up a few more fights and change more poopy diapers.<br /><br />You not only are familiar with what a 186 count box of baby wipes looks like when they are all removed from the box one at a time, but you know for a fact you can’t put them back because you’ve tried.<br /><br />You curse stores for only having two of something in a package, or for only having two of something on their shelf.<br /><br />You buy Baby Motrin, Cough Syrup, etc, 3 at a time, and the clerk looks at you funny, while the whole time you are wishing they sold it in gallon containers.<br /><br />You pull 3 tickets for Car seats at Babies R Us to take to the register, and when you get there the clerk says, “Ma’am, I think you picked up too many of these or they must have been stuck together”<br /><br />You’ve fallen asleep in any of these places: The shower, washing dishes, sitting on the floor reading them a book, with your fork on the way to your mouth.<br /><br />You agonize over what it will be like when they get to school and you have three teachers to visit on parent night, three different sets of homework, and your babies aren’t even out of the NICU yet.<br /><br />Instead of a wallet full of photos you carry around a CD because it holds 700 megabytes of them.<br /><br />700 megabytes is 1 night worth of photos.<br /><br />Everyone in the neighborhood knows who you are, even though you’ve never met them before.<br /><br />The grocery store clerk has commented on the 6-9 gallons of milk you buy each week, telling you it would be cheaper to buy a cow.<br /><br />You know how to prop bottles with wadded up receiving blankets.<br /><br />You’ve ever truly considered strangling someone who said, “you’ve got your hands full”, "are they all yours", or “I’d shoot myself”.<br /><br />You’ve ever been so sleepy that you can fall asleep with the baby lying on your chest and fail to wake up despite the fact that the baby is screaming directly into your left ear.<br /><br />You are both shocked by the rudeness, and amazed by the kindness of strangers in the same 60 seconds upon entering Walmart.<br /><br />Walmart is probably your favorite store, since its open till Midnight, diapers and formula are cheaper there, and they have triplet carts.<br /><br />Oh, and you consider going to Walmart at 11pm “going out”<br /><br />If you’ve ever charted poops, pees, and food intake in an Excel schedule.<br /><br />You know at one time you did have a spouse, but now you can’t remember<br /><br />You have to wash the dinner dishes by hand because the dishwasher is full of bottles and sippies.<br /><br />The singleton mom in front of you at Walmart buying one can of formula and one bag of diapers complains about the price and you have to restrain yourself from hitting a complete stranger.<br /><br />The clerks at the grocery store have to regularly restrain you from pummeling any singleton mom that takes the last multi seat-shopping cart.<br /><br />You are both revered and hated by the staff at your pediatrician’ s office.<br /><br />You don’t see anything unusual with the fact that you know not one, but several, triplet moms.<br /><br />You no longer have to wonder what a “poop painting” would look like.<br /><br />A complete stranger walks up to you in the mall and says “my niece has triplets, her name is _________ do you know her?” and you can answer “yes I do”<br /><br />The awareness of silence strikes terror into your soul.<br /><br />You know the black market value of a Runabout stroller.<br /><br />You know the black market value of a Choo Choo wagon.<br /><br />You know what a Choo Choo wagon is.<br /><br />You consider cereal dumped on the middle of the floor, not to be bad parenting, but rather a unique picnic breakfast!<br /><br />All kids are aware that any sippy cup left unattended is fair game.<br /><br />Whining is heard not just in stereo, but in surround sound!<br /><br />You go to an amusement park with your triplet stroller only to realize YOU’VE become the source of amusement, or you go to the Zoo and find the other visitors watching your kids more than the animals!<br /><br />Your peri says you look like a beached whale at 24 weeks.<br /><br />You know what the word Peri stands for.<br /><br />You use the word singleton.<br /><br />You need a hitch for your stroller<br /><br />Your stroller dictates what kind of vehicle you can drive<br /><br />You refer to your babies as A, B, and C<br /><br />$15.00 baby outfits seem too expensive.<br /><br />You buy a single weeks worth of formula, and the clerk asks you if you are stocking up.<br /><br />You laugh at singleton moms for sterilizing pacifiers.<br /><br />You can’t stop yours from sucking on each others fingers, nose, ears, toes etc, so you just shake your head because you know those germs are building up their immune system.<br /><br />You pick up a dropped paci, and just blow the dust off rather than rinsing it because after all, 5 minutes ago they shared it with the dog, and you didn’t get to it in time before they put it back in their mouths. What’s a little dust?<br /><br />You intentionally feed all 3 kids from the same spoon and bowel even though one is sick, because you can’t bear the thought of 3 consecutive 2 week cold sessions, you’d rather have them sick at the same time.<br /><br />You enroll them in or join every activity and playgroup you can, you visit every playground in a 10 mile radius, sometimes more than 1 a day, just so you can be out of the house from dawn to dusk so you have less to clean up.<br /><br />When discussing child proofing and singleton moms say “you just have to tell them no, you can’t child proof everything” and you laugh and say “Wanna Bet?”<br /><br />After 20 minutes in the car you realize you are not only listening to the kids tape, but you are singing along with it, and there are no kids in the car.<br /><br />The $250 travel system stroller that singleton moms complain about being too big, look like toy strollers to you.<br /><br />You’re not sure if what you squeezed on your toothbrush was toothpaste or diaper ointment, but you’re too tired to care, and too tired to check, so you keep brushing anyway.<br /><br />You say to your husband “if you wake up these babies I’ll kill you” and you mean it.<br /><br />You say to your dog “if you wake up these babies I’ll kill you” and you mean it.<br /><br />It doesn’t matter, you ARE buying them out of ProSoBee, and the other moms can just get over it.<br /><br />All of a sudden everyone you know, knows someone with triplets.<br /><br />Crib Tents? You can’t afford NOT to buy them.<br /><br />You know what a crib tent is!<br /><br />You consider leashes a viable safety option<br /><br />You burst into laughter at the site of a diaper Genie… AS IF….!!<br /><br />You celebrate the birthdays of the people who invented the spill proof sippy cup and the auto repeat replay function on DVD players.<br /><br />You bought a dog (or have thought about it) to cut down on post meal cleanup time.<br /><br />On the way to rescue a paper towel roll on the verge of destruction you suddenly realize that it might buy you 5 minutes to check your e-mail.<br /><br />The next day, the kids wake up too early, you open their door long enough to throw in a couple of rolls of paper towels and you go back to bed.<br /><br />You discover Nirvana when you finally convert to that all one color/all one size/all one style of socks, system.<br /><br />Your home has become a complex maze of gates, locks and barricades.<br /><br />Your kids have never actually walked through the zoo or store, because getting out of the stroller is NOT an option.<br /><br />You are not horrified at the idea of “waking a sleeping baby” to eat. After all, it is time to EAT so sayeth the master schedule!<br /><br />You seriously wish someone would sell Orajel in a toothpaste-sized tube. Is this little tiny tube supposed to be a joke?<br /><br />And that’s with the one day supply of infant Tylenol… don’t they know I need a 10oz bottle?<br /><br />You delivered 17 lbs of baby, and didn’t set any records.<br /><br />Your nickname for a period of time was Bessie.<br /><br />You spend more time pumping than sleeping<br /><br />You don’t think the Suburban is a large vehicle.<br /><br />When hearing of a new pregnancy, you first question is “just one?”<br /><br />You call one baby a singleton (before your triplets arrived, it was just “a baby”)<br /><br />All your friends have multiples.<br /><br />Your main connection to the outside world is through Facebook and triplet blogs<br /><br />Some of your best friends you have never even met in person.<br /><br />You send 7 invitations to a birthday party, and you have 15 kids show up, and you were expecting more.<br /><br />You don’t want to potty train because the though of trying to take all 3 to a public bathroom yourself sends shivers up and down your spine.<br /><br />You make formula by the gallon and it lasts only 24 hours.<br /><br />Your pediatrician’ s office recognizes your voice.<br /><br />It's considered a 'date' if you husband goes with you to the Mother's of Multiples garage sale.<br /><br />You refer to your babies as the "blue one" or the "green one" (color coded infants to tell them apart)<br /><br />You start to question phrases like: "God will only give you what you can handle" and you just pray a lot more in general!Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-28098179899450823372010-04-14T14:30:00.005-04:002010-04-14T14:36:53.276-04:00Nothing but Pictures from Various DaysI'm so far behind on this blog. Ugh -- my camera is about to explode with pictures. Expect a really long blog with no words, all images coming up soon. But for now:<br /><br />At Otterville on the trolley ...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia79e_fIcI9Mycu4kzShvFZ2v9tAg2MSsG44IhlMIGel8nnNHQsTMcAUNkZyiDrxZnl3bnWmWl_cBY96JoSQJ0SvBVUyvISD1lcJxR7x1ewLR81xK5Uss-Gi7DnbgqXb-udN14_3PGHNw/s1600/train+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460063175073504322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia79e_fIcI9Mycu4kzShvFZ2v9tAg2MSsG44IhlMIGel8nnNHQsTMcAUNkZyiDrxZnl3bnWmWl_cBY96JoSQJ0SvBVUyvISD1lcJxR7x1ewLR81xK5Uss-Gi7DnbgqXb-udN14_3PGHNw/s400/train+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhJLW-o0bYsAgDe1bbdWApJz2S0Q-UdOj-tNcLiNT4G3LOCd0mE_94iMCojZUA5CnWck1WcIeLGu9pduNEjwNVQBiImcj5Rac8vkBoHl12A4MVY-HbrSjb7gO0b0-V44ITw7fIiuMo5Y/s1600/train+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460063170837414066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhJLW-o0bYsAgDe1bbdWApJz2S0Q-UdOj-tNcLiNT4G3LOCd0mE_94iMCojZUA5CnWck1WcIeLGu9pduNEjwNVQBiImcj5Rac8vkBoHl12A4MVY-HbrSjb7gO0b0-V44ITw7fIiuMo5Y/s400/train+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Drinking Leprechaun Juice ...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lRAA9QTHS7RJuVEOJqhhgHdruYPDPGBtm-j9BpiTzJgUAGqXSD1d0xsN_208nSghWSrSEc-n1qmif2WN66SZflXjxqep91FJcpKgWuIYiL4SyvPW1SR-areAdeNO3WL-sjLAF5VNFtI/s1600/t.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460063167470918642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lRAA9QTHS7RJuVEOJqhhgHdruYPDPGBtm-j9BpiTzJgUAGqXSD1d0xsN_208nSghWSrSEc-n1qmif2WN66SZflXjxqep91FJcpKgWuIYiL4SyvPW1SR-areAdeNO3WL-sjLAF5VNFtI/s400/t.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmxxQd68nOzf9VaZm9u_dVhbQv5DIlxstX4_5Y3N5YUG7pgfnb5qTeOElpNTroFHIW2dJuthRwgw2V9Hd9tbCCy-LO0Seb-KLrOC7NpywRlDglrLjoeiSk0uCvFyT6z20ufGyU2UFKgg/s1600/n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460063049949151010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmxxQd68nOzf9VaZm9u_dVhbQv5DIlxstX4_5Y3N5YUG7pgfnb5qTeOElpNTroFHIW2dJuthRwgw2V9Hd9tbCCy-LO0Seb-KLrOC7NpywRlDglrLjoeiSk0uCvFyT6z20ufGyU2UFKgg/s400/n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqvnRF8qn8_N4FNmnu0xa8cywHg3gE6NN5OFlWfdrIcbAr7RHqFHF9HGvOvqO3_WYWltIR-KFojjRcRnpEj5AveCsqhTqbx56ApVMe4lOAnPJh2MQ9UaMnlyKn0aFoEjglCEIEE-72wM/s1600/h.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460063044547886914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqvnRF8qn8_N4FNmnu0xa8cywHg3gE6NN5OFlWfdrIcbAr7RHqFHF9HGvOvqO3_WYWltIR-KFojjRcRnpEj5AveCsqhTqbx56ApVMe4lOAnPJh2MQ9UaMnlyKn0aFoEjglCEIEE-72wM/s400/h.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Tanner & Noel playing outside ...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-B1tQ5yHFBYYUqZ09-ihyphenhyphenbYkz5c1Kuh7nBoe3dkUaVCnguAKQpyoUzPznJYbxCdZYsqhyZ9krAvbwJhIaHpYKJ9G5lH8jqDbMya1IVspjt3rnukSxWzehhRHBu7NH2c-j5sRnQBcvLGk/s1600/t+and+girls.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460063037669705938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-B1tQ5yHFBYYUqZ09-ihyphenhyphenbYkz5c1Kuh7nBoe3dkUaVCnguAKQpyoUzPznJYbxCdZYsqhyZ9krAvbwJhIaHpYKJ9G5lH8jqDbMya1IVspjt3rnukSxWzehhRHBu7NH2c-j5sRnQBcvLGk/s400/t+and+girls.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oI6-R6qjP9wK0UrxIroAtlXAve76CVnfG3Vq9pocybsrNJNfgHfUg-fUAQImqlIt2Fxf-qAlR8fK0rs07dXZUJawV7c37_iA04QMtsLb0_2PFP-zvavllGmuOvBiY1lOsz4V4Bdy85Q/s1600/noel+on+scooter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460063030653733170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oI6-R6qjP9wK0UrxIroAtlXAve76CVnfG3Vq9pocybsrNJNfgHfUg-fUAQImqlIt2Fxf-qAlR8fK0rs07dXZUJawV7c37_iA04QMtsLb0_2PFP-zvavllGmuOvBiY1lOsz4V4Bdy85Q/s400/noel+on+scooter.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hayden stealing Greta's coffee ...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uQy3KoYWnSwWb5AbB8OqlpxYePFBLLdUrxtfB1m6J49jTQe8ZdeBOt-x-iqRU46BFVucwhST9WPlQtKJH_sG8ToS1jZyWHV949rotXh9Zg3-UUsZuVUBazhKAhxuPuBSPV_MjVUoK8I/s1600/h+and+caupee.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460063025035926082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uQy3KoYWnSwWb5AbB8OqlpxYePFBLLdUrxtfB1m6J49jTQe8ZdeBOt-x-iqRU46BFVucwhST9WPlQtKJH_sG8ToS1jZyWHV949rotXh9Zg3-UUsZuVUBazhKAhxuPuBSPV_MjVUoK8I/s400/h+and+caupee.jpg" border="0" /></a>Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-74187568957664098352010-04-01T13:40:00.002-04:002010-04-01T13:42:12.633-04:00Brotherly LoveI've been a slacker ... and I've got TONS of very cute pictures to post.<br /><br />But this will have to tide you over for now:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIwLhUyBXcabti3oLqyJ0eG3P3VyTVnefU9wD3-zUs-0G31vF8oRNM2w0CeCOdK5WAgzngFY5fBj5CtprNfnLzaw1t73UasgV545mVvvCntXpqsxyOxxI-G-0nhmpqrQgM-72kUxK_OU/s1600/photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455225556793514226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIwLhUyBXcabti3oLqyJ0eG3P3VyTVnefU9wD3-zUs-0G31vF8oRNM2w0CeCOdK5WAgzngFY5fBj5CtprNfnLzaw1t73UasgV545mVvvCntXpqsxyOxxI-G-0nhmpqrQgM-72kUxK_OU/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" /></a>Got to love Spring Break!!Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-16739850742000169142010-03-03T09:03:00.006-05:002010-03-03T09:21:07.614-05:00Project 5000With the onset of the Lenten Season, our church began its 26th year of a program named Project 5000, the purpose of which is to feed needy families in this area.<br /><br />Project 5000 is named for Jesus' miracle feeding of 5,000 from a boy’s five small barley loaves and two small fish as told in the Gospels of Matthew and John.<br /><br />The goal is to fill boxes with a pre-determined assortment of food products estimated to feed a family of four for two days. The filled boxes will be taken to local food pantries for distribution the week before Easter.<br /><br />We participate every year, but this year the boys could understand and help. We put in in terms that a 3 year old could understand -- we were going to help people who were hungry and sad by giving them food. They got it, and we were off to Krogers!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhAv4I9pPLswmkHcgUzvrQGxZTOyF6h8l-4NIMWHVp-bUlO43AvEhLS33O-wTQQXGmGtnQ0doBRq92r-8ev_OIZSYgQcQvlxCA3jdJKCwvehiV0dsNhYJpHkHW8CMO9g5_QG1G3-dtvo/s1600-h/krogers+shot.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444411372754262226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhAv4I9pPLswmkHcgUzvrQGxZTOyF6h8l-4NIMWHVp-bUlO43AvEhLS33O-wTQQXGmGtnQ0doBRq92r-8ev_OIZSYgQcQvlxCA3jdJKCwvehiV0dsNhYJpHkHW8CMO9g5_QG1G3-dtvo/s400/krogers+shot.jpg" border="0" /></a>They all helped pick out the food from the list to go in the box.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmwF1sH_5mN4dZ_Qdj4Q_-LmdSwMnNd8H4lG02OO32JL8wnK_Cs4_zcliLcr4YLBYfu4Dv933SSvlMyehm-xNi8jBXiQR7u8JG1KTKj7oEuslHV_3t5CAwq3mahRUIahL0WjTahlV1hM/s1600-h/hayden+and+pb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444411567090471234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmwF1sH_5mN4dZ_Qdj4Q_-LmdSwMnNd8H4lG02OO32JL8wnK_Cs4_zcliLcr4YLBYfu4Dv933SSvlMyehm-xNi8jBXiQR7u8JG1KTKj7oEuslHV_3t5CAwq3mahRUIahL0WjTahlV1hM/s400/hayden+and+pb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EMWlCba83nFMUQ4Z55JVwp-exqZ5oBOhpmuNDfg1zNyeMuWLKCaw37U3t6OaG7YP9wCCNrSgWUc0c04KQAZ09l5osI2g_XL94eqFkCpHkGgWGbQ8IT9zosQNxy3-Y8lLHOS5WjPnHIw/s1600-h/Noel+with+rice.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444411563060003634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EMWlCba83nFMUQ4Z55JVwp-exqZ5oBOhpmuNDfg1zNyeMuWLKCaw37U3t6OaG7YP9wCCNrSgWUc0c04KQAZ09l5osI2g_XL94eqFkCpHkGgWGbQ8IT9zosQNxy3-Y8lLHOS5WjPnHIw/s400/Noel+with+rice.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlU-kQVSpviDVfj5zHhw0lue3cESCFnKxszpWB5UzxvgEqUBp6JFj0mPy59l9BPIuBcE3MG-saOuqlDZuU1ST63-pr4aR2bF5vq7AvKZIcrzMCaa-Eb5mnz2HWkVQme006EoGRwAlQlGQ/s1600-h/tanner+jello.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444411553050023890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlU-kQVSpviDVfj5zHhw0lue3cESCFnKxszpWB5UzxvgEqUBp6JFj0mPy59l9BPIuBcE3MG-saOuqlDZuU1ST63-pr4aR2bF5vq7AvKZIcrzMCaa-Eb5mnz2HWkVQme006EoGRwAlQlGQ/s400/tanner+jello.jpg" border="0" /></a>Then, we figured out how to pack the box so that all the food could fit inside.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOZMZCoTZI-9TTdKKqGiDnOSM5aj7OFU-M2Su0x3Dt84jozsve8X7sJtgvOJA_Qf36kHShJJTfpz3fHQZiYZ7oW6KVr5wrKuDu-BbWOVERcaWnpGCwL1egsv3AkU2maTghfvKEcQ3FdQ/s1600-h/packing+box.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444411807942088594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOZMZCoTZI-9TTdKKqGiDnOSM5aj7OFU-M2Su0x3Dt84jozsve8X7sJtgvOJA_Qf36kHShJJTfpz3fHQZiYZ7oW6KVr5wrKuDu-BbWOVERcaWnpGCwL1egsv3AkU2maTghfvKEcQ3FdQ/s400/packing+box.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAMBYGvV3vRQFIjKqMjhr_WdzJPC8dx83tVaAzUUli98n81ZrZLn2YFx9Z6KpHaCADjAAXB6S8f746BLuVmmvLCNl6b2uxYlWxbnAsvQ26eaMrxMOGwtOd1OMLlHy5mnDGdMCrf6LTNA/s1600-h/packing+box+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444411805295850226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAMBYGvV3vRQFIjKqMjhr_WdzJPC8dx83tVaAzUUli98n81ZrZLn2YFx9Z6KpHaCADjAAXB6S8f746BLuVmmvLCNl6b2uxYlWxbnAsvQ26eaMrxMOGwtOd1OMLlHy5mnDGdMCrf6LTNA/s400/packing+box+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmOsh0BAUz2xp-C6dpXkOPB2lkLMtq7WnLb7ng6XCdrJbBWGuYly67fghYPxfpve3NNqJVB8q45lMnaywcakQVnKcCITfHuQCYnzeK2XKXphfwodvV66LnUkvtVCD3ysimX39IdhVTYQ/s1600-h/packing+box+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444411795218019106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmOsh0BAUz2xp-C6dpXkOPB2lkLMtq7WnLb7ng6XCdrJbBWGuYly67fghYPxfpve3NNqJVB8q45lMnaywcakQVnKcCITfHuQCYnzeK2XKXphfwodvV66LnUkvtVCD3ysimX39IdhVTYQ/s400/packing+box+3.jpg" border="0" /></a>The boys really enjoyed this project, and we are looking forward to more opportunities to share more acts of kindness and service experiences with the boys.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwars-16L5iKPFUXqJlfX_C_spQGvLk17V6frNCpyHYR4aTqAVHv8og5756o3KxnxcIc1DdkYbkBDEEfL39UXFjh-bbSXVVNsgpGi4GCOFs4cwsUkzCG980Nu7jy4zSKBSSaUtYQjfDyI/s1600-h/great+time.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444412027360423938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwars-16L5iKPFUXqJlfX_C_spQGvLk17V6frNCpyHYR4aTqAVHv8og5756o3KxnxcIc1DdkYbkBDEEfL39UXFjh-bbSXVVNsgpGi4GCOFs4cwsUkzCG980Nu7jy4zSKBSSaUtYQjfDyI/s400/great+time.jpg" border="0" /></a>Not because we get a free day at Disney for doing it ... but because it helps our boys gain an understanding about others and a sense of human compassion. I want to teach our boys to help others and be compassionate without looking for a reward or praise.<br /><br />I never want my boys to feel that community service is an obligation. Serving our neighbors is an opportunity that leads to the dawning realization of to the greater understanding our humanity, our fragility, and a greater appreciation of the great lives that so many of us lead and deem to be “normal”.Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-85134526168008642962010-03-01T10:25:00.007-05:002010-03-01T10:47:15.489-05:00My Buttons Cannot Handle Much More PushingI did it again.<br /><br />I got all cocky about how the "Terrible Twos" really weren't that bad, blah, blah, blah ...<br /><br />And now the "Tryin' Threes" are kicking my butt.<br /><br />The boys have taken to screeching <strong>NO!</strong> at the drop of a hat. No rhyme, no reason ... just <strong>NO!</strong><br /><br /><em>Lovely.<br /></em><br />I don't know if this was something they picked up somewhere or an inherent phase that every toddler goes through, but dear God, make it stop soon.<br /><br />In efforts to tire them out and not give them a chance to say <strong>NO!,</strong> we had a jam packed weekend.<br /><br />We went to Target and celebrated the <a href="http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-034346"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Read Across America</span></strong></a> Dr. Seuss's birthday event.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqZvNnpdYWk4rZx4Vo6sLPT9tRrTlgweRAPmofVYyEjuaWDgviIaL6NzTcpFrKXvabCaJ0_dPPGD4azToWmkEUSRz2txT5lEwIqHC7rPRXfEzgnJ-5ZhZNdISBURNoOgvkw5jvaSjPfg/s1600-h/hats+and+cookies+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443689104258855410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqZvNnpdYWk4rZx4Vo6sLPT9tRrTlgweRAPmofVYyEjuaWDgviIaL6NzTcpFrKXvabCaJ0_dPPGD4azToWmkEUSRz2txT5lEwIqHC7rPRXfEzgnJ-5ZhZNdISBURNoOgvkw5jvaSjPfg/s400/hats+and+cookies+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We visited <a href="https://www.lowesbuildandgrow.com/"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Lowe's</span></strong></a> Build and Grow event. <em>(Note to self: Hammers and three year olds are not a good combination.)</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__xmz-L6t4gnmvb1M91oK2S4VkGJd6Q1uYM89x3zIrKBptn6nqSmmOPfdTD2_22vRPW0Zboc4VRCszg2mVUElfHIcVBmv7PchMb45Ke2Dik6jnc8xS0E67oD-JkNRg6Q1Xlxe1WbcVFs/s1600-h/hats+and+cookies+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443689813417648738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__xmz-L6t4gnmvb1M91oK2S4VkGJd6Q1uYM89x3zIrKBptn6nqSmmOPfdTD2_22vRPW0Zboc4VRCszg2mVUElfHIcVBmv7PchMb45Ke2Dik6jnc8xS0E67oD-JkNRg6Q1Xlxe1WbcVFs/s400/hats+and+cookies+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GpBq-O-AFoB_uJKEDRvMMWwolV9qThbUF4A1enbzwIqihe_SkTNvcyTzZzUbX32At1KtxLxAfbHBswULnustIiroCYfq-AXuYKIBxflIo7BBT_7Zb_UjC008ov84EGBlsmvxBEchRFs/s1600-h/hats+and+cookies+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443689812322286626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GpBq-O-AFoB_uJKEDRvMMWwolV9qThbUF4A1enbzwIqihe_SkTNvcyTzZzUbX32At1KtxLxAfbHBswULnustIiroCYfq-AXuYKIBxflIo7BBT_7Zb_UjC008ov84EGBlsmvxBEchRFs/s400/hats+and+cookies+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We baked bread ... Tanner kept sneaking into the kitchen and stealing the crusty top.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflL_ziKepqKtpWczPTgcGhtFgAS0iE59jIpLsz_ZKA4o9xDvJVHhe56Pfx9yKa-LxBPL-7WFIi4YNeDhsvuqUr-HBT6_657-NbgYeCxbS_tNnlvE3gUrGtNnMuHMxXDjN3xCQA21A0eU/s1600-h/hats+and+cookies+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443689995456680306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflL_ziKepqKtpWczPTgcGhtFgAS0iE59jIpLsz_ZKA4o9xDvJVHhe56Pfx9yKa-LxBPL-7WFIi4YNeDhsvuqUr-HBT6_657-NbgYeCxbS_tNnlvE3gUrGtNnMuHMxXDjN3xCQA21A0eU/s400/hats+and+cookies+017.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVlJCGpyvZZdx7HMYG6ZugPjbu4GQ5ckGF41L2qnETV51MBbQZ7manXeKpIApNBrT0-9c4wfzZXzaiJ6Z75skp5twSegpgzrLniAeMIrOx_qOCiZpqtSeclS_X5uazZ-XuOx7cQ9CG1Q/s1600-h/hats+and+cookies+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443690000231814130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVlJCGpyvZZdx7HMYG6ZugPjbu4GQ5ckGF41L2qnETV51MBbQZ7manXeKpIApNBrT0-9c4wfzZXzaiJ6Z75skp5twSegpgzrLniAeMIrOx_qOCiZpqtSeclS_X5uazZ-XuOx7cQ9CG1Q/s400/hats+and+cookies+016.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We went to <a href="http://www.recreationsoutlet.com/index.php"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Recreation Outlet</span></strong></a> -- twice.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZtcxywlu5EMqyir603LmWSH1iYIcoGLtI270FJ6Z5Qu9LI6e2xiwLAooXw3FLEiz1uAIK2bDJvss2zds7tAZm7ByB40Aha54SBQOBVPQAjoHEWOAF_AMifshrv-UDAA4peobiELDZzE/s1600-h/hats+and+cookies+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443690292321480786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZtcxywlu5EMqyir603LmWSH1iYIcoGLtI270FJ6Z5Qu9LI6e2xiwLAooXw3FLEiz1uAIK2bDJvss2zds7tAZm7ByB40Aha54SBQOBVPQAjoHEWOAF_AMifshrv-UDAA4peobiELDZzE/s400/hats+and+cookies+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpD0kAiLS5i0waJzLxkteLp3s-AWYpkPW466MxiC4NiXWIzncqv1NOg0ks4yac5EAQCA2SEBTg5H-O6vxDH0mozx8u5tBmXEQv6eUmZZycq8L-xRqF6ufsIe8SsWWyKtja1-aNtrtEs_w/s1600-h/hats+and+cookies+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443690285315618562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpD0kAiLS5i0waJzLxkteLp3s-AWYpkPW466MxiC4NiXWIzncqv1NOg0ks4yac5EAQCA2SEBTg5H-O6vxDH0mozx8u5tBmXEQv6eUmZZycq8L-xRqF6ufsIe8SsWWyKtja1-aNtrtEs_w/s400/hats+and+cookies+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHzSJzpiyoZ7T-melzYGqtkZR6Gg4MvcdKE56J3Df4Bbsa1IG8VdkE7QZGuFfvSfQvcNVpOuyRyQ-tFLcgmMv0c4hFMde370CQksWs4ByPmoK8sFhUoLdbavAH9ZUGYC5l9UJEcTQoDQ/s1600-h/hats+and+cookies+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443690277560465810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHzSJzpiyoZ7T-melzYGqtkZR6Gg4MvcdKE56J3Df4Bbsa1IG8VdkE7QZGuFfvSfQvcNVpOuyRyQ-tFLcgmMv0c4hFMde370CQksWs4ByPmoK8sFhUoLdbavAH9ZUGYC5l9UJEcTQoDQ/s400/hats+and+cookies+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtlsu5AV5y41sIVhA9uXLOtqEaDcWn15bnciGEmwS1cwoz4CzghlJzIJrRxJrYsst1fy4drqPvBeIhrlX0YqmvMRr3xeMhIJMpYmzNbGUj_achusiPzn_Ntf-5XXaymM0__8QCSnKev0/s1600-h/hats+and+cookies+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443690271083560898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtlsu5AV5y41sIVhA9uXLOtqEaDcWn15bnciGEmwS1cwoz4CzghlJzIJrRxJrYsst1fy4drqPvBeIhrlX0YqmvMRr3xeMhIJMpYmzNbGUj_achusiPzn_Ntf-5XXaymM0__8QCSnKev0/s400/hats+and+cookies+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We made chocolate covered pretzels.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrQhpy8Lt5HuMAP0hcVdix2x3nRE6FKHZPdPNVh5_IIggteOlcJjUz-aQKHxfUzjGpBLti2hmIJSJ6GNao0nDDnjt4XCQWjbLcfGW7MVMwBrFqQraCeUWT2NhyphenhyphenjmjkpT596fRg1iyXak/s1600-h/hats+and+cookies+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443690473225149970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrQhpy8Lt5HuMAP0hcVdix2x3nRE6FKHZPdPNVh5_IIggteOlcJjUz-aQKHxfUzjGpBLti2hmIJSJ6GNao0nDDnjt4XCQWjbLcfGW7MVMwBrFqQraCeUWT2NhyphenhyphenjmjkpT596fRg1iyXak/s400/hats+and+cookies+018.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Last night when tucking them into bed, I asked if they had fun with Mommy and Daddy.<br /><br />Their answer?<br /><br /><strong>NO!</strong>Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-4988106012206307942010-02-24T20:56:00.009-05:002010-02-24T21:32:10.500-05:00When it Snows ...... make snow forts!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSWiT76G9S3-FSUO5zlvDg7rkMwtVdv1MVE9JTxcQbBD7Vv0qaB4lwzKCcxDmXDqq9uaH-avBN8NBeA48AtrD3AH6i3VAcS5c9OuVCdsY2WGrXmomFlZ-G5ZLYoOyfe9ifqiQ0yMCAuw/s1600-h/hayden+snow+fort.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441998461712083442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSWiT76G9S3-FSUO5zlvDg7rkMwtVdv1MVE9JTxcQbBD7Vv0qaB4lwzKCcxDmXDqq9uaH-avBN8NBeA48AtrD3AH6i3VAcS5c9OuVCdsY2WGrXmomFlZ-G5ZLYoOyfe9ifqiQ0yMCAuw/s400/hayden+snow+fort.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0IWxinyX0suxj9Cp6kEyLUUz-CWxVPeIBmsWkxRK0Ttvd2WnwqJy-2hBCwYqcL8ic-OC5tpxlo-Mkp5eCuXeb48CCWfEJBNFbv4ecBwXGl5CMBx1ab84WTsfw_YOxMTyZdBbFl1BQfsg/s1600-h/noel+snow+fort.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441998451060387282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0IWxinyX0suxj9Cp6kEyLUUz-CWxVPeIBmsWkxRK0Ttvd2WnwqJy-2hBCwYqcL8ic-OC5tpxlo-Mkp5eCuXeb48CCWfEJBNFbv4ecBwXGl5CMBx1ab84WTsfw_YOxMTyZdBbFl1BQfsg/s400/noel+snow+fort.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The boys are hooked on hot tea. They love to have a cup of fruit-flavored tea when someone is having a cup of coffee. It's interesting because they don't like hot chocolate -- they only want "hot tea, please"!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3YuDKuF7qUNAN5x2FSjuWgFUDzVby_bXxmNqxqh0bJ1KgaQIRcxX8RDH6oAD_nmpdvqllk-ERVEL9Nu0fcOul-ebg0et0so_-CMVXGkSg8dspYB5_jihyphenhyphengXB4w23tND2VmV5MF0dEAI/s1600-h/hot+tea.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441998767209521330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3YuDKuF7qUNAN5x2FSjuWgFUDzVby_bXxmNqxqh0bJ1KgaQIRcxX8RDH6oAD_nmpdvqllk-ERVEL9Nu0fcOul-ebg0et0so_-CMVXGkSg8dspYB5_jihyphenhyphengXB4w23tND2VmV5MF0dEAI/s400/hot+tea.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hayden and Noel helped cook up a fun lunch the other day when Tanner was in preschool. They worked very hard on their "Pigs in a Blanket", and Tanner was very thankful for the yummy lunch!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9l9lXNQi6QIK2jIxWm2yGOA1540DKvk-X6oOq57VmOVxAFGs2WAAWEhBVVP5wQ1X6jjNfFst7Xux-__omMP8zuLNqq1VmdimZW9meb5K1dX3lpimOx6naLzPYAEBE12aPVSB00rKNUc/s1600-h/hayden+cooking.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441999188366185186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9l9lXNQi6QIK2jIxWm2yGOA1540DKvk-X6oOq57VmOVxAFGs2WAAWEhBVVP5wQ1X6jjNfFst7Xux-__omMP8zuLNqq1VmdimZW9meb5K1dX3lpimOx6naLzPYAEBE12aPVSB00rKNUc/s400/hayden+cooking.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWN8MT6YQ9sZfoOPvaqI2x2hIgKomdmFpKNNRrr5ulMF0uVzacdekTnLyjvDmtEY7gl0Jn_AFGpB8hKiBfQnP77c3VH97k7pz00sCK8jpqLIQXO7u3LyIoXNMooqOZ0RWINGD6Rj-bceQ/s1600-h/pigs+in+blanket.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441999180896124370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWN8MT6YQ9sZfoOPvaqI2x2hIgKomdmFpKNNRrr5ulMF0uVzacdekTnLyjvDmtEY7gl0Jn_AFGpB8hKiBfQnP77c3VH97k7pz00sCK8jpqLIQXO7u3LyIoXNMooqOZ0RWINGD6Rj-bceQ/s400/pigs+in+blanket.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4pvInPItZcYQWmaY6cpRatLsWTbMmyDTdgOClW5Kn2zMTxO8LCo5A2sbdGuF59R5vUhR_B5Pn_gXKRi0I2Lp7VwsBPoa1qV7b68zXm_ZpiOXSqJdGIMdIjK2ZKt5IgSWWAZWO1DAOBU/s1600-h/t+eating.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441999177655913890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4pvInPItZcYQWmaY6cpRatLsWTbMmyDTdgOClW5Kn2zMTxO8LCo5A2sbdGuF59R5vUhR_B5Pn_gXKRi0I2Lp7VwsBPoa1qV7b68zXm_ZpiOXSqJdGIMdIjK2ZKt5IgSWWAZWO1DAOBU/s400/t+eating.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We think we may have budding veterinarians in the house. All the boys love to play "doctor" with the animals at Otterville. Noel always sings and rocks his animals to sleep each night.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIA7yED-Q-ndfO-uM_4HLzEAnp2zYnEW19jWMJtlRXue6O7vLilqKzwbZRjinBb3N9dP7P9xUO7FaxneW66OJ5DWOUooqZGkkr10CFq3JFmsl0mGszcESPkiTkBjJOHUCGvZvvkAONw0/s1600-h/hayden+bear.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441999949709539554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIA7yED-Q-ndfO-uM_4HLzEAnp2zYnEW19jWMJtlRXue6O7vLilqKzwbZRjinBb3N9dP7P9xUO7FaxneW66OJ5DWOUooqZGkkr10CFq3JFmsl0mGszcESPkiTkBjJOHUCGvZvvkAONw0/s400/hayden+bear.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpgAIY8XcyYOZvVzR2jENs5PLmUhfC8CwI67a0J1gfoBzTO2PdI2BJzu6d36gHcmKEb7wtKOKxgz3fwxUskpBjyufhD-mdnIvXYl_8LF5skwWfmS4kysiWcj2MRDgRS6o4vOQ6Oo_CWA/s1600-h/hayden+turtle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441999945639566290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpgAIY8XcyYOZvVzR2jENs5PLmUhfC8CwI67a0J1gfoBzTO2PdI2BJzu6d36gHcmKEb7wtKOKxgz3fwxUskpBjyufhD-mdnIvXYl_8LF5skwWfmS4kysiWcj2MRDgRS6o4vOQ6Oo_CWA/s400/hayden+turtle.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-g3P2tALA53Kv8JBtYjnMjpDt2tKHIX6-lOM7DpNNlmIAcNOS6njy1xpks6bIVmO-bbMLEl2xeHEOSaWb0mZKmXyNUgkIktfHF7RL0ufjpefVIXBL4fVt1be2Rz0rVAz4bs7K_yYuhU/s1600-h/noel+animals.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441999938614975010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-g3P2tALA53Kv8JBtYjnMjpDt2tKHIX6-lOM7DpNNlmIAcNOS6njy1xpks6bIVmO-bbMLEl2xeHEOSaWb0mZKmXyNUgkIktfHF7RL0ufjpefVIXBL4fVt1be2Rz0rVAz4bs7K_yYuhU/s400/noel+animals.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Tanner is definitely loving preschool! His personality has been really shining through these last months. He's even explored the ballet area at Otterville, and he loves to check himself out in the mirror before getting on the bus each morning.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSNTx-qKd4ks_pBzhXuyw6OtJyBdaFGjo_vUVg2_IpoZ2ajFpiMQsYSsW_EbtrkXOu0dE9rXNzgKAtnx9oaHYI0CThRJVEG4KDEwK3yYKoFRDKL25h52vbheHXbN-MWc0qlCfBZQu51E/s1600-h/tanner+ballet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442000586211552802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSNTx-qKd4ks_pBzhXuyw6OtJyBdaFGjo_vUVg2_IpoZ2ajFpiMQsYSsW_EbtrkXOu0dE9rXNzgKAtnx9oaHYI0CThRJVEG4KDEwK3yYKoFRDKL25h52vbheHXbN-MWc0qlCfBZQu51E/s400/tanner+ballet.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCYIWs-xiDsjHex91UL9UYBMZ24X0dPHjnU2PcOw5WSGkFLywSU2oq6UvDavTS2rppXuqN-R4fvigYjxd2_U7pWdhyv-SZ4rAXl8J7gfFCz9D_4J0XtGQxtnoIiDgAIG58wBJSFIH9lE/s1600-h/tanner+coat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442000577529498754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCYIWs-xiDsjHex91UL9UYBMZ24X0dPHjnU2PcOw5WSGkFLywSU2oq6UvDavTS2rppXuqN-R4fvigYjxd2_U7pWdhyv-SZ4rAXl8J7gfFCz9D_4J0XtGQxtnoIiDgAIG58wBJSFIH9lE/s400/tanner+coat.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Noel is a great playmate. He makes friends everywhere we go -- such a little joiner.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlPFElps6yeyilOrAplqnQNqO_SE_dMrAbrwLnzCqlk7hFdTZxNBiHoNbJAu6_CDiKR1q0YBaYkZveSwLWKb99EjZ6wb0KqXGSvu-r1lq5q6FNAPJhQC2krBcjzhTVKUstPhKkehNZgU/s1600-h/Noel+playing+with+others.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442001595175835474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlPFElps6yeyilOrAplqnQNqO_SE_dMrAbrwLnzCqlk7hFdTZxNBiHoNbJAu6_CDiKR1q0YBaYkZveSwLWKb99EjZ6wb0KqXGSvu-r1lq5q6FNAPJhQC2krBcjzhTVKUstPhKkehNZgU/s400/Noel+playing+with+others.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Noel has also enjoyed watching the Olympics, especially the ice skaters and skiers. He has taken to putting on a hat -- any hat -- and pretending to skate or ski around the house.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAO8knfJ8rSWF5-FBTyeISW6Srmvl0rDIZ3T_56INbvXZdG_Ts-EIDFZriykatjDlSjMompOcCFKPHtzo2ISVDEyk5bVARaBq1tSCN25_sjApDsNX3iZnqIyWg2ylMb3X-H2yp7A1i1Y4/s1600-h/noel+hat.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442001599614248034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAO8knfJ8rSWF5-FBTyeISW6Srmvl0rDIZ3T_56INbvXZdG_Ts-EIDFZriykatjDlSjMompOcCFKPHtzo2ISVDEyk5bVARaBq1tSCN25_sjApDsNX3iZnqIyWg2ylMb3X-H2yp7A1i1Y4/s400/noel+hat.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Hayden is about halfway there for potty training. He loves to wear his big boy pants, and will happily show you whenever you mention them. Makes for some interesting moments. :-)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPfXp3dhJzAQ3qgJKWWq4yPJ-KpK-9m6AjJVHPlFQR4lVeak26QDWN9MYOCi5BEbwOo0v7RpquNOVsLek4uF0dL2Su9HhzJpH3FjzxONKJYysaf4FfQkNCsV_G2-Ra-yjIZRl8iUfSyQ/s1600-h/hayden+and+big+boy+pants.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442002204767465666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPfXp3dhJzAQ3qgJKWWq4yPJ-KpK-9m6AjJVHPlFQR4lVeak26QDWN9MYOCi5BEbwOo0v7RpquNOVsLek4uF0dL2Su9HhzJpH3FjzxONKJYysaf4FfQkNCsV_G2-Ra-yjIZRl8iUfSyQ/s400/hayden+and+big+boy+pants.jpg" border="0" /></a>Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-5428044164878035272010-02-17T12:37:00.003-05:002010-02-17T12:38:35.353-05:00Out of the Mouths of Babes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXGCrV3Hbo33p0sgG03GJlQXt0jt5q3DkpaBk0avjz-mqtWyNoW2zMMmV3Z2GV1eoeWpIxLZi-I36aRsYzoHKPPR9eAgJTKHhLAatSQtBlzVCJiEE7RNK6VUuwxs1pJRaVgL1HovFma8/s1600-h/Postcard.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439267940513887186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXGCrV3Hbo33p0sgG03GJlQXt0jt5q3DkpaBk0avjz-mqtWyNoW2zMMmV3Z2GV1eoeWpIxLZi-I36aRsYzoHKPPR9eAgJTKHhLAatSQtBlzVCJiEE7RNK6VUuwxs1pJRaVgL1HovFma8/s400/Postcard.png" border="0" /></a>Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-58324885548651401472010-02-15T13:56:00.008-05:002010-02-15T14:59:02.201-05:00Darn you, Punxsutawney Phil!Ugh! Make the snow stop!<br /><br />Goodness ... this is getting a little ridiculous. And I'm running out of ideas of things to do when we are snowed in. Three year old triplet boys couped up in a house day after day can get precarious very quickly.<br /><br />So far we have gone sledding ...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35Fu4ux8tkFSoippUqkSoBjLz-eK0SZC2yoVcpMW-iIovKxHW9MF87ldJCU8V8cImSiYa_8EWHP5unKxusjMHY4V7UsZd7Sik2ouS3EeVBbJ2Mn95ihwZA7Y5BlO3gDd_QpBUTRAzHO4/s1600-h/hayden+sled+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438548099776584898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35Fu4ux8tkFSoippUqkSoBjLz-eK0SZC2yoVcpMW-iIovKxHW9MF87ldJCU8V8cImSiYa_8EWHP5unKxusjMHY4V7UsZd7Sik2ouS3EeVBbJ2Mn95ihwZA7Y5BlO3gDd_QpBUTRAzHO4/s400/hayden+sled+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvtOiFVOD2br-We1Xachn-JLfzVkV6fBgJ7WcWzV-ieI776z2wjIMiauPmVflywC_R2bLlCJVK0CV5Qs7ra0zlksM2XBA4GQ-Y7RCvvbx3RrtNjRKHpe6b_YBiD1dMJ6C4xS_ZGUrF8c/s1600-h/hayden+sled.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438548094650145058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvtOiFVOD2br-We1Xachn-JLfzVkV6fBgJ7WcWzV-ieI776z2wjIMiauPmVflywC_R2bLlCJVK0CV5Qs7ra0zlksM2XBA4GQ-Y7RCvvbx3RrtNjRKHpe6b_YBiD1dMJ6C4xS_ZGUrF8c/s400/hayden+sled.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fRKXB59meaZ-KPL-w2KX330WW1Lv0Xb2znKqAlPU7RlE-U7NeZ5qEDRsuSvPMSlmZuvrz5bPfTbEQg2Y2b3cKCY7kQDc8isn_Bt1VpXkTQ5M8RDyPA4Lutsu-M9ZNP_qcy4Ma13leVw/s1600-h/tanner+sled.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438548088718640770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fRKXB59meaZ-KPL-w2KX330WW1Lv0Xb2znKqAlPU7RlE-U7NeZ5qEDRsuSvPMSlmZuvrz5bPfTbEQg2Y2b3cKCY7kQDc8isn_Bt1VpXkTQ5M8RDyPA4Lutsu-M9ZNP_qcy4Ma13leVw/s400/tanner+sled.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kzApiGodiRswgt6kROU8R6iwwpACxEfPSAQjS3ng4Rm6ObO-Ro9A3HZWGx0w3-iF5suM5L6a4CY_DcLbf7Qy51LnjU2AjmIoT-NqF7m0eJ5DxqNmr9fXv5M-QTBRAwQ45gGFq4VxUAg/s1600-h/noel+sled.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438548079695782834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kzApiGodiRswgt6kROU8R6iwwpACxEfPSAQjS3ng4Rm6ObO-Ro9A3HZWGx0w3-iF5suM5L6a4CY_DcLbf7Qy51LnjU2AjmIoT-NqF7m0eJ5DxqNmr9fXv5M-QTBRAwQ45gGFq4VxUAg/s400/noel+sled.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3bpgvlYcRaH9X6fAIyw1620weWKQ77lKz3mA9Hbusl6yAu3TLZatt24H64-yFDMEIxFab0IrQfbmFxko9DCyKA7BnNhdmiedGNOhzb7L-xGdt-iVxDO4C96NFYx4wlVzv2IH9pBKQFs/s1600-h/mommy+sled.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438548075376602066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3bpgvlYcRaH9X6fAIyw1620weWKQ77lKz3mA9Hbusl6yAu3TLZatt24H64-yFDMEIxFab0IrQfbmFxko9DCyKA7BnNhdmiedGNOhzb7L-xGdt-iVxDO4C96NFYx4wlVzv2IH9pBKQFs/s400/mommy+sled.jpg" border="0" /></a>Yes, even Mommy went down the hill, but Hayden won the prize by catching major air on the jump!<br /><br />Painted ceramic dolphins ...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwd7_tad7SaIcmtVSZ-w6lfw2iAiOVV_WVTJ7c16haaXcu1udgJdEAGi7OP96bKpID_rDWZYCOaRusLfkxz7v2zMSRuTkyhaNLbwc0Z9V9inzKMV0cqouDqql6VIfpQDewi2-g_x5SIcs/s1600-h/h+and+t+paint.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438549261430404322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwd7_tad7SaIcmtVSZ-w6lfw2iAiOVV_WVTJ7c16haaXcu1udgJdEAGi7OP96bKpID_rDWZYCOaRusLfkxz7v2zMSRuTkyhaNLbwc0Z9V9inzKMV0cqouDqql6VIfpQDewi2-g_x5SIcs/s400/h+and+t+paint.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1j6TcJzQYU8giIAm007amtm0HCO13cuTTngRNCf4Zxly9j-OEqQZZMaNc1szA_3PV-2LuBhXMf7AX4Rmnm_WllOxFHv1lxgaYX7y_9OWu4dvKGn2GE7Rq7bTOV5xdKmfG6HmRVqKZh68/s1600-h/hayden+paint+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438549257276819698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1j6TcJzQYU8giIAm007amtm0HCO13cuTTngRNCf4Zxly9j-OEqQZZMaNc1szA_3PV-2LuBhXMf7AX4Rmnm_WllOxFHv1lxgaYX7y_9OWu4dvKGn2GE7Rq7bTOV5xdKmfG6HmRVqKZh68/s400/hayden+paint+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KiUYgn5e5MNZkETMUdJe1Wv7b8dgrfmpwORtmoLNMq-RZ78fTpmJZqzrrEGIvzUnh5VWudXmd1j6E8LMFkGAExM03Xq5upU4mqqj243EcObtZzEWVEOMZEa3fmuqFyKeMPKM1ROUjJ4/s1600-h/noel+paint+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438548847124841602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KiUYgn5e5MNZkETMUdJe1Wv7b8dgrfmpwORtmoLNMq-RZ78fTpmJZqzrrEGIvzUnh5VWudXmd1j6E8LMFkGAExM03Xq5upU4mqqj243EcObtZzEWVEOMZEa3fmuqFyKeMPKM1ROUjJ4/s400/noel+paint+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFOs-fYu27Y0Uwhynd5a7ppnLcGNX_9PLME1YXpGOu6Mz7OOKjVQAWhKgVmzkeJfagT3LLKwMQIYGLk1r0FolbpwDJ-NPHaXQTnslX5mcnIo0KyFvNJuB3d8-f3cSPzjsJmFw154cNeE/s1600-h/tanner+paint+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438548832893298706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFOs-fYu27Y0Uwhynd5a7ppnLcGNX_9PLME1YXpGOu6Mz7OOKjVQAWhKgVmzkeJfagT3LLKwMQIYGLk1r0FolbpwDJ-NPHaXQTnslX5mcnIo0KyFvNJuB3d8-f3cSPzjsJmFw154cNeE/s400/tanner+paint+2.jpg" border="0" /></a>We wore Daddy's undershirts and covered the table in white butcher paper. Good thing, too, because they got a little adventurous with the paint brushes.<br /><br />Watched the Muppet's version of 'Ode to Joy' many, many, many times ...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlMXRz8G0vMN7FbGAGvl6oDpy3gyVnotoUDhKqu2pHtMc7uZKbbHG0YFirgUQs8UBrhxvOHEPvUohZM3Q94MwP35lRcoQOE9XxQdtY6Q5MVGNKdwOWkQ47KBy5VQWzPQX5hjwFXAMXvg/s1600-h/computer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438549522587489826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlMXRz8G0vMN7FbGAGvl6oDpy3gyVnotoUDhKqu2pHtMc7uZKbbHG0YFirgUQs8UBrhxvOHEPvUohZM3Q94MwP35lRcoQOE9XxQdtY6Q5MVGNKdwOWkQ47KBy5VQWzPQX5hjwFXAMXvg/s400/computer.jpg" border="0" /></a>The boys are OBSESSED with 'Ode to Joy' right now. While searching for the new GE Healthyimagination commercial that has 'Ode to Joy', I stumbled across this -- and have regretted it ever since:<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xpcUxwpOQ_A&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xpcUxwpOQ_A&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Made "snow ice cream" ...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnXEc8K_KMf96nftUYmvBokVsPzrWDeNoUVnQF9JAfyJ4nh0IKg-oF8d8frvycRSQOscjP8fJpQAUTgVEvoYs_pBgoR322Grbr44xoVSTwiPVwzO81aSOvD9dikIXqL9RHHm10aMrTlI/s1600-h/snow+cream+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438549811261152578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnXEc8K_KMf96nftUYmvBokVsPzrWDeNoUVnQF9JAfyJ4nh0IKg-oF8d8frvycRSQOscjP8fJpQAUTgVEvoYs_pBgoR322Grbr44xoVSTwiPVwzO81aSOvD9dikIXqL9RHHm10aMrTlI/s400/snow+cream+1.jpg" border="0" /></a>This stuff is FABULOUS. It's just snow, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla, but it seriously looks and tastes just like ice cream.<br /><br />So what do you do to keep your toddlers occupied when you are snowed in?<br /><br />Ooops ... got to run. We are busy turning our family room into a fort, and the cookies are ready to come out of the oven!Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-49686687699247273202010-02-07T20:27:00.012-05:002010-02-07T21:03:08.668-05:00So ... What have you been up to?Ugh ... Work. Work. Work. And more work.<br /><br />Dan and I have been slammed at work. There is nothing like a 16 hour work day, every day to make you appreciate the small stuff.<br /><br />Like enjoying a hot cup of tea:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5k28To3mxDAWwOtj8SJDqbvgRUz3WTeZay6JGsv39iCWmO1N6wGIv6qxXouVUku2aZAQu2-SncjB-yotxxMyz2hOKQxTPoBuglYiKzDpKS5RvWN20xdZUXjICf06QG3YTlQHWqdmsTE/s1600-h/tea+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435682116981208978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5k28To3mxDAWwOtj8SJDqbvgRUz3WTeZay6JGsv39iCWmO1N6wGIv6qxXouVUku2aZAQu2-SncjB-yotxxMyz2hOKQxTPoBuglYiKzDpKS5RvWN20xdZUXjICf06QG3YTlQHWqdmsTE/s400/tea+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Znt75HqRMAgvN4oUxDDx9hWYCmeY0VGA3yv8VZffEmKssPdU3mdLqFTmvOJ3Tt9arF5cD8TVDkJ12ppuLnbC-B-_6yUsrSZejE1__VgSmdiro3Fh5L30oMz1fjBn1fnH9-7T43Uibsk/s1600-h/tea+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435682110431831810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Znt75HqRMAgvN4oUxDDx9hWYCmeY0VGA3yv8VZffEmKssPdU3mdLqFTmvOJ3Tt9arF5cD8TVDkJ12ppuLnbC-B-_6yUsrSZejE1__VgSmdiro3Fh5L30oMz1fjBn1fnH9-7T43Uibsk/s400/tea+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Or sampling from our nightly fresh vegetable tray:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-Rbv7bdEzZoSGkUJ1U-EjMFrmiL0QWowVi5AYSseRK_dICbiQtahPp4FHofb3BQvqYCGmiGilufz7BKztqGvhxSN8UST7ExmNZdE04PREa2hmFrwgxCW42AA79vWhPkeVrVgStmm1mQ/s1600-h/veggie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435682519005801906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-Rbv7bdEzZoSGkUJ1U-EjMFrmiL0QWowVi5AYSseRK_dICbiQtahPp4FHofb3BQvqYCGmiGilufz7BKztqGvhxSN8UST7ExmNZdE04PREa2hmFrwgxCW42AA79vWhPkeVrVgStmm1mQ/s400/veggie.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Or enjoying gushers (sorry Neena!):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgZNxN7xw19lAMaPHDi9i_kmSiPPf0O9Cs0GDa36KkpN3Gm8-rquVDW0m-39rFQDytqOQ4xYNuRaAtrMA4SElCn6OphaSUu71a6ft2g0UB3SujK92ICcPFX0Ix8XJ-Q1HWFvUUgUAEOY/s1600-h/gusher+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435683306744284242" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rEGsqTcjILiudkK7Zuj3xrtxCgwTy1umxWdznfOycCEfyO4sZ3I3QRMf3P7iReKjH8TdjA_7j1OX24s3l1Uwc5WlNfW2i9EBI68xovGs5xYMHeVw6viDgYPv1UttWZTzRomC4JHVIKM/s400/bed+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaIy_FnK-hggPNSc9PzRO_eEaw694nadAGXRvLzR7tydhKp32sjIAFoAG8n3CysU_88NS4Nm1-EiB2imh1a93X5tO9VLv067vCm9g1QOpNhz7UrHVRrQCTx92XeLDcbAU1JV4poD3-o4/s1600-h/bed+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435684011342116306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaIy_FnK-hggPNSc9PzRO_eEaw694nadAGXRvLzR7tydhKp32sjIAFoAG8n3CysU_88NS4Nm1-EiB2imh1a93X5tO9VLv067vCm9g1QOpNhz7UrHVRrQCTx92XeLDcbAU1JV4poD3-o4/s400/bed+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCa4Hljmoyw4k6KgIo_imA8If3_PaiuWlYfBj6LI7x7C4kapZzF1yvENvXG4DhxPKvJbNucEGc1eAznO-XjdKaGeDvIJdxqj8eb9b7uEDoDYOQbfFvjo_PQ7y7s84GwQcWT39mtGM6yZc/s1600-h/nap+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435684004849972450" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAJDW3MU3ick7vL0nfRUH4TBhr2BwxK_MlJGhaUXNsHcmq6FhwCe3OCuqwI48CfkCT19HTSf-_SWa3Q2jzVUgdPgj90CK54FZc9Y41tilRCKCOBa6lLERALstQjqD7nquYi_BE2KVeQE/s400/museum.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Or helping our neighbor snow blow our driveway and climb over the mountains of snow:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6eE2PSUPEGBJksayMi2zUThzVQaGbG8ygq68MwD1Ul_DsptCftZlApVs2Dl7W1Kn_yYKamfdAEPBqmvnqhxJXuY5J1cj06N5onQlz8Zhm2WX2HHblHiJ39sUkHPSG04dtWH46uFDWbM/s1600-h/snow+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435684910443355026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6eE2PSUPEGBJksayMi2zUThzVQaGbG8ygq68MwD1Ul_DsptCftZlApVs2Dl7W1Kn_yYKamfdAEPBqmvnqhxJXuY5J1cj06N5onQlz8Zhm2WX2HHblHiJ39sUkHPSG04dtWH46uFDWbM/s400/snow+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwapa7HD3iNB__10wU5bf3oB5_0WA39GwObAOwdjeAlUHIUGUeur2d6VQa5Xw69NwzZskzCuaqkh75HwHh8s2vIgcnVdDlK839b7VvuIg9pYEkpLoGeoRTXhZAilOJyla4AYQP8252w24/s1600-h/snow+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435684907409315618" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhEL0GaJn6T0cd57fSuRagxgDlGqgJq8uOVuk8DIDnwNngfqJPMAI-6u6Ujl8aPiB35dKCfpn2sk6jfaUCkxOdJno5QY-z3E0h-4M-LCT9acks6kP0dtXtwbNcfANVFQRM8W641NIZbE/s400/sleepy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Or playing together with an old toy:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlEPM9gijeKMP73XfIGWSZStinIFtacd7CaP3Mx01hhsZblCvzLKeQalwftB5J3n336hfE822vh0oFu37-gdsrIL8VyzTrBP28hnptl3T2vOmX1qjz4ekl_89EHpVb8E9XK8k0OPSXnw/s1600-h/play+together.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435685754766200610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlEPM9gijeKMP73XfIGWSZStinIFtacd7CaP3Mx01hhsZblCvzLKeQalwftB5J3n336hfE822vh0oFu37-gdsrIL8VyzTrBP28hnptl3T2vOmX1qjz4ekl_89EHpVb8E9XK8k0OPSXnw/s400/play+together.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Or learning how to trace letters:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmnCUa8f_8BUJZidmTEIBqOOFqurg0q4VJgxywJ2ZeZ3wF-NS4JEDnueQBvoV4oCCh4ENZUQUYtm_bDFrwn87yOVHgJTj5w405hyphenhyphenVOuDWJ8JHY8u9iuOiaFzrbcyWipvOa3c5IXDebd0/s1600-h/letters+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435686363311561010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmnCUa8f_8BUJZidmTEIBqOOFqurg0q4VJgxywJ2ZeZ3wF-NS4JEDnueQBvoV4oCCh4ENZUQUYtm_bDFrwn87yOVHgJTj5w405hyphenhyphenVOuDWJ8JHY8u9iuOiaFzrbcyWipvOa3c5IXDebd0/s400/letters+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxtKzO0AYH_fkdDE9rYbB2zPx9Qvf6f9ncRC9JwLOgSC5b4qD2BpmEM8Rs5fA9N1VpIUCEf6516mSGzXs0XFmZ18oD6OYE1wTCwX3u03YQIwPehFaO96RsgLSX6KkFeTIX0lYG_ZSEmQ/s1600-h/letters+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435686359398244642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxtKzO0AYH_fkdDE9rYbB2zPx9Qvf6f9ncRC9JwLOgSC5b4qD2BpmEM8Rs5fA9N1VpIUCEf6516mSGzXs0XFmZ18oD6OYE1wTCwX3u03YQIwPehFaO96RsgLSX6KkFeTIX0lYG_ZSEmQ/s400/letters+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1_dio3SvGMJ3ndAASum7ecHbPeDRnP2zNz0w2MBwFmB7BlhHGpfx8C9nPAiC44FQTQNwWWUdILQHEXnBHR4X0BQ5-fsr6h4NXDUPHQRlN4tD0UlvytiFp9oQphOnCQfUfWRdpUuLWBg/s1600-h/letters+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435686349690476578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1_dio3SvGMJ3ndAASum7ecHbPeDRnP2zNz0w2MBwFmB7BlhHGpfx8C9nPAiC44FQTQNwWWUdILQHEXnBHR4X0BQ5-fsr6h4NXDUPHQRlN4tD0UlvytiFp9oQphOnCQfUfWRdpUuLWBg/s400/letters+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjPjhkUFoTnTzQ5VXsbjUBXjCEHC7QU62zvmmHaTk6sJ97FP_1yEMn9sbgTso3sJAlbQQxmwbFe4_FX89AZgfYESLpxJ_TUreXa0gXnoFg-4HO7otCDtmoTgn3cvpXw5gLh3FaaeyOZU/s1600-h/letters+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435686343892852658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjPjhkUFoTnTzQ5VXsbjUBXjCEHC7QU62zvmmHaTk6sJ97FP_1yEMn9sbgTso3sJAlbQQxmwbFe4_FX89AZgfYESLpxJ_TUreXa0gXnoFg-4HO7otCDtmoTgn3cvpXw5gLh3FaaeyOZU/s400/letters+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Or practicing our yoga stance while having snack: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDenuBnQ0wyvMjNS1fSECLi61jTxb7HABULLKfV7jucUvODsqTJySaZf8Jn10Bvsr2BPB8apuwkh-pLfuPpqgu_7zW4MP8HJHHbsBHnN_2rHHg5P1bh-NaVlX9UozYvzlNXKdt4m81v4/s1600-h/yoga.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435686798095104818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDenuBnQ0wyvMjNS1fSECLi61jTxb7HABULLKfV7jucUvODsqTJySaZf8Jn10Bvsr2BPB8apuwkh-pLfuPpqgu_7zW4MP8HJHHbsBHnN_2rHHg5P1bh-NaVlX9UozYvzlNXKdt4m81v4/s400/yoga.jpg" border="0" /></a>Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-9776184188111693302010-01-27T17:47:00.004-05:002010-01-27T20:38:47.976-05:00Baby StepsAs most of you know, I take my side job very seriously. (I say side job because I am a mom first -- always.) I believe strongly in what I do for the children of my city and my school district.<br /><br />Every school. Every student. Every day.<br /><br />Sometimes I feel like I am in a vicious cycle:<br /><br />When I create a healthy menu full of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain pastas, reduced fat cheeses, turkey-based meats, and skim milk, the parents are thrilled!<br /><br />The kids HATE the healthy stuff.<br /><br />When the kids hate it, they don't buy the lunch. <br /><br />If they don't buy the lunch, I can't keep upgrading the menu and adding healthier choices.<br /><br />If I can't keep providing the healthy choices, the parents get upset.<br /><br /><em>Sigh ...</em><br /><br />Still, this is a battle I won't give up. Things aren't going to -- and can't -- change overnight.<br /><br />I think of it as baby steps ... just like with my real job as a Mom. We are taking baby steps as we move towards a huge change in our world -- toddler beds. The boys are doing what is human nature and resisting the change.<br /><br />But just as the boys aren't going to stay in their cribs without their crib tents the first couple of nights, I'm not going to be able to change school lunch overnight.<br /><br />But just because the process is long and difficult doesn't mean I should -- or can -- give up.<br /><br />It's. Just. That. Important.<br /><br />The boys need to learn how to sleep in their beds at night. <br /><br />The students need to learn that healthy food can taste good.<br /><br />So I'm taking baby steps ... the crib tents are down and people are starting to notice the changes in our school lunches. Check out my rockin' article in the local paper today!<br /><a href="http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100127/NEWS0102/1280302/CPS-listens-expands-lunch-options"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">CPS listens, expands lunch options</span></strong></a><br /><br />But we aren't there yet.<br /><br />For the boys, there is still learning to stay in their beds at bedtime and naptime. I'm using bribery. I bought Little Tikes Roadster toddler beds. Once they stay in their current beds, they get to move into a car bed,<br /><br />It looks like Tanner might be getting a car bed this week. Hayden and Noel ... not so much.<br /><br />For the school lunches, I'm on the right path. It seems like I've got the kids liking the healthy changes. <br /><br />And oh boy, do I have big plans in mind for the future. Hummus made for a ridiculously low price using commodity walnuts ... herb gardens grown by the students at each schools to season the vegetables ... build your own burrito, pasta, rice bowl, and baked potato bars ... sliced cucumbers with yogurt dip.<br /><br />I'm up for the challenge -- I can only hope I'm given the chance to make these changes.Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-85999625581624615152010-01-24T21:19:00.005-05:002010-01-24T22:09:54.978-05:00Weekend UpdateThis weekend was rainy and the boys were snotty -- NOT the best combination, but we made the best of it.<br /><br />It was "Date Weekend", so Noel went to the <a href="http://www.cincinnatisymphony.org/Content.php?id=86"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">CSO Lollipop Concert</span></strong></a> with Neena, Hayden went to the CSO concert with Daddy (separate cars and separate seats), and Mommy went to <a href="http://www.entertrainmentjunction.com/"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">EnterTrainment Junction</span></strong></a> with Tanner.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVArDOg6oORxVZPeUT0OcLRw4I5NTC1CItQxASN-WAyl8a41RKU_Qi6huq_ZP84x6CtDrgI74qn57DfLA4sdnP50NtF-32raMycq-o0xe_nKtn2tLRf0-iTvCIH4rzkE3EE_UNDgkpfM/s1600-h/IMG_2788.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430498153787682706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVArDOg6oORxVZPeUT0OcLRw4I5NTC1CItQxASN-WAyl8a41RKU_Qi6huq_ZP84x6CtDrgI74qn57DfLA4sdnP50NtF-32raMycq-o0xe_nKtn2tLRf0-iTvCIH4rzkE3EE_UNDgkpfM/s400/IMG_2788.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxMY4p3NR3NDdP8UAoAKqVmkIqFcpZ_uG2rDNg1AAzh3MIVu1oVmAk2yyg4bI7JuAV_Aaq982LEtvOCEGIZgvGZ8AlUsC4pVtXJZOERQx8DAYMRAGUSRWFOr_deQShSgtJ_LVyX9ibpA/s1600-h/IMG_2790.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430498148770643394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxMY4p3NR3NDdP8UAoAKqVmkIqFcpZ_uG2rDNg1AAzh3MIVu1oVmAk2yyg4bI7JuAV_Aaq982LEtvOCEGIZgvGZ8AlUsC4pVtXJZOERQx8DAYMRAGUSRWFOr_deQShSgtJ_LVyX9ibpA/s400/IMG_2790.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Once we got home, things went down hill. Annie tried to comfort Tanner while Hayden was literally listless on the couch.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOoRBqpstIWwqJIzy1hVi5pExsQYC8kl8C6sBX5_Ex0XfkoHaxuD27aoY-INxy3YLDOjNisENasEl8FryVyDV_bxzBaowhORJ41vJNY-g47Q-rS3mbqaHRENmlegd8_PNDuTGOkcdSR0w/s1600-h/IMG_2791.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430498143178908338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOoRBqpstIWwqJIzy1hVi5pExsQYC8kl8C6sBX5_Ex0XfkoHaxuD27aoY-INxy3YLDOjNisENasEl8FryVyDV_bxzBaowhORJ41vJNY-g47Q-rS3mbqaHRENmlegd8_PNDuTGOkcdSR0w/s400/IMG_2791.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7FGGOT2KWo3SbAMwyrfEjEhE0yMT2TGH4qth5hO8O7mToDhu_Eki880zyG4zbYi5jrobPwiBF_Hx5Xyj9TalvQaAqiNr1XuRj79RySIRyvOSsJcNsc6bYXgpvH9Yh5WqadvriJBupH0/s1600-h/IMG_2792.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430498136320449602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7FGGOT2KWo3SbAMwyrfEjEhE0yMT2TGH4qth5hO8O7mToDhu_Eki880zyG4zbYi5jrobPwiBF_Hx5Xyj9TalvQaAqiNr1XuRj79RySIRyvOSsJcNsc6bYXgpvH9Yh5WqadvriJBupH0/s400/IMG_2792.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />By Sunday, we had perked up enough to make valentine crafts, but not enough to go to church and risk exposing any other kids to our runny noses.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfz9jp7vhF3j7J-VC77KiqoNZZIM1x6pfLlfaXKO4iPUvizMXCGOm-g_KnKg8yGdX8qef8ASk4S5LzjSPLOWSIr5CbDEfkxESsfD4vLcEkG615uChzLH1uBThvnWNf0VIpphhRoS2-4o/s1600-h/IMG_2793.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430497300920954466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfz9jp7vhF3j7J-VC77KiqoNZZIM1x6pfLlfaXKO4iPUvizMXCGOm-g_KnKg8yGdX8qef8ASk4S5LzjSPLOWSIr5CbDEfkxESsfD4vLcEkG615uChzLH1uBThvnWNf0VIpphhRoS2-4o/s400/IMG_2793.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilO4MDXxthUrq7YNf5JAS8wUlHbQa1-yHGfzCVRCA6ybslnf8oMq4J6tUzcgvXYSX-LkQ00YvVJhyphenhyphenh-WEIYvD2LU21mQPZ79oFIzMhMXuRVb-CBqrg_pRRl1nc00N5a8JM4kyuHWmP_NU/s1600-h/IMG_2794.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430497295601552530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilO4MDXxthUrq7YNf5JAS8wUlHbQa1-yHGfzCVRCA6ybslnf8oMq4J6tUzcgvXYSX-LkQ00YvVJhyphenhyphenh-WEIYvD2LU21mQPZ79oFIzMhMXuRVb-CBqrg_pRRl1nc00N5a8JM4kyuHWmP_NU/s400/IMG_2794.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />By the afternoon, we were having fun watching the "Baby Einstein triplets" and making "bridges".<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofHMiWZLWLSeT76aBUvg5mxzfOlJqEiysDKed0ir4WMqZfOGfZTwy_PepFLHDmrTOLJ56YYlP887UnUrHJYssucAmVLEuj6CwvWysmasEnDDSDP1jH2DXCEd-L0b4JdPhU09W-06Acxk/s1600-h/IMG_2798.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430497288437497234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofHMiWZLWLSeT76aBUvg5mxzfOlJqEiysDKed0ir4WMqZfOGfZTwy_PepFLHDmrTOLJ56YYlP887UnUrHJYssucAmVLEuj6CwvWysmasEnDDSDP1jH2DXCEd-L0b4JdPhU09W-06Acxk/s400/IMG_2798.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzadBpap_-kg0mbnpaUjaZHAYAN1j7-vykldxxcZCfbPLxV15JVq-Mxlp6NES8caF6-jqjdG16SOZ4uKJ68ftUE1jsgiv5VMmU1DvQ4zR_InwKI1JB0dKIvtGuYVRUpUbEVAKyYP2QUhc/s1600-h/IMG_2799.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430497284944992594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzadBpap_-kg0mbnpaUjaZHAYAN1j7-vykldxxcZCfbPLxV15JVq-Mxlp6NES8caF6-jqjdG16SOZ4uKJ68ftUE1jsgiv5VMmU1DvQ4zR_InwKI1JB0dKIvtGuYVRUpUbEVAKyYP2QUhc/s400/IMG_2799.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We ended the night with the boys collapsing into bed -- which invoked a raspberry from Moochie.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIPJIIpjNT3XVkBH0eluXnqh-xx0w0MNBlJAfaF7jyfGo_LTj5HDC8icsfttdyHQGcYUd7AL_of17y67C40oWstVJ_Ptyc4T_OL3HThIOsqvoSlMRTKmibUZpIsrknLWms2LcX5YwzCE/s1600-h/IMG_2804.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430497278053883378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIPJIIpjNT3XVkBH0eluXnqh-xx0w0MNBlJAfaF7jyfGo_LTj5HDC8icsfttdyHQGcYUd7AL_of17y67C40oWstVJ_Ptyc4T_OL3HThIOsqvoSlMRTKmibUZpIsrknLWms2LcX5YwzCE/s400/IMG_2804.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-28725702895732446322010-01-21T21:27:00.003-05:002010-01-21T21:36:18.749-05:00Awwww ... SNAP!Noel is in big boy underwear! Woo HOO!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsDct0vxb4lWTDLVFr4B7-ZutRF8mNwBbA1QEwXWZD83HSrceQjkD5KauLHqZ3S2SoEeZ03Jw_3y9ppvQCFOwBvXTFTuU0byzHw3kkExbMhPVt-n2nozDfnZTp6Pypa4Rn0N1rJM03CU/s1600-h/IMG_2391.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429386633067788818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsDct0vxb4lWTDLVFr4B7-ZutRF8mNwBbA1QEwXWZD83HSrceQjkD5KauLHqZ3S2SoEeZ03Jw_3y9ppvQCFOwBvXTFTuU0byzHw3kkExbMhPVt-n2nozDfnZTp6Pypa4Rn0N1rJM03CU/s400/IMG_2391.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />He's been ready for awhile, but we've been lazy. Sounds bad, but it's true.<br /><br />I honestly can't remember the last time Noel didn't poop in the potty. But diapers are easier ... and Noel was asking for them.<br /><br />He said underwear hurt. So we taught him to snap the elastic.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyGogotomIMwSK2-8vyIGCEpabI3vBWmg_lbYTgsvNtZd8ogiXVoeqIgeTYXvlPqOgwOg5Sl0NAMLUB2y73ovzW19m7NPzmdPUV-GCYUqzb6j5mkghcS2rgDzNEZxrHjHbCSYl1klC68/s1600-h/IMG_2392.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429386636015725074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyGogotomIMwSK2-8vyIGCEpabI3vBWmg_lbYTgsvNtZd8ogiXVoeqIgeTYXvlPqOgwOg5Sl0NAMLUB2y73ovzW19m7NPzmdPUV-GCYUqzb6j5mkghcS2rgDzNEZxrHjHbCSYl1klC68/s400/IMG_2392.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kinda like the "bend and snap" from one of my favorite movies Legally Blonde.<br /><br />He loved it ... and we haven't looked back since.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmIwzWhKCIefSqkKa64XlxpAwothetqVcVe97TYFejYMUFdEBi0qys5WI35jI_aU0HpGkJ51qxlXONrEIwNXixLPTC2zMVSQMO1e97owX0e9IaHwv8Mrf3omrFP8h2HxLAhmzTQteijE/s1600-h/IMG_2390.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429387073651956562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmIwzWhKCIefSqkKa64XlxpAwothetqVcVe97TYFejYMUFdEBi0qys5WI35jI_aU0HpGkJ51qxlXONrEIwNXixLPTC2zMVSQMO1e97owX0e9IaHwv8Mrf3omrFP8h2HxLAhmzTQteijE/s400/IMG_2390.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p>What about Hayden and Tanner, you ask?</p><p>We're still working on that ... stay tuned!</p>Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-22901107071334083632010-01-19T13:42:00.005-05:002010-01-19T13:56:46.002-05:00The Week In Pictures ...Of course now that I have retired the 365 blog, I've been taking a TON of pictures of the boys.<br /><br /><em>Sigh ...</em><br /><br />So, here are some of the fun things we have been doing and trying this week!<br /><br />Noel and Mommy have been baking cookies!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe02uP1RD-p65M5g5ZA4yhOzxwQMDTxOokGQSnw9krg4fWBVyNgtNhWiAybOJlErDVJRHHCvwKz1NHAkt7a-Ts6U-JFrAdFVPkn8k_CGqlgBJFlGqmHLOjWiUSEDDgxfy0KrZtfjFW-V0/s1600-h/IMG_2764.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428523600962567938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe02uP1RD-p65M5g5ZA4yhOzxwQMDTxOokGQSnw9krg4fWBVyNgtNhWiAybOJlErDVJRHHCvwKz1NHAkt7a-Ts6U-JFrAdFVPkn8k_CGqlgBJFlGqmHLOjWiUSEDDgxfy0KrZtfjFW-V0/s400/IMG_2764.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hayden and Noel have been learning to slurp spaghetti noddles!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3_qW9ZcQKa4Aff_z8DpuYLB-ibHIv7JEwqWcN6JK2o-fBtE3IhVb-2qJapNVtOqZ5adnqiCy35tbTj3h7qHU9C_FIDfjjWlnxd8fny0TQEcOxXa_M9ddtS_qnIrJg1UNPmayiElufZQ/s1600-h/IMG_2766.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428523610317650754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3_qW9ZcQKa4Aff_z8DpuYLB-ibHIv7JEwqWcN6JK2o-fBtE3IhVb-2qJapNVtOqZ5adnqiCy35tbTj3h7qHU9C_FIDfjjWlnxd8fny0TQEcOxXa_M9ddtS_qnIrJg1UNPmayiElufZQ/s400/IMG_2766.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhwQR_f86rXDBjyFX7J7w747NxORQ17gypxpmx0KvY8eHC4BQFRMFIe-AJ08E3JoMElF9j7Vm3cK4JpyCZaH7BJ8srNpZ-Tfhd1VlGJVummaMqNLqf3VwsXkoMRr8hmjO7wbxEl1EwjQ/s1600-h/IMG_2767.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428523615109912706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhwQR_f86rXDBjyFX7J7w747NxORQ17gypxpmx0KvY8eHC4BQFRMFIe-AJ08E3JoMElF9j7Vm3cK4JpyCZaH7BJ8srNpZ-Tfhd1VlGJVummaMqNLqf3VwsXkoMRr8hmjO7wbxEl1EwjQ/s400/IMG_2767.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We went to the Newport Aquarium to see the divers!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBy1K1pM-YGZhH_wZFsuSUWNSky90ptC1jLQV-vm_o5__s2KiejrunP0FvjAo3ksWteJpdXDIaSUfX3k6Wq8vs2BT_diHSlsSy8lVOP0wqcwG1eTchgWPNhaeZbzO6HrhuFzuHVFm30so/s1600-h/IMG_2775.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428524248183218802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBy1K1pM-YGZhH_wZFsuSUWNSky90ptC1jLQV-vm_o5__s2KiejrunP0FvjAo3ksWteJpdXDIaSUfX3k6Wq8vs2BT_diHSlsSy8lVOP0wqcwG1eTchgWPNhaeZbzO6HrhuFzuHVFm30so/s400/IMG_2775.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhiUp7ccqq6M3_ox9Sty3Bjaf00WHhb02nXI2XW78V7RSjXY1-zWYkwGFC4PQxxw_9Wq-YdxK7i59bxTNQcnloX3loVGtxHo732NTh23y4pj4QgWp01eFJ1GQ0rOf07o4W6jiFw10TGA/s1600-h/IMG_2773.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428523626079778194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhiUp7ccqq6M3_ox9Sty3Bjaf00WHhb02nXI2XW78V7RSjXY1-zWYkwGFC4PQxxw_9Wq-YdxK7i59bxTNQcnloX3loVGtxHo732NTh23y4pj4QgWp01eFJ1GQ0rOf07o4W6jiFw10TGA/s400/IMG_2773.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisEzGMOBErJLPOVdfJhg7JvgQOg1J3S9HgCxBZL2zgZgj6ELx-Yb5gEw4N_og_N4DIY9LseFWGYdCwXve4k3kfmKelJM_ASa1kzd16IhPr3VJJvpvzzptlG4UWJ5jLBTxQhW2k_V5iICo/s1600-h/IMG_2771.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428523619111603490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisEzGMOBErJLPOVdfJhg7JvgQOg1J3S9HgCxBZL2zgZgj6ELx-Yb5gEw4N_og_N4DIY9LseFWGYdCwXve4k3kfmKelJM_ASa1kzd16IhPr3VJJvpvzzptlG4UWJ5jLBTxQhW2k_V5iICo/s400/IMG_2771.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We rode the carousel at the mall!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUxqBh_o5CqkxI18cjc5HSW4whUIpt09eTchZ6w8kd3dE5E6yTVxe90dYs5OkwBKQLhyphenhyphenLE6-b7QfULy9nyhml8ZM22LEJe7ZCCoPYSV8oat9F9t0TW9HrRMyQWoddvCF7wtxT1LMWs7U/s1600-h/IMG_2780.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428524267375500882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUxqBh_o5CqkxI18cjc5HSW4whUIpt09eTchZ6w8kd3dE5E6yTVxe90dYs5OkwBKQLhyphenhyphenLE6-b7QfULy9nyhml8ZM22LEJe7ZCCoPYSV8oat9F9t0TW9HrRMyQWoddvCF7wtxT1LMWs7U/s400/IMG_2780.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcXyNBoAoAf8wZMz93qxGqD5nh4uEJNWo3i3cBhhFzlY3u2UgQa5_V3EfdPsDynSW2L4hjqUqdMzdxheIu-voQWpDfW2-pDlzzMXkq4qHMEvQiP4SQOvodL196j9MNjQrDIS8FRZ_WV4/s1600-h/IMG_2778.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428524263718030658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcXyNBoAoAf8wZMz93qxGqD5nh4uEJNWo3i3cBhhFzlY3u2UgQa5_V3EfdPsDynSW2L4hjqUqdMzdxheIu-voQWpDfW2-pDlzzMXkq4qHMEvQiP4SQOvodL196j9MNjQrDIS8FRZ_WV4/s400/IMG_2778.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnR8V0oGk6Euc-MZNng8dzUWcMq_LKk5ByfWo2W1ov9Eaf3Fpp-QFxJgk8veZm72u_aDLG_8mbCfqddTSpKJ6YHJxbAtPZ1wMOSTbUZw7uUZ_V0u7hUcbrhEH296wxCbH5oljWCAzQpEU/s1600-h/IMG_2777.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428524258920653442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnR8V0oGk6Euc-MZNng8dzUWcMq_LKk5ByfWo2W1ov9Eaf3Fpp-QFxJgk8veZm72u_aDLG_8mbCfqddTSpKJ6YHJxbAtPZ1wMOSTbUZw7uUZ_V0u7hUcbrhEH296wxCbH5oljWCAzQpEU/s400/IMG_2777.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWboPZdslWtBzK78PzhMMawW5lZca2zyArn5Erjq-YDpFfvZ7zteCisqkhAtihVmBaFJ1XVntCnOQ2PbDjiy6AmpLVc1VbSKDX7P47an0gO6ICxO1bfW1zyOxbteDEAwUDfiDjQaxdD4/s1600-h/IMG_2776.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428524251253210578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWboPZdslWtBzK78PzhMMawW5lZca2zyArn5Erjq-YDpFfvZ7zteCisqkhAtihVmBaFJ1XVntCnOQ2PbDjiy6AmpLVc1VbSKDX7P47an0gO6ICxO1bfW1zyOxbteDEAwUDfiDjQaxdD4/s400/IMG_2776.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We went to <a href="http://shellyfamilyadventures.blogspot.com/2008/12/steak-n-roll.html"><strong>Steak 'n Shake</strong></a>, and once again vowed to never return!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwrKZ9OtkLSR3QG7VRpXcefpCYCmnS5vl1Jne546ddwm-vIpsP_GAbJV98vq6GGSzjarBeBa-kJvs0O03eqTA0dOto1CYcQCEYxE2wBUIqAD6RMdnE6DagyPQnmK_VypXzH3bkk9BCzw/s1600-h/IMG_2782.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428525555426880946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwrKZ9OtkLSR3QG7VRpXcefpCYCmnS5vl1Jne546ddwm-vIpsP_GAbJV98vq6GGSzjarBeBa-kJvs0O03eqTA0dOto1CYcQCEYxE2wBUIqAD6RMdnE6DagyPQnmK_VypXzH3bkk9BCzw/s400/IMG_2782.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We played cars outside while waiting for Tanner to come off the school bus!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wii0LYl0VwjQsj1nLmuw9Xtbu9TBNRuIexIHplcSv0TUiIuJNifoeDWHjq0Gh2df0ahEscfnh8nIOPB9NyEYzz9E8nCRQzzt5dutJZ1VaLEHPhbifxPjfWVJOrHjGe4m0VCXJ0433w0/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428525556618355874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wii0LYl0VwjQsj1nLmuw9Xtbu9TBNRuIexIHplcSv0TUiIuJNifoeDWHjq0Gh2df0ahEscfnh8nIOPB9NyEYzz9E8nCRQzzt5dutJZ1VaLEHPhbifxPjfWVJOrHjGe4m0VCXJ0433w0/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" /></a>Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-4013983330920758032010-01-15T14:53:00.005-05:002010-01-15T15:06:25.396-05:00Bulls-eye!Oh ... Target 75% Toy Clearance Sale ... How I Love Thee!!!!!<br /><br />Twice a year, January and July, Target clears out their store. Everything gets marked WAY down. I have both these bi-annual sales marked on my calendar. This week has been the big sale week in January.<br /><br />I've scored some good deals on clothes and shoes for the boys for next year:<br />12 pairs of shoes for $41.00<br />9 polo shirts for $11.25<br />15 turtlenecks for $13.50<br />6 pairs of sweatpants for $5.75<br />9 sweaters for $34.25<br />3 winter jackets for $15.75<br /><br />But, today, TODAY was the big toy sale markdown. I am now done for birthday and Christmas this year for the boys. Plus, I picked up a bunch of great toys to use as gifts for our friend's children and for birthday parties the boys will be going to throughout this year.<br /><br />How well did I do? Check it out ...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYIlk7JE-jrF5fzqPn5eU2jXH1Nv9MuzAs4SeJ4_KEesxLsnueTaAXwy-YLrTLFs-9skjnfiKHJ5Whupt41iaY1hykHGrobYOk64lOw8hBCati4YWlwqu0Lk_gAnrkPCLVJgEFaztzaY/s1600-h/IMG_2770%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427059039813366290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYIlk7JE-jrF5fzqPn5eU2jXH1Nv9MuzAs4SeJ4_KEesxLsnueTaAXwy-YLrTLFs-9skjnfiKHJ5Whupt41iaY1hykHGrobYOk64lOw8hBCati4YWlwqu0Lk_gAnrkPCLVJgEFaztzaY/s400/IMG_2770%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a><br />My total bill for all you see? $248.39<br /><br />The regular price for everything I got? $1176.98<br /><br />Being done with Christmas and birthdays for the year? Priceless.Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099037783347453678.post-54850236493282186092010-01-09T08:41:00.000-05:002010-01-09T08:52:49.660-05:00Tanner's First Day of Preschool ... KindaWhen the boys turned three this past month, we "graduated" from Help Me Grow services. Help Me Grow is a county based program here in Ohio that provides free early intervention services including occupation therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy at no charge to children 0-3 years old who meet certain guidelines. The boys being 29 week old preemies automatically qualified them for services.<br /><br />So for three years, we had weekly visits to help the boys meet all the expected milestones. They were wonderful and without them, the boys would definitely not be where they are today.<br /><br />Right before their third birthday, our local school district came to evaluate the boys to see if they qualified for free preschool under an IEP. An IEP is an Individual Education Plan developed to help any student that might have a disability that interferes with their ability to learn.<br /><br />The preschool would be at our local school; there are twelve children in each class, four are "typicals" and eight are "IEP based". Students are eligible to ride the bus to school each day as well.<br /><br />When the school evaluated the boys, they immediately dismissed Hayden as eligible. However, they carried through Noel and Tanner to something called the arena. This is where they would bring the boys into the preschool class one day and evaluate them.<br /><br />After the arena, Noel was determined not to qualify. This was great news -- my littlest one who is diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy didn't have anything that limited his ability to learn.<br /><br />However, Tanner did qualify as the school team was worried that some of his behaviors may interfere with his ability to learn. To be exact, they told me either he was brilliant and needed more stimulation, or he needs help learning how to take cues and participate in a learning environment.<br /><br />Tanner has always been a little quirky in the way he communicates. We had an appointment at Cincinnati Children's Hospital to have him evaluated for behavioral problems, even autism, but the jury is still out on that. After our initial appointment, the doctor stated that some things Tanner does is textbook autism, but other things he does are not ever seen in children with autism. So, we are going through a battery of tests over the next several months, and will hopefully get a final word from the doctors in September.<br /><br />In the meantime, Tanner will go to preschool at our local public school three days a week. He will also get to ride the bus there and back each day -- something he LOVES.<br /><br />All three boys attend preschool one day a week at our church's preschool. It is a wonderful program and the boys love their weekly Thursday class. Both Dan and I thought it was very important to have Tanner still go with his brothers to church preschool once a week.<br /><br />Next year, Tanner will go to our local public preschool four days a week, while Hayden and Noel continue to go to our church preschool three days a week. I will put Hayden and Noel in different classes, so every boy will have their own class, make their own friends, and gain their own independence.<br /><br />The year after (the year before they start kindergarten), the principal of our local public school would like to have all three boys attending preschool there four days a week. Hayden and Noel would be considered "typical" students. This would be perfect since then Hayden and Noel could ride the bus with Tanner each day, too.<br /><br />Now, what you have been waiting for -- the pictures of Tanner heading off to preschool all by himself! He was such a brave, big boy!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCs9GE1srwBhE2EMjHoQn-3e2c1fjC1tRS-03NVU5E7CC2Dl_zobK8ki-KRVUWv-GtXrQ-GTQMH7rl5WDtdNAfhyaHunoTQjT0yfrA-dnhq0U5u1xf-gBOQE3yPg_ZOGXTNC8drJJkBCw/s1600-h/IMG_2746.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424078624278792274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5z8FE2y5fZCuMFjAj1wwaf7OKPPWVn9HqeHN5l_xECjgGJwd9bPFfKm3CfFrpWCrtj-UAzL9eU6d4kS7xvSrgrHhd3L_qZYMcnnAwd-dgTFrPTImiLpjZAZkSpNKKP2jAdGh0Bb5BE_g/s400/IMG_2747.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjAJaFx53fSqnJIbH11QaWlnkkD-V_v8EmN-rxulFH4d90qZ5v6jhNk_eyjmV4O6OrbokzyLBf7eRLLcHR_rMq49XeTXRi_f-yn6pjNgvKJViduaaDUNogEgykxuER1tu_ZyuEkoMf7E/s1600-h/IMG_2746.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424079489490472530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjAJaFx53fSqnJIbH11QaWlnkkD-V_v8EmN-rxulFH4d90qZ5v6jhNk_eyjmV4O6OrbokzyLBf7eRLLcHR_rMq49XeTXRi_f-yn6pjNgvKJViduaaDUNogEgykxuER1tu_ZyuEkoMf7E/s400/IMG_2746.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNZKho8RIO_kwaA3f9UCxMKYLhNEJODWX4ChfZGNJ2FLKjXAJQlHvzwwMtJ1GfbyptEy1ciJldQwAgb622sebwvCX0z1EvgGjJvKDTtOXRnj1PegAdy61eG5V4uhM2nL9y4nvr4R-6v0/s1600-h/IMG_2751.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424078639294282322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNZKho8RIO_kwaA3f9UCxMKYLhNEJODWX4ChfZGNJ2FLKjXAJQlHvzwwMtJ1GfbyptEy1ciJldQwAgb622sebwvCX0z1EvgGjJvKDTtOXRnj1PegAdy61eG5V4uhM2nL9y4nvr4R-6v0/s400/IMG_2751.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHsSDnNQjHZuUSZhV4rixBfNBGU8UqMpsW5SFRTpMkq2XyZOFJZ5iCoo1IyzQNRKxBFUhOhh9hjVImBEhrOVGbY2LwPFAK6izxfdoDtNXwcTn9ZY0yAJ1p_68AcHv2cjHyjt_O1mJKpI/s1600-h/IMG_2749.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424078628223343538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHsSDnNQjHZuUSZhV4rixBfNBGU8UqMpsW5SFRTpMkq2XyZOFJZ5iCoo1IyzQNRKxBFUhOhh9hjVImBEhrOVGbY2LwPFAK6izxfdoDtNXwcTn9ZY0yAJ1p_68AcHv2cjHyjt_O1mJKpI/s400/IMG_2749.jpg" border="0" /></a>Got Triplets?http://www.blogger.com/profile/02113043976812613007noreply@blogger.com1