Catching up...

The past week flew by. I had projects due for my master's class, papers to grade, Santa's Cottage to work at at school, and then my mommy duties. But...I just had to share this:

Cheri called me at school on Thursday. I called her back and her first words were not hello...but "I'm not qualified to watch triplets!" She then told me to sit down as she had a story for me. She was cleaning up the trays and kitchen from lunch when she realized that it was very quiet in the house. She looked in the living room and then checked our bedroom. The kids were no were to be found. As she came through the office, she noticed the bathroom (pocket) door was closed. When she went to open it, it was locked and Luke hearing her, says "Hello" in his sweet little voice! So, she knew he was in there and just had to assume the other two were since they were silent! She worked fast to get the lock apart and there they were - cleaning out the cabinet. As least they weren't drinking the water from the toilet!


Yesterday was a day to catch up around the house. I spent my time between laundry, cooking, and playing. While I was cooking, I would give the kids a taste. At one point I asked Brooke if - she liked it. MMM Good she said and ran off to play. About 5 minutes later she was back and asked me, "You like it all gone?" I guess she thought that was the name of the tuna salad I gave her!!!

Luke is really talking more and more. He is so darn cute with those big eyes. I asked him if he was hungry for breakfast and he replied..."hungy, pizza, french fries!" I love it. And, now when he shakes his head yes, his whole body wiggles as he gets so excited.

Zach has been my lovey boy lately. I just want to squeeze him. He wraps his little legs around me so tight and hangs on for dear life. Sometimes I think about everything else I have to do that can't get done while I'm holding him, but I know this phase is not going to last and I want to enjoy it while I can!

Uncle Blake/Aunt Sara's Wedding

I know this is late, but I wanted to get it in! We (all 5 of us) were very fortunate to be a part of my brother Blake's wedding. It was a beautiful November day with temperatures almost in the 60s. Sara was gorgeous, the kids walked down the aisle and made me so proud. I still cry thinking that all the planning and fun are over. Here are some pictures from the happy day.



Here is my sweet baby girl. She was such fun!





Here is Blake with the boys. I can't wait for him to have kids of his own, he is so good with mine!



This is my entire family. What more could a person ask for?

Turkey Day 2009

We have so much to be thankful for, it is impossible to list. Most important though is our family!

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Happenings

This past weekend was beautiful and we spent a lot of time outside enjoying the warm weather. It was definitely something to enjoy since this doesn't happen often in November. We raked leaves on Saturday and then played at Lincoln park on Sunday. We weren't quite finished with being outside, so we decided to blow bubbles for awhile. The joy they get from bubbles is amazing!



We paid the price for such nice weather though. This morning was a morning full of green snotty noses and crabbiness. Nana went shopping with us and on the way we called our pediatrician to see if we could get in. At our appointment, she informed us that Luke has yet another ear infection in his left ear (the 2nd one in a month), Zach has an ear infection in his right ear, and Brooke is okay so far, just has a head full! Hopefully the antibiotics will clear things up and they will be good in time for Uncle Blake's wedding this weekend!

The kids were playing tonight and Luke was so crabby - just not like himself. I felt so bad for him, I picked him up, carried him like a baby into our bedroom, and sang quietly to him. As I was doing this, I realized it is something I don't do often enough - with any of them. My babies are growing up and I am going to miss this one day. I started tearing up when I thought back to how often I used to do this and enjoy it because I had waited so long for these precious gifts and God had given me three babies to love. Sometimes, we just get so wrapped up in every day life, that we don't stop to enjoy what is in front of us. I made a promise to myself to remember this and to continue making special time like this with each of the kids before they are all grown up and don't want to be held and cuddled with anymore.

Happy Halloween 2009

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