Candy Canes....Yummy!

Although we really try to limit the amount of sugar the babies eat, we couldn't go through this holiday season without letting them try their first candy cane. They loved them! Emmerson and Logan each ate them the "correct" way....licking and licking until the red stripes disappeared and the tip became smaller and smaller. Theirs each lasted about 10 minutes. Brody on the other hand would have ate his in under a minute if Mommy didn't intervine! He shoved the entire thing in his mouth sideways so that his cheeks were poked out on each side in the shape of a candy cane. They all seemed to like their first crack at candy canes and we were able to get some cute pictures

Our First Snow Adventure

We bundled up all the kiddos and headed outside for our first adventure in the snow. We have a small sleding hill just outside our front door that was perfect for us to have our first sled ride on. Brody and Logan loved the snow and the rides in the sled. They each had the biggest smiles on their faces as they came zooming down the side of the hill. Emmerson on the other had did not care for the cold, the snow and especially not the sledding. She cried for most of the experience, but was the happiest once we came back in side.


Daddy and the gang

Brody..................................... Emmerson

Logan ...............................Mommy and Kids

Triplet Tree Santa Breakfast

It was our first time attending my triplet groups annual Santa breakfast. We had a great time! It was so nice being out to eat and not being "on display". No one came up and asked "Are they triplets?" or "Do you watch Jon and Kate plus 8?". It was great! The Glatchaks and the Andersons were there and everyone had fun running around the large banquet room. We were not sure what to make of the big guy in red though...that brought out the only tears of the day. It was amazing to everyone how quiet and well behaved all the kids were...especially considering there were about 200 people there and over 130 of them were kids! John and I were also very excited that we finally took individual with our babies...Just Mommy, Daddy and each of our children alone. We are going to make this a new tradition...throughout the year.

Grand Bear Lodge Trip

We had a great time on our mini vacation to Grizzly Jacks Grand Bear Lodge. We stayed in a 2 bedroom condo with Grandma Linda, Grandpa Jim, Uncle Brian and his girlfriend, Jodi. We went swimming in the indoor water park and even rode rides in the indoor amusement park. Emmerson only lasted 30 seconds on the ride which is why she is not in the photos. The boys liked the ride...and since it was their first, we were ALL very excited. During our stay, we celebrated our first of many "Christmas dinners" with Uncle Brian and Jodi. They were very generous and got the kids many fun toys and books. Brian and my Mom and Jim went in together on a gift for John and I too...the Wii! We are looking forward to spending time learning all the new games. Although Brian and Jodi were sick for most of the trip, we all had a great time just being together!

Preparing for Winter and the Holidays...

As the weather is getting colder, we are trying to find ways to keep busy inside. So, we have officially transformed the office into a play room and we are in the process of creating a play ground area in the basement. It is nice having most of the toys out of the family room. It also gives us a different scene during the day which is great for both Mommy and the troops.

We are looking forward to spending some time with family as the holidays are quickly approaching. Uncle Brian has made the trip in from Florida, and we have plans for a weekend getaway with him, Jodi and Grandma Linda and Grandpa Jim. It should be a great time and a wonderful change of scenery!

We are also looking forward to spending time with the Kelseys and Uncle Matt and Aunt Kelly who will be coming in from St. Louis. It will be such a different holiday season this year now that we have 3 walking toddlers! We are really looking forward to it!

Fall Fun

WORLD'S BEST TOY!!!

Well, you've heard that old saying..."give them a box and they'll play all day". It's true! Even though we have what I can only imagine is every toddler toy out there, the thing that was most interesting yesterday morning was an old Huggies box! They were pushing it around and climbing in it and on it. They even started trying to use it as a slide...which prompted me to borrow one from a friend, so now we have one more toy in the family room! Anyway, enjoy some pictures of the trio playing with the "world's best toy".

First "Real" Hair Cuts

Even thought Mommy cut the boys hair back in September, they had their first real hair cut in a salon on Oct. 3rd. Emmerson still has not had her hair cut, as we are still waiting for her to get some hair! The boys both did great as the lady clipped away. Even when she turned on the electric razor to do their sides, they were both really calm. They looked so handsome afterwards.

Brody was REALLY excited to get his hair cut! :)

Logan LOVED all the attention while his hair was cut.

Our BUSY but Fun-Filled Weekend!

We had so much fun this weekend! We went to our 2nd Annual NICU reunion at Copley on Friday night. It was so nice to see our former nurses. We played games, ate Halloween treats, and participated in a costume parade. It was a fun time and it reminded us of how far they have come.

On Saturday we had our first experience at Boo at the Zoo. Enjoy the many pictures from that day. We met our friends there, and all together, there were 6 toddlers....lunch was a real sight!

The kids LOVED running around in the hay stack maze.

Everyone enjoyed watching "The animal train"!

Our animals were crawling around in the caves...so cute!

Our lion w/ the zoo's lion ..Our elephant w/the zoo's elephant

Lunch w/ the animals........Sleeping Elephant

Sleeping Lion .......................Sleeping Monkey

Sunday, after church, we went to Sonny Acres pumpkin farm. The kids loved climbing on the pumkins, playing in the leaves, running around the play ground and riding on the train. It was a beautiful day and we are glad that Grandma Linda, Grandpa Jim, GG and Don could join us.

We ended our weekend with a birthday party for Grandma Kelsey at their house. It was a nice party and we were totally exhausted when we left.