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.

Our Colorado Trip

Well...WE DID IT! And the trip was a success! The babies did pretty well on the plane. On the way there, Brody threw up 3 times, all over me, but that was the worst of it. The way back was better, although the boys were a little wiggly at times. We managed to get 3 babies, 3 suitcases, 3 car seats, 3 backbacks (diaper bags) and 2 strollers, to Denver and back without loosing anyone or anything! So like I said the trip was a success! We really enjoyed our time visiting Sue, Neil and baby Dane, as well as all of their animals. The weather did not cooperate, but we managed to have a wonderful time inspite of that. Here are some pics from the trip.


These were all taken at the Denver Children's Museum...Oh what fun we had!


Colorado is so beautiful!


The babies were checking out the plane...so cute!

And the Winner Is....

LOGAN!

Although all of the babies have started walking, Logan is now a "walker"! He prefers to walk rather than crawl and he is really getting more sturdy and fluid. He walks all over the house and he is getting used to wearing shoes when we go out.

Emmerson is right behind Logan, and she starting to choose to walk more often. Brody has started to take more and more steps, and he usually does this when he thinks no one is looking. We think he may be a little insecure.

Emmerson's First Dolly

Today was very exciting for Emmi! She got her first baby doll. It didn't take long for her to grab it and give it a big wet kiss!...so cute! She hasn't put it down since I gave it to her 1 1/2 hours ago. Even when she grabs another toy, she puts the baby in her lap. And boy did she let out a hollar when her brothers came by to see her new dolly. They seem interested in the baby too...looks like we are going out tonight to get the boys a baby too.