you "awe"ta be in pictures

Get it? Like, "awe" isn't she cute? Yep, she is.. .AND she knows it! What a ham!!!

Mary knows how to turn on the charm...in an instant. Don't let that sweet, innocent face fool you!

slippery slide

Our shy baby is now turning into a dare devil! Gabby is the only one of the trips that has figured out not only how to climb the slide, but also go down! (With some coaching from Mommy, of course.) She is pretty proud of herself!

wait until she sees the size of the slides at the play ground...will she be so adventurous?

our little inventor

Who needs hair gel when sticky fingers (when run through the hair) do the trick? Now why didn't I think of that?!?!?

Can you just imagine this as the "face" of stick-eee the hair product for kids? He looks like a rock star!! KISS had better watch out!

out on the town

We moved the trips from their infant carriers to toddler car seats this past weekend. They really seemed to enjoy the change of scenery. (Now there is soooo much to look at!)

But I really don't know what is worse- having Mary stare us down because we bought ice cream through the drive-thru and didn't give her any OR that Lou and I have now officially lost our quiet talk time in the front seat.....

No, we don't have assigned seats when it comes to riding in the car. We try to mix it up so that they each get a turn with a different view.

Trips and Dad at the Flaming Wok. It was a bit of a gamble heading over to the Chinese-gone- Japenese hibatchi grill (let's just say 1980's decor and an empty parking lot) but the staff was very friendly (especially after we left a mess of rice on the red carpet floor) and the sushi was great! The kiddo's enjoyed their shrimp, tofu, and rice, too!

step aside Kobayashi

I am sure many of you are familiar with the famous hot dog eating champion,
Takeru Kobayashi.... and I think that I may have a child that can compete with the best of them! I have never seen food inhaled so fast. Before my fingers touch the top of the high chair table, the food has vanished. (And nope, it hasn't slipped onto the floor or on the seat!) There is no methodology to the eating...it is just "double fisted get inside my mouth as fast as possible".

Mary, our timed-food eating champion. Just juice is left on her plate. She could care less about how much ends up on her face or clothes...or what the aftermath looks like. I honestly don't know if she is ever full....

Note how clean Gabby's tray top is. The food is still separated in little piles! She is prim and proper while she eats...and MUST have a drink to sip in between bites.

I thought Mateo was our human garbage disposal and would give Mary a run for her money...but alas, he has started to wind down on his food consumption and is more interested in squeezing the avocado to see how it "feels" versus actually eating it.

hibernation

With the holidays behind us and the cold weather around (hopefully not for long!!), we have been secluded in our playroom for the past week. (Mommy does venture out at least 2x a week though, for all of our sanity!)

As the pictures show, the playroom is truly the triplets only freedom to wander and get into all their toys. And it is a disaster zone. I think hard hats should be required. No matter how many times I try to pick it up, balls, rings, and weeble-wobbles end up all over the place! I am amazed at the hiding places the triplets come up with.

Will keep my camera posted for those "first" steps. They should be happening any day now!


Thank you, Uncle Jeremy, for teaching me how to say "TOUCH DOWN" during the football games on New Year's Day. (Gabby will stop whatever she is doing when you yell "touch down" and raise her little hands up in the air.)

Our boy, "tate-o" always has a smile on his face..especially when you say his name or are going to take a picture. (And yes, his shirt is wet from all the endless drool that this boy produces. You would think he would have all his teeth by now with all the drool!)

Mary - poor Mary always looks so dis-shevled with all that long, curly hair. I would try to clip it up, but it seems that the twisties and clips become "toys" for the others to pull on...(sigh) She is such a good sport about all of it.

.....they all like to "clap" and giggle with one another. Stealing toys from the other is also a favorite past-time.

meet cousin Joseph

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!

We haven't taken any pic's of the trips recently (I need to get my camera out!) so I thought I would upload a few of our newest baby cousin, Joseph Henry - born 12/21/07.



"lil joe" is wide awake!

Joseph had to go under the billie light for jaundice