Life Lately

Well hi there!  I know I know...I've been slacking at blogging lately.  I guess I've been super busy during naptimes!  Lots is on my mind with the Fall gearing up and now I'm starting to feel like we can start to get more involved with stuff at church again so I've been getting organized with leading a small group, co coordinating MOPS, planning a Women's Retreat, cleaning house, painting the girls' new "big girl" bedroom cuz we found, through the multiples club, a triplet mom who's girls just graduated college and she's selling 4 twin beds (that bunk and loft), a trundle, 3 desks, etc.  So...we're getting that this week...but we won't move the girls over yet...just getting ready for when the time is right. :)  Plus, my parents are coming in a month and I want to have the room ready to show them! :)  Um, what else, just been busy I guess!  

This morning Auntie Jody came over and watched Addison and Hailey while I took Emily on a date!  I went with Addison a while ago and took her swimming by herself and then to a park.  Emily and I went to this place called Stonefire Pizza cuz they have a Mommy and Me area that was so cute!  She loved it!  It was so fun to have her all to myself!  I do have to admit though, and I know I shouldn't even say this...but...it really is so much easier having one!  I can't even tell you!  I didn't have to take a stroller anywhere we went, we could hop in and out of the car - no problem, I could actually hold her hand and WALK in somewhere, when we ate at McDonalds, I didn't have to HURRY along with them and there was virtually no mess!  Plus, no one stopped me to talk about triplets!  :) And, I didn't have to break my heart and tell her "sorry, I can't hold you right now. I'm holding your sister..."  It was just such a treat!  Thanks so much Jody!!!  I really cherish my one on one time with the girls...we're trying to do it more and more...just take one of them on an errand with us and stuff like that but it's so funny, the girls TOTALLY miss each other!  The whole way to the pizza place, Emily kept saying "Hayyydee???"  "Aaaaddyy?"  So funny.  I guess Hailey and Addison were doing the same thing for Jody.  It's so sweet that they look out for each other.  It is so hard though, making time to do one on one things with the girls.  Because when I get a sitter, it could be SOOO much easier to just quick go do everything I need to do....or to just take ALL of them out cuz I would have loved for ALL of them to experience that place.  But...I know it's important too.  Oh man.... this parenting thing is sure a challenge!  Somedays I truly think this stage is way harder than when they were newborns.  Every day is teaching them to SHARE, not to fight, time outs all the time, no biting, teaching them HOW to play things...etc.  I can definitely tell that the terrible two's are RIGHT around the corner.  Ahh!  But, at the same time, they're pretty hilarious right now too and so much fun.  I love how they are saying so many words now... For instance, Ryan and I got a wknd away to Michigan last wknd (THANKS SOOOOOOO MUCH Mom & Dad D.!!)  And when we came back, I noticed a new spot on our carpet. So I pointed to it and asked the girls what it was.  I was shocked that Hailey started saying "Poooook!"  "Poook!"  I was like "Puke?"  Since when did you learn that word?  Then I said "Puke?  Who puked?"  And she said "Peppaaaa"  Pepper is Kim and Kathy's little dog.  So I called Kathy and sure enough, that's what happened!  I love how they keep surprising me every day with how smart they are. :)  

ANYWAYS, i've been trying for days to upload some more videos on here...as the girls have been super into racing and coming up with their own games lately but for some reason, it's not working.  So...you'll just have to keep waiting for those.  Well, I hear them jumping in their cribs so time to go!

Emily & Addy in their racing positions...
Emily had a riot on her Mommy Date! :)  I loved it too! :) 

There's a place where kids can paint their faces and it supposedly comes off easily.  We'll see! :)
One of our favorite things to do...make shakes with Daddy

Ready to race!!  (Hailey, Emily, Addy)
They are starting to LOVE their babies and they're so nurturing already!  Crazy thing is I did NOT prop them for this pic!  They grab their babies and get into position on the couch.  So cute! :) 
Our wknd away in Michigan with some great friends.  The weather was no good....but the WAVES on Lake Michigan were like 15 feet!  We felt like we were in 4th grade swimming in the waves...it was such a blast and so refreshing!