Friends & SEWMOT

Hey there! Last weekend, Ryan had some college buddies and their families stay at our house. It was great! The guys went to the PGA championship on Friday and had fun chasing all the golfers around. The girls hung back..and went to the pool....and laid low with the kiddos... Then Saturday the guys golfed...and then we all went down by the lake. It was great to spend some time with them!

So Addy and Boston totally hit it off. We would frequently find them playing "house" together in the other room. Boston apparently said he was going to marry Addy. :) They miss each other...sooo cute!! :)
Derek, Ryan, Evan...(and baby Claire) :)
Then today is a GORGEOUS day out...so I met my friend Carolyn and her triplets down by the lakefront for some coffee, a walk along the beach with all of our kiddos...and then lunch by the beach. Such a perfect day...and our girls were troopers too! It only got a little interesting when Carolyn left...pushing my 100+ pound honking stroller through the sand was my workout for the WEEK...and then trying to find a potty for the girls...only to realize that my big ol' stroller wasn't going to fit INTO the bathroom...so then we had to find a lovely porta potty so that I could watch one girl pee while I kept the door open to stay by the other 2 in the stroller. An old guy was watching me this whole time and was like "Don't take them there!" But what could I do? I was sooo sweaty by the time we got to the car...but it was SO worth it. I love our adventures and getting out of the house with a friend. :) By the way, our Milwaukee triplet group (SEWMOT - which stands for SouthEasternWisconsinMothersOfTriplets and more) is pretty neat. I don't think I've ever really talked about it on here but it's just an online group where we all post struggles, questions, advice, things for sale, :) etc. It's an awesome support group and such a great way to meet people in the same boat. They also have a triplet rummage twice a year which is awesome too! And monthly get together's. I went to those a lot more when I was pregnant...but now life is just a lot more busy! :) I've met some really neat friends through it though....so I'm so thankful for that! Even this past week, we randomly moved 2 of our cribs downstairs to make room for our college friends to stay here...and then someone in the triplet group needed a crib ..so we sold one to them...and then we ended up having them all over for dinner on Thursday and they are great too! One of their babies was ONE POUND! That is just UNBELIEVABLE to me. And I thought MY 3 pounders were small! Again, God is INCREDIBLE! They are all healthy now too. Simply amazing.

Hailey, Taylor, Emily, Brooke, Addison, Sydney