5.25.12: Making friends

Attempting to get some energy out before the rehearsal the Robertson aunts, uncles and nana adventured to a nearby park. After countless questions about the girls and their age (yes seriously, triplets) this young man decided it was his job to push Daphne in the swing.   This wasn't just one or two minutes of pushing, it was well over five minutes. I finally had to end our swinging session just to give the poor boy a break, I could tell he was getting tired but kept insisting that he push Daphne.  I just loved the smirk on her face in this picture.

Fiona and Evan mimicked my thoughts exactly, just how long will that boy want to push Daphne? Apparently for a very long time. We had a great day exploring new york even though we stayed nearby.

 Monkey (aka Fiona) on the monkey bars with Aunt Melissa.

Stella bear (aka Stella) found a giant bear statue and was very excited to ride it.

5.24.12: Traveling to NYC

(left to right: stella, fiona, christina, daphne)

Our traveling began yesterday with the drive up to Nene's house.  Then today was the big flight to NYC.  Not much to say about the traveling today, it was probably what one would expect from flying with triplets and five days worth of luggage.  Thankfully Ragan met us at the airport.  I must admit without him, I think we would have taken twice as long to arrive at our final destination.  After a long day of traveling we arrived safely at the bride and groom's home (aka our temporary residence) to some smiling faces and willful readers.

5.20.12: Toddler beds for good

After months (really almost a year) of avoiding it, we have finally moved to toddler beds and now there is no going back.  The girls have completely outgrown their crib tents and while we were planning to wait until after our nyc trip to abandon them, they were recalled which sped up our transition.  I think this picture explains how well everyone is napping these days.  Thankfully nights go better, but naps are a giant struggle.  I must admit, they are surely loving their freedom.  The problem is that we have an instigator (who shall remain nameless) who pokes and harasses anyone who is sleeping....still working on resolving that.

5.17.12: Surprise play date

Due to a strategic break in between doctor appointments, Nicole and Peter came over for a weekday play date.  Nicole even convinced me to go out to a new restaurant for lunch.  It actually went pretty well except for the kids dominating the conversation, but we really didn't expect anything else.  The play date went so well, we even got a group picture at the end (left to right: nicole, stella, peter, daphne, fiona, me).

5.13.12: Swimming season

 

(left to right: daphne, stella, fiona)

Wow, I can't complain.  Homemade cards, flowers, crepes and sleeping in an hour(!) started off the day right.  Followed by an adventure to the children's museum, lunch out, and swimming for the first time of the season.  It was a great day of family fun, I am so very lucky and thankful for my family.

(left to right: daphne, fiona, stella)

5.6.12: Go Go Grandma

In an attempt to get some serious yard work done before the weather turns too hot, Nene came down to babysit for the weekend.  We haven't done much in the way of babysitting so this was also a test for everyone to build confidence in someone else watching our trio. 

Nene did great.  The girls (left to right: daphne, stella, fiona) were so busy I don't think they even realized that Brant and I were outside.  The girls did painting, play doh, stickers, games, puzzles and played outside (and those are just the activities that I saw).  Apparently the surprise hit was "walking balloons".  Who knew that a balloon on a string would entertain all three of them for over twenty minutes?  The girls each got to customize their balloons and enjoyed walking/running their balloons in circles around the house.  The girls and Nene had a great weekend while Brant and I made significant progress with our ongoing battle against the nature surrounding our house.  After Nene's departure the girls kept asking me what we were doing next, seems like they got used to Nene's suitcase full of activities.