8.7.11: LA reunion

In honor of the annual Kentucky reunion, the Williams (LA branch) had a mini-reunion today. It was the last chance to all get together before we move to Arizona. The girls were treated to some delicious food (which they devoured). I actually can't remember seeing the girls without food the entire time we were there (~three hours). We couldn't resist taking a picture of all the great-grandkids (including one who is due in a couple months).


(left to right: daphne, ian, mette/baby boy tbn, stella, fiona, devin)

8.2.11: Swimming lessons

I meet someone who runs a swim school and was willing to take on triplets + one parent for lessons. She even gave us a super deal since the lessons are usually for two kids, we got the third kid free. Thankfully Brant was able to come to a couple lessons to build up my confidence to go it alone. So for the past month, the girls and I have been taking swim lessons a couple times a week. They LOVE swimming. They learned all about kicking, paddling with their arms (aka doggy/kitty), splashing, blowing bubbles, climbing out of/jumping into the water and even gliding under water a little bit. Below are some of my favorite pictures the instructor took (fiona/pink, daphne/green, stella/purple). It was A LOT of work to get everyone to the pool and changed before/after the lesson and back home again, but totally worth it. I think we now know how to teach our girls to swim and soon they will have their very own pool to learn in.

7.31.11: Hello apes

(left to right: fiona, stella, daphne)

Today Brant and I tackled the zoo without a stroller. It was incredible, the girls did great! We even went to the petting zoo for the first time. Daphne and Stella loved petting the goats and sheep, but Fiona wasn't so sure about it. After numerous requests, we went to see every primate we could find. The girls were very tuckered out by the end of the visit so we carried them to the car, but overall they did a great job 'self' walking (as they would say).

7.28.11: Home Owners

(front to back: daphne, stella, fiona)

That's right, we are officially home owners!!! In lieu of the quintessential key hand off picture, we had our notary take a picture just after Brant and I signed our lives away. The girls were rather patient during the signing but were getting a little restless around picture time (and who can blame them). After mailing the documents back to escrow, we had to wait for everything to be finalized....and today....it is! We are home owners! Brant and I have waited a long time for this milestone and we are more than ready to settle down and give our girls a permanent home where they can grow up.

7.17.11: Triplet tested

(stella/red, fiona/flowers, daphne/green)

Our local big box retailer recently added some intriguing shopping carts. Upon first sight I thought to myself...those shopping carts are ridiculous, who would need such a thing? Then I realized that they are perfect for triplets! Perhaps the carts are intended for families with bigger kids who can't fit in the actual shopping cart or perhaps they are intended for larger families, but dare I dream to think they were intended for triplets? Okay, probably not - but we chose to embrace them. Our girls had a great time riding around the store all together and our shopping experience went rather smoothly. Definitely something we will test out again. Of course now the only challenge is finding one of these magic carts amongst the masses of a multi-floored store.

7.6.11: Family Day

(left to right: fiona, daphne, stella)

Today was our third annual Family Day. July 6, 2009 was the day everyone was home from the hospital and we were finally all together healthy and happy. It will always be a very special day for our family.

6.27.11: Slides

(top to bottom: fiona, stella, daphne).

On the final day of the 3:3 kid to adult ratio, we adventured to new park and tackled an enclosed slide. The girls had a great time as proven by these adorable pictures Kelly took.

6.26.11: Wheeeeeee bumps

Our babysitters knew they would have to keep the girls very busy while Brant and I were gone (for the first time ever) for 30 hours house hunting. Kelly and Rob did a great job. The girls learned a new skill while on their nightly walks; when going over the bumps near an intersection they say 'wheeeee' and lift their arms in the air. Apparently they also demanded that Rob push the stroller and not Kelly. I'm not sure why, but sometimes you just don't argue with triplet two-year-olds, it just isn't worth it.


(front to back: daphne, stella, fiona, rob)

The girls even had craft time. Kelly thought that decorating these buckets would buy them 15 minutes of entertainment and apparently it went on for over 45 minutes. Who knew how fun it would be to sticker your bucket, arms, shirt, etc and then do it all over again on your sister's.


(left to right: fiona, daphne, stella)

6.25.11: Walking around the zoo

(left to right: fiona, rob, kari, kelly, daphne, stella)

Thanks to Heather driving my sister, we were all able to go to the zoo together! Normally when we have guests we are limited to walking activities since we just have one car. The Kochmans were thrilled to get to leave the house this visit!


(left to right: fiona, stella, daphne, rob - having a pb+j break)

Due to the amount of adults, I didn't even end up pushing a stroller, I wasn't sure what to do with myself. The girls had a great time showing their Aunt and Uncle all of their favorite animals. We even decided to let them walk around the zoo a bit while holding hands or the stroller. They LOVED that freedom. I think our days with strollers are coming to an end pretty soon.

6.24.11: Bath time

We went on a house hunting trip (without the kids). Kelly and Rob (aka babysitters) happily participated in the bath time rituals before I left for the big 30 hour extravaganza. (Daphne/duck, Fiona/frog, Stella/ladybug)