Triple

Triple, adjective

1. Three times as great

 

Three times the hugs

Three time the wet tongue kisses

Three times the shrieks of laughter

Three times the silly dancing

Three times the stomping of feet in the hall

Three times the smiles and giggles

Three times the tickles

 

Gunner is laughing and giggling all the time. He is my happy little guy!

He is also my biter which he also thinks is funny.

He loves to play with toys and is always willing to give them up when a sibling wants them

 

Hunter is independent letting go of the mama's boy he was. He likes to scrunch up his nose and smile.

He is my hitter, he goes up to the others and hits them on the head then looks at me to see if he's in trouble.

He doesn't like to share his space so he will go off and do his own thing.

 

Maarii is bossy! She wants the toys the boys have and will make them give them to her. She only wants the car when they have it. She climbs in on top of them and shrieks at them until they get out.

She loves to dance and will turn on the toys that make music.

she gets bitten a lot...

 

 

We are wearing big kid jammie's so our feet don't slip when we walk

 

We walk to and from our bedrooms for bed and naptimes

Hunter has figured it out so he peaks in the door then runs back down the hall

 This is how we ride in our car

 

                                                     

         We sit at the table now     

                               

   Always ready to help a brother out!

 

 We love to play with big brother!

 

It is true our lives are Three Times as Great!!!

 

 



Starting HighSchool!

I registered Noah for his freshman year of High School! How did that happen?

 I can't believe it! He has grown so much and is becoming a young adult.

 He has gotten really involved in football and is super excited to be on the high school team.

He has been working really hard all summer going to practices and now doing practices twice a day!

I look at the babies and can't believe that Noah is already so far past the cute baby stage.

 3 Weeks old!

 about 2, at Nana's house with mama

the cutest kindergartener!

 silly little 6 year old

 today! he still needs a little help from mom

getting his jersey on over the shoulder pads

 

I document how tall and how much the babies weigh all the time! 

Noah is 5'10, 143lbs, size 11 shoes. He looks over my head!

I only have 4 more years with this kid then I have to let him go off and do his own thing!

My wise husband says that the reason kids don't stay little and cute is so that you can let them move out when they grow up. I agree, but I am still not looking forward to that day!

High School here we come!

 

Bathtime!!!

Bath times.......water splashing LOTS of water, squeaky ducks, shrieks and giggles. Yes that is what bath time at my house sounds like. Once the trio was big enough to sit up on their own we started baths 3 in the tub. They loved it!

 Things have changed a lot! They still love it.....I don't know if I will survive it! They are wild and crazy in the bathtub now. I need a 3rd maybe a 4th arm to keep them in the tub. They like to stand up!!! oh my goodness I am constantly making one sit down then the next and the next, it is a never ending cycle! They like to push and crawl over each other to get the toy that is on the OTHER side of the tub. The last attempt we made with all 3 in the tub Hunter was the first one in, in the time it took for me to undress Maarii he had stood up 3 times and fallen on his head face first in the water. I thought he was going to drown himself!  So bath time has changed for us, we are always changing here. We now do short baths ONE at a time! We spend our longer water time in the safer inflatable pool. While bathing one I will hear the other two shrieking and yelling to each other in the hall, footsteps stomping and little hands banging on the bathroom door. They can't wait for their turn! Now we have crazy hair contests!

Tonight Gunner was the winner.

Earlier he had a long Mohawk that Noah had "styled" for him.

Hunter and Maarii had fun hair too!

After our bath they were very tired so we watched our new favorite show "Timmy Time" with the sheep and goat that are best friends. They lasted about 5-10 minutes!

 

I love all these fun moments with my kiddos!

 

 

Save the bear!

Our adventures with the vacuum become more and more entertaining! The other day I was vacuuming up crumbs....can you imagine crumbs in my house ha! As I brought the vacuum into the living room I saw 3 different reactions to it, Gunner was super excited!, Hunter was eyeing the cord, and little Miss Maarii was starting to get nervous. I plugged it in and started to vacuum Gunner started chasing it and standing in front of it so I would come right up to his toes, this would make his screech and giggle with excitement. Hunter saw the cord and started carrying it around with him while staying out of the way of the vacuum. Maarii was sitting on the floor with her new bear from my wonderful friend Nancy and her adorable daughters. As I got closer to Maarii she started to make worried sounds and let me know that she did NOT like it! Finally she decided that it was too close so she crawled to the other side of the room....but wait she had left her bear! She quickly turned around and went back for the bear saving it from a terrible fate! My silly girl loves her bear so much she couldn't leave it behind.

Hunter likes the bears too!

One of the 3 reasons I vacuum so often :)



Mama's Rock

This morning I was feeling a little behind and lazy. I was thinking I need to pick the zucchini from the garden and make zucchini bread, I have a mountain of laundry to fold, a few phone calls to make but I don't want to! As I was feeling guilty about not wanting to do any of that I thought back to what I have accomplished today! I made 3 bottles, made 3 breakfasts, changed 6 diapers, made up cloth baby wipes for the day, got Noah up to go work for the neighbor, changed over and started a load of laundry, cuddled and tickled Gunner, did acrobatics with Hunter, helped Maarii walk around the house and put 3 tired babies down for a nap!

 

 That was all by 9:00am! I do more work now as a stay at home mom than I did when I was working 60hrs a week. This job is 24hrs a day! but I love it and I love being there for all my beautiful kids! So I am not going to feel guilty for watching a little tv while I fold diapers. This job of raising kids doesn't get enough credit or thanks so to all you other mama's out there YOU ROCK!!!

 

Hunter's first word!

Hunter said his first word last night! WOW!! I am just amazed at how quickly these little babies are turning into kids! So last night as I was dressing everyone in their jammies and getting them ready for bed, I heard a jingle. I looked up and saw a pair of black ears run past our front window. Hunter also saw the ears and heard the jingle, he ran over to the window and started shouting "da, da, da" and yes it was the dog! Hasslehoff (yes as in David) our escape artist had climbed the fence to his kennel and then climbed the fence out of the yard. Hunter was so excited that he got to go outside with me to call Hasslehoff back to our house and continued to say "da, da, da" to him.

So officially Hunter's first word is "da" translation "dog"

We are ONE!

One year ago today at this exact moment I was sitting in a hospital bed thinking that the 26th would be a good day to meet my 3 little monkeys and to find out what we were having (it was a surprise!) I was with my mom praying they would stay in long enough for Josh to come back from his job interview.....he got that job! they were impressed with his commitment considering we might be having babies that day! My little munchkins were delivered on July 26th, 2012 at 6:53, 6:54, 6:55PM at 34 weeks and 5 days! where we started.....

 

We got a puppy on one of our trips up to the Dr. We had to make sure our family was an even 8!

The babies liked to get into each other spaces especially Baby C-Maarii so my tummy was always crazy lopsided!

Me sitting in bed with my 6 pillows! I can't believe Josh still fit in bed with me!

My poor sad swollen feet!

A couple of days before I met my little ones!

Baby A- Gunner Edward born at 6:53pm, 5lbs 5oz, 18in long. My poor little squished baby on the bottom no wonder he loves it when his brother and sister sit on him!

Baby B- Hunter David born at 6:54pm, 5lbs 8oz, 19.75in long. My little baby on the left and right under my belly button he was so active and didn't like it when baby C would roll over on him when I laid on my left side. He had a cpap for extra oxygen the first couple of days.

Baby C- Maarii Louise born at 6:55pm, 5lbs 7.3oz, 18in long. My little baby on the high right that would wiggle and do backflips for the ultrasounds. She was then and still is very flirty for the camera!

My first time holding Maarii

Daddy and Hunter

Noah and Gunner

The first time the babies were all together again.....Hunter, Gunner, Maarii HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY!!! We are so blessed to have you in our lives!