Just a Little Fun...

I left to go to the Royse City Chamber Luncheon on Tuesday, and while I was networking received 3 of the cutest pictures from one of the bestest babysitters ever!! Chrystel and Mimi watched the babies and I enjoyed meeting business and friends of the Chamber.

Abigail

Wyatt

Jessy Grace

Here is a video I have been meaning to upload from another time:

Power of Prayer

Many of you who have followed my blog have seen the evidence in the power of prayer. I need everyone who checks our blog this second to please stop and pray for a dear friend of mine who is pregnant with multiples. She is waiting for a procedure that may save the life of 2 of her babies. She is at peace with what God has planned, however I ask you say a prayer for the family and the wisdom of the doctor during the procedure and that God's will be done. Thank you.

Farmer's Market

We decided another day outing was needed! This weather, can I just say A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!! We went to church, and afterwards got sandwiches and headed back to the park in Royse City. We ate lunch, fed the babies and enjoyed relaxing on the blanket!

Here is Daddy making the girls laugh!

Yeah, they are all looking at the camera!!!

We headed to downtown Dallas to the Farmer’s Market where we thought it would be fun to check out what was all was being sold, as well as a great place to take the babies on quite the walk. They LOVED it and we loved it too! We took the double and single stroller, and although it was quite the load, was easier to manage on the sidewalks in and around people.

We got lots of fruits and veges and I know Abigail, Wyatt and Jessy Grace were entertained. We fed them before we left and headed back home.

What a fun weekend for this family of 5. I feel a hint of Independence in my blood!

Fall Fun

Today was close to perfect! Wonderful weather, happy babies and a great town to do fun things close by. After the morning feeding Jack lined the babies up and played with them in their Bumbo seats...we added the trays today to see how they would do. They are doing a great job with hand/eye coordination and really grabbing for things and holding on well.

Jack also got this inch worm toy that moves and makes sound yesterday while he was out. They thought it was the funniest thing! Every time he would point it towards Abigail she would grab it and try to stop it...with her left hand no less! They watched the singing inch worm for a good 20 minutes...quite entertaining.

We got the babies dressed after their morning nap and headed downtown to Main Street in Royse City. We first went to the park where we feed the babies at noon. They LOVED laying on the blanket and enjoyed the nice breeze.

Abigail is ready for lunch!!

Wyatt is waiting his turn...

And after they ate they were ready to play!

Abigail..."OK sis, if you roll that way, I'll roll this way and then..."

Jessy Grace...."No, that's not a good idea, come on sis, let's do something else..."

Yeah, a smile on camera....they all smile but getting all three on camera is close to impossible!

After the babies lunch Jack and I decided our favorite Mexican restaurant was calling our name, Arbeledos. We drove around and hit a few garage sales so the babies would settle and snooze before we got into the restaurant. As you can see they ALL went ahead and took advantage of their car ride and napped while we ate...perfect!

We got the stroller out and cruised Main Street in hopes of a few good pictures at the Pumpkin Patch. Everyone ready....

Wyatt says "Mom....another dang picture...."

"Yes," Abigail said....

This was as good as it gets in the Pumpkins. It was hard to get them all situated and not get them too mad at me. I'm sure there will be other years for fun pumpkin pictures!

Overnight with Family

Wednesday morning we packed up after the 8 am feeding and headed to my Aunt Sally (aka Aunt Sassy) and Uncle Jimmy's house. Aunt Sally helped so much with the babies when they were first born and also was a pediatric nurse so it is great to helpful advice from her. It was cool when we got out, so I had to try to new BabyLegs Aunt Katie got the girls...and it's official, I'm obsessed with dressing them for the day. I absolutely LOVE it! My dear friend Chrystel also the girls these precious hats at Canton, they had to wear those too!

Abigail is all about her feet and toes so she loves her BabyLegs!

My cousin Stephanie also just had a baby boy just a few months ago, Tristan, so we had to get them all together and play! We arrived by the noon feeding on Wednesday and hung out at Aunt Sassy's.

Steph brought some of her baby toys for the trips, they enjoyed playing on new stuff. Jessy Grace loved the neat boundy seat!

Ty and Tanner came over to play and before we knew it there were the same about of kids as their were adults.

Uncle Jimmy grilled out yummy chicken and BBQ ribs. By the end of the day the babies were worn out! It was not much after 7:30 and they were ready for bed.

Thursday morning Aunt Sally thought it would be fun to get out...and I am not ever really opposed to that, especially when there are more than 2 adults!! So, we loaded the babies and headed to a great outdoor shopping area in Southlake. It was a beautiful day, so we took a blanket, grabbed lunch and enjoyed the nice weather.

Jessy Grace, Wyatt, Abigail, Tristan

While were having lunch I asked what the thoughts were on getting the girls ear pierced. I had helpers who were in, and felt like today was the day. The girls did well, they cried, but not for too long and as soon as we started strolling they were asleep. I was nervous about how it would all work, but it really wasn't too terrible.

Here a few pictures of that adventure.

Jessy Grace is done, it's Abigail's turn...

I won't go into much detail for that event...it's done and the girls look precious with their earrings and won't ever have to do it again ;)

We had a great over night stay with family. I am so blessed to have family close by and willing to help, plus is really helps break the weeks up and not get so monotonous for us all. I think we might do it again in the near future!

Sister and Brother

Jessy Grace has started eating rice cereal and as far as I can tell is enjoying the heck out of it! She opens her mouth ready for big bites and even gets a little impatient if you wait too long in between spoonfuls.

She also was the first to roll over and while a little frustrated about not getting her arm out at first, totally has it figured out now! Such the serious face here...

But all smiles here....

And I just had to get this one on camera....can you just imagine the conversations they are having amongst themselves!!! I mean really, I could not get over how the Jessy and Wyatt were just looking at each other like they were in a deep conversation.

Gotta love 'em!

Roadtrip

We have had this weekend planned for quite some time, but I don’t think we knew exactly to expect until it all took place. My Dad, brother Dillon, the triplets and I planned a trip to The Woodlands to see my brother Jamie and his wife Erin as well as visit Aunt Jane.

The trip started Friday morning when Dad came into Royse City around 10 am, and after contemplating on exactly how we planned to pack and get everything to Houston, started to loading up. We went back and forth between my Tahoe and his truck. The truck would have been great storage, but super cramped driving, however the storage with a person sitting in the back row in the Tahoe would not give us much storage. So, we opted for the Tahoe and loaded up with a carriage Dad brought that hitched to the back which made things a lot easier for sure.

We fed babies about 11:30 and were on our way. We got to Ft. Worth to get Dillon about 2 pm and off we went to Houston. Unfortunately we didn’t make it far, and the babies were hungry again. We got to Corsicana and it was time to stop. We decided a good rest point would be Collins Street Bakery, home of the famous fruitcakes…and after a few tries on the right exit we were there!

So, imagine this, Dad, Dillon, I and three infants walking into this Bakery…you can just imagine the looks.

I’m pretty sure, no I AM sure, people thought I was the wife and dad was the husband. Dad is for sure getting a shirt that says, “I’m the Grandpa” for Christmas. It was quite entertaining. We fed babies, burped babies, changed babies and about an hour later were loaded back up. Oh, did I mention we still had about 3 hours to go until we were at Aunt Jane’s house in Houston!?! Oh, and did I mention it was my Dad’s BIRTHDAY!! Can I just say, AWESOME
Dad! What a way to spend his birthday lugging all of us around….but I do think he enjoyed it!

We arrive at Aunt Jane’s and had a wonderful dinner honoring Dad’s birthday. Dad and Dillon headed to Jamie’s high school football game, and the trips and I crashed! We woke up refreshed Saturday morning and got several cute pictures!

Saturday morning we loaded everyone up again and went to Jamie and Erin’s home.

They live on a nice piece of land and have a great house. We enjoyed visiting, relaxing, watching football of course! Jamie grilled fajitas and we watched the movie Blindside. The babies were worn out! They went right to sleep around 8 and slept until 9 the next morning.

Here is Poppa playing..

And Abigail laughing at Uncle Bubbi

Brothers and fabulous Uncles!

We came home Sunday afternoon and the trip was much smoother. We made a straight shot into Dallas then to Royse City and even though it was past the babies normal eating time, they did great and made the trip like champs!

I have learned a lot in my life, and realized a lot now that I am a mother. And, I have always known how much my parents love and want to protect me. BUT, this trip was defining in the unconditional love and quality time my Dad makes for his kids. He could have complained and gripped about going all over DFW to get his kids and grandkids, or he could have made comments about setting up the pack n plays for the babies to sleep in, or breaking down Wyatt’s swing again and again. BUT, no he was the most amazing and patient father and I am so grateful my children are able to learn and be loved by someone as great as he is! We had a great trip, believe it or not relaxing, and it was wonderful to spend time with my Dad, brothers and my babies.