Fun Filled Weekend

The weekend started with the babies going to their first parade - the Annual Mountain Laurel Festive in Clarkesville, GA. We parked a little way down the road and then walked to find us a nice spot. I think people thought we were part of the parade - everyone loved seeing the triplets riding down the road in their choo choo wagon. Here's a shot of everyone waiting. Here comes the Habersham Central Band of Blue! Surprisingly the noise did not bother them. They just rocked back and forth to the beat of the drums.
Evan eyeballs a big green tractor.
Here's Charlotte watching the cars go by.

Ellie trying not to smile for the camera.
The horses were the last in the parade. The kids definitely recognized them.

We then got home and had some visitors. My Aunt Terri, Uncle Terry and Cousin Stuart. They came into town from NC and were willing to watch the babies so Jennifer and I could go to town. They stayed the night and were a big help. I think they enjoyed their first triplet experience.
After church, we took the babies to see Granny D. It was a beautiful day so we brought their walkers so they could walk around her drive way. We were surprised by an afternoon thunder shower. This was the first rain experience for the babies. Here's a shot of the girls getting a little wet.

Evan checking out the wet pavement.
We let them run wild and they got as wet as they wanted. Charlotte our prissy girl didn't even get wet enough to have an outfit change. See her in this picture - she is nice and dry under the carport - the other two were completely soaked.
Be on the lookout for a special video tomorrow night!

Weekend Update (Hotel and ZOO)

I appreciate your patience in waiting for explanations. So here it goes.... We traveled to Spartanburg, SC to attend a wedding for my cousin Tara and her (now) husband Brandon. The trip would give us a much needed opportunity to test the travel waters. Weeks ago we did the overnight stay with family and survived. So now lets see how difficult an overnight in a hotel would be.
We left the house about 11am and hit the road. Babies all sleeping - everything nice and quite. They made it just about to Spartanburg but now it's time for lunch. We grabbed a quick bite at Jason's deli and then headed to the hotel. We checked into the hotel and then tried to get them to eat a bottle but they were to excited to eat. We all got ready for the wedding and we were off. Wedding was at 4:30 which was nap time. We let Jennifer out to go to the ceremony and then rode around so the babies could get some sleep. We made it to the reception just in time to party. As you can see from these pictures, we all had a blast.

Here's Evan busting a move - notice he's the only boy on the dance floor.
Ellie sharing a dance with her cousin Sadie Charlotte bouncing along with Lauren.
We had a great time at our first family wedding. We made it back to the hotel and had an interesting night, but we survived. We did make note of somethings we definitely need on our next trip. The next morning we got to enjoy brunch with some of my family and then it was off to the ZOO!!!
Jennifer requested a zoo trip for mother's day because the babies are starting to get into animals and we thought they would enjoy it. It was a beautiful day and we really enjoyed it. Here's some pictures of our trip.

Jennifer and Ellie checking out the Ellie-phants.
This was a baby Orangutan that was checking out the triplets.
Evan posing for a picture.

Charlotte in front of a lion statue

Mother's Day 2010

This year Mother's Day started off in a hotel. I'll get to why in another post, but for today it has been a great one. Jennifer woke up to three happy little faces and they all piled into bed with her. Early morning loving is the best!!! Only one problem, is it true love or do they just want to be first to get a bottle? We will assume true love for today since it's all about MOM. I tried my best to keep Jennifer from having to do very much, but come on - we got three babies and we are off in a hotel - so she had to help more than I would have liked for her to.

After leaving the hotel, we headed to our first ZOO experience (once again this will be another post). But here's a shot of the Mom and her babies taking a break to eat some snacks.

Finally back home and in our PJ's. I think you can tell by these three pictures that the babies love their Mommy. Lots of Smiles and Hugs!
Charlotte and Ellie have learned how to give KISSES!!! Here's our little smoochers!
I hope Jennifer had a great day! I'm not sure how we would survive with out all the many things she does for us.

Happy Mother's Day to all you great Moms!

Swingin'

The babies got lots of money for their birthday and we bought swings with their money. This week we have gotten some use out of them. They love being outside!

Springtime

Here is an example of our attempt on getting a picture of all three.

All 3 sitting in the chair (no one is looking) Ellie on the run
Evan says - where are you going?
So much for a group photo - having babies that can get up and leave adds a new element.



Charlotte
Evan
Ellie