Ellie, Evan, and Charlotte (Triple-Smith)

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Some Funny Shots

Ellie on the run

Evan sit down for the millionth time

Evan you are not ready to potty train

The grass is wet!

No more pictures

Not every picture can be perfect, but that's life.

Monday, September 20, 2010

A few weeks ago we had the babies' 18 month photo shoot. We had it planned for a Saturday morning. Of course when we got up it had been raining. We got everyone up and hoped for the best. The plan was to go to Jennifer's Granny's house for the shoot. We called Jessica to see if it was raining at her house and it was not. We got to Granny's house and it started raining. We called Jessica again and we planned to wait it out and call her when it stopped. The babies ate their breakfast and Jennifer ran in and said it's not raining. We called Jessica and she came over. Charlotte was first.

So Beautiful!

Ellie was next up. It was starting to drizzle so we were getting frustrated but not Ellie she loves the rain.

Cutie Pie

After Ellie we rushed to get Evan, by now it was raining harder. We got a few shots but the poor thing looked like a wet cat. We gave up and planned for another day. Later the next week we meet up one evening. Evan was not in a picture taking mood, but we got some good ones of him.

There's that smile

We also got some group shots that day. By the end Jennifer and I are hot, sweating and yelling at each other. In the end it is all worth it for these wonderful memories of these 3.

We're out of here!

Monday, September 13, 2010

Gone Fishing

Last Friday Night I got to take the kids from church fishing. We had a bunch of well behaved kids that ranged from 3 to 11 years. They all caught fish and had a blast. Jennifer made a surprise visit with the triplets and of course they made it down to the pond. They loved seeing all of the other kids and were very interested in what they were doing. They each held the rod but caught no fish - maybe next time.

Ellie trying to pull in some dinner!

Charlotte trying to figure out how to set the drag.

Evan with a big cast.

After the fishing we hit the playground. We have learned that the babies love playgrounds. Charlotte is usually easy going but not when it is time to stop playing. She throws a fit - at least until we give her some snacks.

The other kids were very helpful. They all took turns catching them as they come down the slide.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Johnny Apple Seed

The weekend trip was not all about sick babies, we did have an outing planned. Jennifer has wanted to go to an apple orchard to pick your own apples, so we found one that was not too far away. We loaded up and headed out to visit Windy Hill Orchard and Cider Mill.

Greeted by Johnny Apple Seed

Headed off to pick some apples. They made us all buy a small bag so let's fill them up.
Dad can you reach that one for us?
Evan points out a nice big red one.

Charlotte giving it her best effort.

Ellie reaching through the limbs.

They even got to see some animals. Pigs, chickens, roosters & a goat.

At the end we stopped for a nice refreshing apple cider slushy.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Trip to NC

Since I had a long weekend, Jennifer and I planned a trip to Kings Mountain, NC to visit with my Aunt and Uncle. This trip had been planned for a month our so and we were excited to get out of the house. Two night before we were to leave Ellie starts running a fever. It was mild and controlled with medicine and no other issues, so we were going to see how she felt on Friday to decided whether on not to cancel. She seemed to feel better, so off we went. We were planning on going to see our friends in Rock Hill but cancelled because we did not want to get their baby sick. We had a successful ride up with little to no fussiness.

Ready or not here we come!!!

This is when we first got there and they are ready to tear things up!!!

Friday night was a treat for Jennifer. Ellie was not happy to be away from home. She slept in the bed with Jennifer (all night long). To most that might seem like no big deal but we rarely have to bunk with a baby. Weird, I know, but we have been blessed with babies who love their sleep. Jennifer did not get much sleep because we still have not learned how to relax with a baby in the bed. I was in a different room sound asleep - how lucky right! Wrong! My luck ran out quickly on Saturday. Evan seemed to get what ever Ellie had just kicked - except worse! He had a high temp and was obviously discomforted by his incoming molars. He went to bed with little to no dinner and no night time milk. He did not stay down long - maybe an hour. I took the lead and got up with him and tried to get him to sleep with me. Not going to happen. He would just lay there and moan and groan. I tried everything but could not get him to sleep for more than about an hour at a time. Then he would be up 2-3 hours before giving in to a small amount of sleep. Jenn was in a room with the girls and I could not risk waking everyone up for a trade out. My Aunt stayed up to help as well. I even took him for a ride at 2am to see if he would go to sleep. It calmed him down, but no sleeping. 5:15 am and he finally gives in and goes to sleep. I finally get a couple minutes myself but it would not last long. Charlotte decides to get up at 7:30. I hear Jennifer get up, so we switch again. I let her got get in the bed with Evan while I entertain Charlotte and wait on Ellie to get up. I function better with no sleep than with just a couple hours. Evan got up and continued to be fussy. We hurried and ate lunch and headed home. We put him in the truck and of course he was out! He slept all the way home and then napped a little more when we got home. It took another day but we got our little man back. Charlotte was great all weekend. She let the other two do their thing while she was just a little sweet girl. She stole Stuart's (her 2nd cousin) Ipod and you would have thought it was hers to keep. That will teach Stu to give things to a toddler.