10 Year Anniversary

Ten years ago I was lucky enough to marry my best friend. It was a beautiful fall day - great for pictures. The changing leaves were a perfect back drop.

Jennifer and her bridesmaids
The beautiful bride
The happy couple
This makes over twenty years together. Hard to believe we have been together more years than we have been apart. The next ten years will be a little different, but we are ready for the adventure.

Look who's 20 months old!

The one biggest change we can identify is their speed and ability to all run in different directions. I think I should have trained to be a linebacker in college instead of a lineman. They even enjoy the chase.

Never too young to learn how to cut the grass. I guess I can wait until they can at least reach the pedals.

Dresses are for girls

Having triplets presents all kinds of challenges. All the stuff. All the toys. All the food. And of course all the clothes. But I think we have found a way to save on the clothes. Jennifer has mastered her first set of dresses for the girls. Her mom, aunts, and grannies were/are great seamstresses. Could it have passed down another generation? Other than home economics in Jr. High she has never had a lesson. But her results speak for themselves. She got a pattern from a friend for a pillow case dress and here's the final product.

As you can see, Evan has no dress. I have to draw the line some where. He does have a fascination with shoes. Suess (shoes) is one of his favorite words.
He likes sporting the diaper and just shoes look.

What will her next project be?

Colorful Adventure

We have allowed a little coloring with crayons but have not dove into the markers and paint - until now. We stripped them down, put them in there play yard, and handed over the paint and markers. They were real excited to try something new. They picked up on the concept pretty quick.

Evan liked moving from place to place looking for a clean area to mark up. He did get a little marked up. But nothing like the other two.

Ellie liked having a pen in each hand. She scribbled away with them.
Charlotte must be the organizer of the bunch. She found a tea cup to put her pens in while she was not using them.
How did the pens taste? Ellie still feels that everything she touches must be tasted.

Evan strikes a pose while looking for a spot to color.
Charlotte found time to cluck like a chicken.
One last shot before bath time.
All nice and clean!!!
Their masterpiece

Camo Day

One trait that Evan will not get passed down from me is hunting. My dad was not a hunter and I never got exposed to the act of blasting away at your diner. Last time I checked they still sell meat at the grocery store. Don't pass me off for a PETA member, I love to eat animals and don't mind people hunting them. Jennifer is a huge hunter. She even has a pair of binoculars that help her scope out the game. One problem - she does not know how to hold a gun more less shoot one. Her dad is a veterinarian and not a hunter either. He did pass down his love for animals to Jennifer. Even though we do not hunt - we still wear camouflage. Last Saturday Jennifer put the girls in their camo shirts and Evan in his camo shorts. We decided to join in on the camo day. You can't see it but Zona has on a camo collar.

I hope Jennifer and I will pass down the love of animals. Living out in the sticks gives us the chance to see several different critters. Here are some inhabitants that hang out around our house - deer, red fox, ground hog, skunk, birds of all kinds - including hawks that Jennifer has her own form of communication with, possum, lizards, snakes, and lots of rabbits. I get calls all day long from Jennifer peeking through a window with her binoculars looking at a new furry friend. For a little over a year now we have been seeing the same group of deer. We get a daily visit from them. I mentioned to Jennifer the other night that she looks forward to seeing the deer more than me and she did not disagree. Some of my co-workers are itching to come up while we are away and blast away at our deer but they have all been warned that they first have to get by the Doc and then face Jennifer. I think they will stay away for now. Here's a picture of our 2nd family.