To celebrate the 50th day of preschool, the kids had a 50's Sock Hop.

We were told they needed to wear something that had 50 items on it,

the number 50 or they could dress the part of a 50's sock hopper.

Now, ya know I sew.

My rep at the kids' school means I had to come up w/ something cute.

After all, I do make them outfits for every occassion.

So that meant finding an easy & cute poodle skirt tutorial.

And coming up w/ Ian's "James Dean" look.

The kids were soooo excited!

It was hard to keep them still for any type of photo.

Tell me this little "James Dean" isn't the cutest EVA!?!

I love this shot b/c the girls are looking at their hands.

Miss Gabi was all prim & proper w/ her cute feet crossed!

And Miss Sofi, not happy about having her photo taken alone.

She wanted Gabi in it w/ her.

Miss Christi wanted a photo of them all w/ their thumbs up, Fonzy style!

I absolutely LOVE it!

La Escondida

What to say about this magical place?

It belongs to my parents.

It has been a long time coming that we make the trip up there.

This happened the day after Thanksgiving.

We stayed from Friday to Sunday.

The kids loved it.

The weather wasn't so great that time around.

But this time it was perfect.

Again, the kids kept busy from the time we got there to the time we left.

As a matter of fact,

they are still in recovery mode.

They rode & drove the tractor.

Picked up rocks.

Helped build a rock wall.

Cleared some brush.

Built fires in the pot belly stove.

Ate food cooked off a wrought iron skillet.

Pet the doggies.

Looked at the stars.

Played the guitar.

Sang by the fire.

Ate ribs cooked in the fire pit.

Helped clean.

Slept in bunk beds.

Yes, it was amazing for them.

The casita...it continues to grow! 

Gabi finally got her turn on the tractor & LOVED it!

Sofi driving the tractor alone.

Abu was NOT helping!

Ian loved helping Abu with the shovel.

Kept him busy all afternoon!

They were pretending to be "adults" and getting gas.

Don't ask me...it was all them!

The photo of the weekend, hands down.

Gabi literally fell asleep on Abu on the tractor.

Yep, that's a photo of me.

(GASP)

What we got to see Saturday night.

The perfect sunset to end the day.

Now it is back to reality.

2011 is done & gone.
I don't know how I went from Halloween until now w/o posting.

Well, ok...I know how but not gonna go there.

So for those of you wondering how triplet life is going,

the lack of blogging should explain it all.
I use to wonder why blogs died out at about 2 yrs old.

Blogs of triplet mommas that is.

Now I get it.

They are a handful.

Terrible 2s...nope.

Terrible 3s...yep.

Independence, yep.

Fighting each other like a good ol' street fight, yep.

Voicing their opinion, yep.

Doing the opposite of what we say, yep.

Wanting 3 different things at the same time, yep.

The list could go on & on but at the same time,

there are many positives that happen.

They love school.

Adore it.

They have friends besides one another.

They use their manners there & are praised by the teachers.

Wish they would use more manners at home, haha!

They love to try to dress themselves.

Of course, that means several clothing changes a day.

OMG, the laundry is out of control.

Their imaginations run wild.

It is so neat to hear them play when they become different people.

The kisses and hugs.

Unbeatable!

And in case you wonder what the cuties look like,

these were taken at the beginning of November.

{yep, by me although Candace did an awesome job}

And here are some individual shots!

Miss Gabi...always a joy!

I was lucky to get this shot.

Sofi...so sweet!

One day Ian is going to kill me, isn't he?

But until then, he looks sooooo dapper!

Life continues.

A bit differently than before.

Maybe this is really the hardest part of raising triplets.

The 3's have been a challenge.

Hoping that the 4's are as magical as they say they are.

And, maybe I'll have a bit more time to blog.

To say the least, life has been hectic.

Seems like we can't shake an illness.

Yes, I know...this is what happens the 1st year of school.

Luckily we were all healthy for Halloween b/c the kids were super excited this year!

And if you are wondering, I was planning on making costumes.

I was overruled once we hit the costume section of Target.

Go figure.

And they are only 3.5 yrs old!

The night was beautiful.

The kids had the "trick or treat" down pat.

And they scored big!

Lots & lots of candy which I have no idea if we can finish eating.

Our babies sure are growing up quickly.

I can't wait what the next year brings...

Time just goes by.

This age is so busy.

I find myself wondering where the time goes.

I've talked about it in the past few posts.

3 is a whole different ballgame.

These kids are growing up so fast.

For example, Gabi can spell her name & tell anyone

our home address...yes, the whole thing.

And Sofi is just amazingly tall & bright surprising me by writing

many different letters yesterday.

Then there is our sweet boy, Ian.

We have enrolled him in private speech therapy.

It is absolutely the best thing we could do for him.

He is progressing & we are practicing at home when allowed.

School is going wonderful.

They learn so many things & have new friends.

Gabi even has a "best friend".

I think it is amazing.

I can't wait to see what these kids do in the future.

Why do the terrible 2's exist?

I'm telling you right now, the 3's are much more challenging.

Preschool has been fabulous.

The kids absolutely love going.

It was the best decision we could have made.

They talk about the letters they are learning.

About all their new friends.

They love the activities they do.

The playground is the highlight of their day.

Going Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday seems to work very well.

They get all their learning in & if they get sick, we have 4 days to get

over it before they have to go back.

Speaking of sick...

The 2nd week of school Gabi brought home a tummy virus.

The kind you don't want to come home.

Vomiting for 6 hours and then diarrhea.

She started on Thursday night, 11:30pm.

And we thought we were scott free..

HA!

Sofi started on Saturday at 2:30pm.

Then Ian at 6:30pm.

It gets better...

I started at 8:30pm.

And we though Todd would get away from it all.

Until about 5am Sunday morning.
5 days of vomiting.

1 week of diarrhea.

It.was.absolutely.horrible.

Worse than I could ever imagine.

But we made it through.

That's not all.

Last Friday, Gabi started w/ a fever.

Then Ian.

His went up to 104.4.

Scary & yes, we were in the tub.

I say we...Ian & I.

Todd sitting next to us.

No fun.

But it is all worth it.

The kids immune systems are getting tested now rather

than when they get to kindergarten.

And they are happy about school.

So, that's what we have been up to.

We debated this topic.

It was a long drawn out decision.

But we went for it.

And couldn't be happier.

The kids started yesterday.

They go on M/T/W.

3 consecutive days.

As a former teacher, I think this is best.

The only thing that went wrong?
Ian had a poo accident right at the end of the day.

Poor kid.

He is my emotional one.

The nerves got the best of him.

That & lack of communication.

But it is still ok.

They didn't cry at all.

They were ready.

Mommy & Daddy were teary-eyed.

But we got through it.

I made them special outfits.

They picked out the fabric.

And they had to get a photo w/ each of us.

Today was much smoother.

Ian & Gabi's teacher came out to get them.

So did Sofi's.

{yep they are split up & we are ok w/ that}

Mrs. C scooped Ian up this morning & he melted in to her.

Instantly I knew we had made the right decision.

It ain't cheap but it will be worth it for everyone.

I can't wait to see what they bring home today!

PS - Sorry for the absence...long story but I needed to focus

attention on other things in our life.

The blog will always be 2nd...