All 3 are walking? How cute!

I went to a school workshop today. I must admit, I loved it. I'm just not sure how I can remember all of the good information and apply it one month from now.  I also found myself sitting in the workshop, wondering how I can apply the skills of number bonding to my 15-month old children :)

While at the workshop, I saw many co-workers who all asked about the triplets.

"Is everyone walking yet? How cute!"

Cute, yes.  Unpredictable, definitely!  Our home has turned into a fluid maze, directing the flow of baby traffic.  Gates at the base of the stairs, at the entrance of the kitchen, and guarding the Baldwin Parlor Grand Piano.  Since everyone is walking, they are chasing or following each other and finding endless opportunities to entertain one another (as well as the adults watching).  While in the kitchen cutting fruit for a meal, I enjoyed listening to the giggles of the trio... until the giggles became quiet. I immediately rounded the corner and realized that someone (not sure who) discovered how to open the bathroom door!  The toilet had now become a source of entertainment.  My sweet hubby spent Sunday putting additional door locks on downstairs doors as well as toilet locks on the commodes.

After my workshop - and an afternoon of missing the babies - I walked in on the non-stop party once again.  Here is a small sample of what our babies are up to. Please ignore the silly laughs from the mom behind the camera!

Attention Wal-Mart shoppers

As the temperatures continue to be scorching, we have found other ways to occupy our summer time! The babies are making the switch from 2 naps a day to just one nap a day. (many moms think it is CRAZY to encourage this, but the babies sleep better at night now :)
SO - during the day, we make sure to take the babies OUT somewhere - sometimes it's the YMCA to play in the pool. Other times we may visit a shopping mall and invade the play area. This trip happens to be our trip to Wal-Mart.


I jokingly tell my friends that we found the babies on the clearance aisle :)










Morgan found a cool pair of shades to protect her eyes.









Madison was unimpressed with the selection in the store.




And James was busy picking out colors for his new room. We haven't had the heart to tell him that he will be sharing his current room with his sisters for quite a while.



While shopping we bought the kiddos some shoes. Since I am the WORST about wearing shoes, I never have really pushed it with the babies... that is until we realized our 3 darlings will need to wear them in a September wedding! On this shopping trip, we bought everyone sandals (James is proudly wearing his in the photo) and have "shoe time" every day.

Our latest tooth count is 31. We should've bought stock in Orajel....

15 Months

Now that all 3 kiddos are walking, and usually in different directions, I really felt the need to have someone else take their photos --- see the little ones through someone else's eyes.
SO... we packed the van on a rainy Thursday morning and headed off for photos! Once we arrived, we had 3 kiddos and 8 adults in our party. We also had every intention of getting a family photo as well as some grandparent photos taken, but it just didn't work out for us today.

James, our little man who isn't fond of loud noises or lots of commotion, showed us that he really wasn't in the mood --- even bribing him with Goldfish and milk just wouldn't do the trick. We did manage to dry the tears when we offered him a bar stool. He was very content to sit on the floor and spin the top of the stool. He was also when we brought out the fire truck so he could roll it back and forth.
Meanwhile, Morgan was wanting to be held by anyone with open arms. Someone usually had to pick her up, place her in front of the camera, then run away quick enough for the photo to be taken.
Madison, on the other hand, was quite the ham! She loved playing on the fire truck, loved climbing down the stairs, was enchanted with stuffed animals given to her... probably the easiest of the 3 to manage!!! While she was waiting on her brother and sister, she occupied herself by trying to use the computer mouse as a cell phone.
Words can't really explain the day --- all 3 babies headed in 3 different directions with 3 very different goals in mind. I really have no idea how, but the photographer did manage to capture our wild ones on film. Now that they are taking an afternoon nap and I'm allowed to sit and relax, I can honestly smile and shake my head a little. Some day I'll miss this...