2012 Disney Trip

Aiden and Mia got to go to Disneyland this past weekend. It was magical and fun. My mom and I would always go every year together. It was nice adding those two to the tradition. I loved watching their faces as they entered the park, saw a favorite character, and watched the fireworks and parade. I look forward to taking the whole family in the future. I think Mia's favorite rides were Ariel's ride and Nemo's. Aiden loved Pirates and Tiki Room. When Aiden dove to the floor on Jungle Cruse, it was priceless. Mia waving her hands like a princess in her stroller kept us laughing. Getting to eat breakfast at Ariel's Grotto was amazing! We got to meet almost all the princesses! Such wonderful memories were made on this trip.

Mia loves to sing

Mia asked for a microphone to sing in from Santa. Santa delivered!

Molly the labradoodle

Molly is now four months old. She is 22 lbs and getting bigger by the day. She thinks she is the kids long lost sister. She still likes to nip at their butts a bit too much. She does leave Seth alone for the most part. She is very smart. We are working on sit and shake. She loves to snuggle at night time when Anthony and I get to watch some TV. As Anthony would say, "she is my baby girl." She loves to terrorize the neighborhood cats. She loves water. She loves all things pink or maybe it is just that she loves anything Mia's.

Favorite toys

Aiden's favorite toys are his Thomas train set and tools. He also really likes his cars from Auntie Rado and Cars 2 from Santa. He also loves his blue ford truck from pop pop.He also likes his blue thomas hat!
Mia got a magic wand that she sleeps with. She also really likes the tools and tool work station.
Seth got a new mp3 boom box that plays his favorite Wiggles songs.

Christmas Eve 2011

Christmas Eve was magical this year. An unexpected visit from Santa made it all the more special. I was a little bummed Anthony had to stay home with Seth and Mia because they were sick. However, Aiden and I still had a great time. Stevie proposed to Jen at the end of the evening! I am excited that she will be our newest family member. Later that night, the kids put our cookies, reindeer food and milk. It was the last night we would see our elf on a shelf, Sheldon.

It is hard knowing that things will be very different this coming year, but on that night, everything was perfect. A true memory that will always make me smile.

Mia's first recital

Mia did great at her first recital. It was at Live Oak Middle School. The theme was Tangled. She is doing good with Steps Studio so far. I can't believe how fast time is going. My little princess!

First Christmas Program

Aiden and Mia had their Christmas program at Live Oak Middle School. It was wonderful. They both sang and even danced a little. The song that Aiden sang with the bells was my favorite. His class seemed a little more prepared. Mia class didn't sing their whole first song. Still not bad, for their age, I think. I am amazed at what they can do!

Three weeks till Christmas Break!

We have been dealing with some sick, sick, sick kids these past few months. However, there four year check up went great. (Besides Aiden walking like an old man out of the office) For triplets, it is amazing they are all 75% on percentile on most. Mia was the only exception. She is 99% in height and 20% on weight. They got to wear their new Phillie's Shirts that Uncle Mike and Aunt Nell got them!

Three weeks until Christmas break. We have a dance recital, a school program, and Grandma Jacki and Uncle Emil moving back. This should be a busy but great couple of weeks.

Our newest family member - Molly

I was trying to tell Aiden that we are going to get the older boy pup. He crossed his arms and said, "No, we are getting the brown girl puppy. Molly." He had already named her. Now I had to decide to be tough mom or give in. Obviously, I gave in. Molly's mom is around 60lbs and her dad is around 70lbs. She should be a big girl. I like that.



On a slightly impulse buy, we got Molly on Saturday. We went to look for an older pup and came home with our 10 week old labradoodle. We recently had to give up our miniture poodle, Marvin. Our home was not the best fit for him, and we found him a couple that is retired that had another poodle that became his brother. I thought I could go long without a dog, but I was wrong. In my short 34 years of life, I have only had a couple years without a dog. I am a huge dog lover and cat lover. Unless you are a dog lover, as well, you can't understand how happy I am to have a new pup in the house. It feels more like a home. I know it is more work, for everyone. It is important to me, and I deserve it. So we now have, Molly, our labradoodle. A mutt or designer breed. I don't care what you call it. She is amazing. Has a great personality and her hair is shed free. I'm happy. Here is a picture of her mom.

School pictures 2011

Their first official school pictures. Lincoln Pre-school AM class.
Mia basically refused to smile in Ms. Nellie's class.
Aiden was a ham in Ms. Virgie's class.
Seth was not feeling the pictures in Ms. Mel's class.
Aiden will say he does not like school, but he does very good there.
Mia loves school. She is very caring but does have some focusing issues. Her stubbornness is being blamed on her mother.
Seth is working his way into a language group slowly two days a week. He is slowly getting used to his classmates and new teachers. I am looking forward to him being able to stay the full time there.