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Luna made the card below and signed it with her signature paw print and we sent a photo copy to Darshan for his birthday. Luna and Darsh have a special bond since they were born on the same day! Eli recycled Darshan's card and gave it to me on my birthday. That kids seriously cracks me up.

I will get photos up from my party soon. (no bull)

Place mats tell it all . . .

Who in the family is most popular? Addi and Owa made these.

Once before a meal someone prayed and blessed everybody in the family. Each member of the family was blessed individually. Eli was blessed "one time", Luna was blessed "infinity times".

STITCHES

Last night as we were going through our nightly routine, I heard Addi holler from the kitchen, “Call the Police, Call the Police, Call the Police.”  I went to check out the situation and Owa was mopping up blood from the floor with a roll of paper towels.  At the triplet’s school they collect pop tops for the Ronald McDonald House, and Addi sliced up her thumb trying to get the top off of a cream of chicken soup can.  I took her into urgent care and the doctor put 5 stitches in her little ol thumb.  I have to change her bandage three times a day.  I am terrible at stuff like this.  I can hardly look at the wound without getting sick.  I have a friend whose finger tip was sliced off in a sliding glass door when she was young.  The funniest part of her recollecting the story is when she tells about her mom hollering to her siblings to find the finger.  Thankfully they found the finger and the doctor stitched it back on.  FIND THE FINGER kept going through my head as I drove Addi to urgent care.  If anything really serious ever happens I hope I can step up to the challenge!

Waiting to see the doc

 

  

Wrapped up tightly in the papoose board (that’s a fancy word for straight jacket!)  Pincky is under there with her.  She requested that Clayton sing her “the bear song”.  It was really cute.  The nurse even joined in in on the echo part.

Nana Jane’s Grandbabies

 

 

We did “grandkid” pics this summer for my mom.  After 1/2 hour the subjects started melting down and the milkshake bribes stopped working.  Thankfully, Courtney Jean Photography, worked her magic quickly!  Nana has two more grandbabies on the way.  Can’t wait to do this all again.

Portriats of Mommy and Daddy

Owa did these in church a few months back and I love them:

The Claw

We were having lunch with my uncle at one of our favorite little pizza restaurants right around the corner from our house. Don't ever play that game. You never win. This was my advice to Eli, Addi, and Owa as I handed them quarters to play some video games. I explained that "the claw" as it is referred to in Toy Story, is just a big waste of money. So much for my good advice.

Van Project II

Sorry for the delay, but yes we do have AC in the van! The entire dash was put back together a week ago minus about 5 screws that Clayton assures me do not matter. Due to a minor set back however it was only today that JD, yes we name our vehicles, started blowing cold air. Monday I took the van into the shop to charge up the AC but there was a leek. I had to call Clayton and be the bearer of the bad news. I swear I heard his heart sink over the phone! Dan, the all knowing car guy thought the leek was due to the O rings being too small and Clayton changed them out last night and WALA the AC held the charge. We are all set for our west coast road trip!

All clear - she drives


Here we go again!


Addi and Owa test out the AC!

May - One BIG Celebration

May was one big party. I meant to post this last month but you know how that goes right?

6th Birthday Party at the Aquatic Center



On their actual birthday we had ANOTHER party. Our family went to Chuck E. Cheese. Clayton and I kept having basketball shootouts and I think we had more fun than the kids

Owa made Clayton a Party Hat on his birthday

Goin to work with daddy on a Saturday Morning. Clayton always lets them pick something from the vending machine. They think his work is the coolest.

Addi beating the heat at Crown Center

Avani's dance performance: We all went to dinner before. Christy and the kids left the next day to California. Darshan switched jobs. (I wasn't celebrating this move)

Meena's graduation. She graduated one week and got a GREAT job the next! Way to go Meena!

Clayton performed at the kids school - He rocked their socks off

The kids just wanted me to add this one

Flowers from my girls on Mothers day. They made me cards at church and Olivia addressed my card as Amy not mom

First day of Kindergarten

Almost the last day of Kindergarten


Celebration at the station! We love going to hear the Kansas City Symphony play over memorial weekend every year!

Van project - 1/2 point

The evaporator on our van went out! If you're not mechanically inclined like me the evaporator is a part of the air conditioner that helps cool down the car. (I think) It was going to cost more than the value of the car to have the $100 part replaced so Clayton decided to take on the BIG job. He is halfway there. As soon as everything is put back together I will post another video.

Genetics of a Man

Here's proof that Eli has it. He insisted that he DID match--see, this matches with these! I tried to explain that in fact it did not match, but but I didn't really succeed, and I think the reason is that deep down I don't understand really myself.

SIX

Last week the triplets turned six. I try to relish each day because they really do seem to just disappear like older moms are always telling me. It was six years ago on a Thursday, when Olivia Jane 4 pounds 11 ounces was born at 11:24 AM, followed by Eli Bryce weighing in at 5 pounds 12 ounces, born at 11:26 AM and Addison Danielle, 5 pounds 6 ounces arriving a whole minute after her big brother.

We were prepared for the triplets to be born in April. In anticipation of the birth, my sister Kelly came to stay with us at the end of the month after she completed her semester of school. The week came and went and still no babies. I didn’t regret her visit though. She cooked and cleaned and I just laid on the couch!




The last month of my pregnancy I visited the doctor weekly on Thursdays. The Thursday before their birth I was 34 + weeks pregnant and it didn’t look like the triplets were coming anytime soon. My doctor was going to be out of town in a few weeks so I suggested we schedule the c-section on the 6th of May. Dr. Friedman did an amniocentesis on Eli to make sure his lungs were developed. He said boys developed slower so if Eli’s lungs were ready the girls would be ready too. We got the go ahead.

On the 5th Clayton and I had dinner with his parents at their home. I called it “the last supper” I had no idea what would lie ahead for us.

Clayton and I drove to the hospital early the next morning and the nurses prepped me for the c-section. I walked myself to the operating room.





Our anesthetist took some great pictures of the birth. At one point Clayton tried to peek over the sheet and got a little whooze. The anesthetist said "sit down dad" and he did!



There were no major problems or complications during the pregnancy or the birth. Eli went to the NICU for a few hours right after he was born because his blood sugar level dropped really quickly. I didn't meet him until that evening when he joined the girls and I in the hospital room.

The doctors wanted me to get moving and the next morning the nurse came in and pulled me out of bed. I could barely walk. All the babies stayed in one bassinet. Clayton and I would push them around the halls of the hospital to help me get moving again.




I spent my first Mother's Day in the hospital with my new babes. Then on Monday morning all four of us checked out to go home. I still looked 8 months pregnant!

This was just the beginning of our triplet adventures.

Kindergarden Music Program

Thursday was the kids' "Kindergarten's Greatest Hits" concert. It was awesome. They have a great music teacher and they do music 4 days a week! Here's the chorus line.






Mommy and cousins Avani and Chander were pretty excited before the show.





And here's the video (little bit). Addi was hilarious. Her music teacher ended up having to move her over so she couldn't hide.






Here's all the family that came. I'm doing a school assembly in May. It will be really fun! They have a great school.

Knocked Down but not Knocked Out

Last Saturday Addison fell of Clayton's back and banged her head up pretty good. A blood vessel was broken and a huge instant knot appeared. Clayton was giving her a piggy back ride and Owa jumped out from behind the van. Clayton went down and poor Addi went with him. When I called the "ask a nurse advise line" she suggested I should just bring her in and not take a chance with a head injury. We were at the emergency room for 4 hours and she checked out just fine. The nurse did have me wake her up after she had been sleeping 2 hours to make sure she knew what was going on and who I was. She was so drowsy when I woke her up. She just kept trying to lay down. I kept saying Addi who am I? She kept making funny noises naaam mummm nummm. Then I said, What is our dogs name? She said Luna. I said OK go back to bed!

It's that time of year again!

Bulletin Board for Art

I've been searching for a tack strip like they have in schools for all the kids' art. They're quite prolific and we have more art than we know what to do with and they/we're always wanting to put it up. The fridge is only so big.

So I got a free leftover bulletin board from work. Owa had art on it the second I brought it in the house, before I could even get it hung on the wall. It filled up on the first day, probably within the first hour or so. I'm going to add another somewhere else if I can.

Change of Heart

After the girls hurt Eli's feelings they passed a new note under the door.

PS We are working on spelling now. It has been a life long struggle for me!

Up and at 'em

I usually have to drag Eli out of bed every morning before school.  I didn't yesterday though.  He beat me up.  When I finally got out of bed to break up the party in the triplets bedroom and told them to start getting ready for school Eli refused because he was convinced it was Saturday.  And today the real Saturday, well he was awake at 6:40!  Let's see if he can pull this off come Monday.

We had some sick days this week. This is an old sick day photo. Enjoy

My Lunch Date(s)

I had lunch with Owa today at school!  Last week it was Eli's turn .  Never mind that they have lunch at the exact same time in the exact same place.  They love their "individual" time and I love being with each of them one on one.  They are different by themselves.  I don't know how to explain it.  I had lunch with Addi first and her class meets at a completely different time so she got me all to herself.  Owa did share me for a minute and let Eli get in the camera phone picture above. 

Happy Teeth

A local dentist visited the early learning center to teach healthy dental habits. It took a little convincing to help Eli understand that candy and cupcakes did not make for "happy teeth."

5 year old brains

5 year brains can parachute with a shopping bag! I love 5 year old brains.....most of the time


He was just making a tunnel and then daddy was going to fix it with tape.

HUG ME/ LOVE YOU / KISS ME

 

The triplets made these in Preschool Valentine's Day 2008 and they are still my favorites!