Triplet's Photo Shoot

I decided to have the triplet's photos taken today. We had the first time slot of the day, and two managers doing the photographing. I started preparing for the big event at 6 am. I showered, got dressed, had breakfast, served Bridget her breakfast, got Bridget dressed, did her hair, fed a baby or two, changed a baby or two, got the diaper bag packed, and started getting the babies dressed in their outfits. Shawn finished dressing the babies so that I could finish getting myself ready. At 9:20, Liam decided he was hungry. By 9:45 we were out the door. 

The photo shoot went well, Megan was the most difficult. She got hungry near the end. We got some very cute photos that are posted at My Mobile Me gallery.

After the photos were purchased, the 6 of us went to the food court to grab a bite for lunch. The babies had been fed while waiting on the photographer, and were happily sleeping in their strollers. It was nice to eat lunch with both Shawn and Bridget and without hearing a baby crying. It's been a long time since that's happened. 

When we got back to our house, Grandma Joan and Grandpa Bill were there. They helped out with the babies today. Shawn was able to get a little work done, and I got most of the laundry put away. 

Early afternoon: Bridget took a nap!  Yeay!

When dinnertime rolled around, Aunt Tina, Kaitlyn and Ann joined us and Grandma and Grandpa. It was nice having dinner at the table with everyone, and again, no crying babies. Well, Megan cried a bit, but Auntie Tina took care of her. Bridget and Kaitlyn enjoyed eating dinner together, and were holding hands at the table and screaming and screetching because they were so excited. Ann just watched and soaked up everything. 

The majority of the evening B and K played together, having fun, hooting and hollering, while the adults struggled to hear each other. Despite the ruckus, it was a nice evening. 

Kaitlyn invited Bridget over tomorrow to play, so Bridget is very excited to do that. Shawn and I invited Brenda and Paul over tomorrow night to watch the UFC fights. So as long as the babies cooperate, it should be a pretty nice day!

Inauguration Day & Sandy's Birthday

Well today we witnessed history with the inauguration of Barack Obama. The 6 of us watched the event with Aunt Noreen in our living room. Though Bridget was more interested in having Noreen read a book to her than watch tv, and the triplets, of course, were sleeping. 

It was nice visiting with Aunt Noreen. Bridget got two more birthday presents, that she immediately played with. Bridget and I played two games of Memory, and when Noreen left, Bridget put together the puzzle that Noreen gave her.  She also has been addicted to her Tag books that Aunt Tina got her for her birthday. I think she's logged at least 5 hours of playing with her Tag book today! 

Little Miss Bridget also took a 3 hour nap today! Probably because she woke up at 5 am when the babies were up to feed. Today was a great day for a nap because it gave Shawn and I time to feed, change and clothe the babies for our trip to Grandma Joan's house. We had to wake Bridget up in order to leave on time!

So then we went to Grandma Joan's to have pizza with the birthday girl, Aunt Sandy. Of course, we had Phil's Pizza, the world's best pizza. Aunt Judy and Uncle Len also stopped by, and Ann was there too, since Tina, Dave and Kaitlyn are enjoying a vacation in Disney World. (Hope they are having lots of fun!)

After a very yummy dinner, Shawn and I snuck out to the mall so that Shawn could get some new jeans and pants. (His current jeans are horrid!) We got to the mall only an hour before closing time, so we had to move fast, but it was still nice to get out together. I think that was the 2nd time that Shawn and I got out on our own since the babies were born. And this trip to Grandma's was only our 6th outing as a family of 6. (Yes, for now, I AM counting because it's so rare!)

When we got back to Grandma's, it was feeding time. So Grandma, Shawn and I all fed a baby, and Grandpa took over for Shawn so he could warm up and pack up the van. I think we finally got out of there around 10:30 pm. Much too late! Bridget passed out in the van, as did the babies. I thought about napping, but I had napped on the way up, so I wasn't tired. 

When we got home, we unpacked, got bottles washed and ready, and before we knew it, the babies were hungry again. Such is our lives these days! I can't wait till they space out their feedings a bit more. 

First Outing

 
The six of us went for our first outing today. Of course, we went to the mall. We all love the mall! It only took 2 hours to get ready to leave by feeding the babies, packing the diaper bag, packing up the van, and getting Bridget ready. Good thing the mall is only minutes from our house!

Megan rode around the mall in our single stroller, while Holly and Liam shared our double stroller. (We will get a triple stroller when they can sit up.) It was nice to get out for a few hours. I had forgotten that Aunt Tina was planning on stopping by our house to drop off Bridget's birthday present (she forgot it yesterday), so she ended up meeting us at the mall a bit later. We all had dinner together, and of course, Bridget, Kaitlyn and Ann had lots of fun together. 

Both Tina and I found some great deals at Kay-Bee Toys, since they're going out of business. Other than that, we mostly window-shopped. Afterwards, the girls got to play in the play area, then we all headed to our house for awhile. 

Poor Bridget was WAY TOO TIRED, and she ended up throwing a HUGE tantrum while playing the Cinderella game with Kaitlyn. So unfortunately, Bridget missed out on some of the fun, since she was sent to her room to calm down. Kaitlyn helped by holding a baby during this time. Auntie Tina also pitched in with feeding the babies and changing diapers. 

We now know that we can survive a 3 hour trip out of the house. I just hope the triplets are always this well behaved when we're out!

Birthday Party

Just a quick thank you to everyone who attended Bridget's party. She had a great time and really enjoyed all of her gifts. We've been playing with all the new toys, and putting new clothes into her dresser drawers. 

She's so cute, she always wants to know who got her what. So if she's getting dressed in the morning, she'll ask, "Did you buy me this shirt, Mom? Is it from Target?" and I'll have to give her the details of where the shirt came from. If it was from me, she'll say, "Thanks for the buying me this shirt, Mom." It's really cute! And her memory is flawless! She'll remember everything I tell her. So I'm looking forward to conversations with Bridget about her new birthday clothes!

Also, thanks to everyone who cared for Holly, Megan and Liam during the party. It's nice to get a break! Thanks to Grandma Joan for letting us borrow her house for the party. And great cake, Tina! You did a wonderful job on the Glass Slipper cake!