Another battle wound for Max!

Dale and I had a conference Tuesday and Wednesday and after our conference on Tuesday we went to the hockey game.  Needless to say we hadn't seen the kids in two days and I was excited to spend Wednesday evening with them.  We even stopped at Walgreen's on the way home so we could get them some M&M's.  Of course as soon as Kristen left all hell broke loose.  The boys were terrible and NOTHING made them happy.  I finally bundled them up in their snow suits and we went for a walk looking for deer.  But, the screaming continued when we went back inside.  I was going to start giving the boys a bath while Dale cleaned up dinner.  They typically love the bath and will play in the water as long as we let them.  Well they didn't want to get in and Will and Levi preferred to walk around the bathroom naked playing for a while.  Max wouldn't even come close to me or the tub.  Finally I got Will in the tub and Max was soon to follow.  They decide to stand in the tub which is a big no no.  I am trying to get them to sit down when I see Levi walking across the bathroom naked and starting to poop.  I am trying to get him on the potty before poop goes everywhere and Max falls and hits his mouth on the tub and chips his tooth.  Needles to say, we put the boys to bed an hour early and I had myself a good cry!   

First visit to the St. Louis Zoo!

Yesterday was such a beautiful day that we decided to take advantage of our new Zoogoer membership.  This was the boys first trip to the Zoo.  They were really excited to see all of the animals.  They thought many of them were deer!  And hey, the resembled deer so why argue with them.  The African Bongo was now a deer!  I think their favorites were the Orangutans, the Giraffe's and the Hippo!  Of course we didn't get to see everything in one visit.  There is only so much time three almost two year olds will allow for an outing before complete mayhem arrives, and we were getting very close to that point.  In fact Levi was getting very antsy so I decided I would let him walk with me for a little bit and he immediately started throwing a tantrum about what he thought was a tunnel that he wanted to go through.  A lady said to me that she had been following us for a while and she just commented on how good they were.  Thanks lady, you just jinxed it!  We left shortly after that episode and Levi through a tantrum in the car for the complete 25 minutes it took to get to my mom's house.  Ahhh, who said terrible two's anyway, they start at 16 months!  Levi's tiredness aside, it was really fun for them to see all of the animals and to get out of the house and enjoy the wonderful weather.  We can't wait to plan our next visit to the Zoo!

Dale, Max, Levi, Will & a Giraffe!

Me, Max, Levi, Will & a Camel! 

A Butterfly in perfect pose! 

Max, Levi & Will 

The Hippo! 

Levi after going into the tunnel he threw a tantrum about.  He realized it was just a hole in a rock and he got scared when he couldn't figure out how to get out. 

Dale and Levi, who is finally happy! 

Dale, Levi, Will, Max & me. 

Max, Will & Levi 

Levi 

Will 

Max

Moms of multiples are freaks of nature

I was looking at a multiples website recently and came across this video and thought it was funny. It is a pretty good recap of questions strangers ask me nearly every time I have the kids with me. Although this video conversation is about twins, you can just add a child to the questions. 

Bella's 1st Birthday!

Will, Max and Levi's cousin Bella turned 1 this past Saturday and we celebrated at Pump it Up.  Bella was a birthday princess!  (She's the only girl in the family, so she's always a princess!)  The boys had so much fun.  They especially loved the big slide and I am especially thankful to Uncle Bill, Aunt Megan, Aunt Lauren and Grandma Hackmann for taking them down the slide so many times.  I am not sure what I would have done if they weren't there.  We hope Bella had as much fun at her party as we did!

Will

Max

Levi 

Max and Aunt Lauren 

Levi and Uncle Bill 

Will and Aunt Megan 

Max, Will and Levi 

The Birthday Girl, Bella!

It was Dale's birthday on Sunday and I made him a landscape themed birthday cake.  I thought I would share a picture!   

Fun in the snow!

With the weather being a little warmer and snow still on the ground, we have been able to have plenty of play in the snow.  Yesterday the boys helped Dale build a giant snowman, they went sledding down the hill in our back yard, and finally they threw snowballs at daddy.  Max and Levi get a little frustrated trying to walk in the snow and after about 10 minutes they start whining.  Will however loves it, especially the sledding.  He would play in the snow all day if we let him. 

Will 

Max 

Levi 

Helping daddy build a snowman! 

Dale, Max, Will, Levi and our snowman Bob! 

Will 

Max 

Levi and Will 

Dale

Three babies are sleeping.

Dale has been out of town on a skiing trip since Thursday so it's just been me and the boys for the past few days.  They have been adventurous to say the least, testing my every nerve.  My mother-in-law and I were putting the boys to bed tonight and Levi and insisted on bringing his Pillow Pet with him.  I put it in his bed and he laid on it holding his cow and covered up in his blankie.  He looked so precious!  Of course Will and Max then needed their Pillow Pet's as well so that they could be as precious as Levi was.  I was lucky enough to get a few pictures.  I will look at these when they start testing me again so that I remember how sweet they can be!  Anyway, it reminded me of one of my favorite poems that I thought I would share.  It is a poem that I found written by another mother of triplets.

It is the end of the day, three babies are sleeping

I sit in my chair, quietly weeping.

I am not crying because I've had no sleep

Or three times the laundry is piled waist deep.

I am not crying because I look three times the mess,

Three times the spit up, part of my everyday dress.

I am not crying because I've no time at all

To soak in a bath or shop at the mall.

Too tired to do dishes and forget even sweeping

I will sit in my chair and enjoy my weeping.

I am crying because it's the end of the day

Three babies are sleeping, it's quiet this way.

It's time to look back on the way the day went

Three times the fun, look what heaven has sent!

Sure it is hard, we knew from the start

But the hard things get softened by the extra love in our heart.

Three little babies soft cuddly and sweet

Six little hands, and six little feet.

Six little arms that hug me real tight

And three little mouths to kiss me goodnight.

Three times the laughter and ten times the fun

Pity the parents that only have one!

The joy that I feel as I watch my three sleep

Is what makes my heart ache, and makes my eyes weep.

r.l.koontz

Levi 

Max 

Will

Happy Birthday GGMa!

Yesterday we spent the day at Great Grandpa & Grandma Weber's for Grandma's 82nd birthday!  It was a really nice day.  It started off with Max being completely attached and wouldn't leave my side, but he eventually warmed up and started playing (as long as he could see me).  He has been especially needy since Dale is on a skiing trip with friends.  The boys played in the snow with their cousin Bobby and Levi even crawled through a snow tunnel.  Bobby then taught the boys how to jump on Uncle Howard and then he would fly them like an airplane, but Levi was the only taker on the adventure!  The boys were exhausted when we finally left as was I and everyone else that was there watching all of the boys play.  We hope Grandma enjoyed her day!

Levi crawling through the snow tunnel.

Papa Great and Will.  He was not interested in playing in the snow.

This is what Max did for the first 2 hours!

Bobby was the King of the World!

Uncle Howard & Bobby! 

Uncle Howard & Levi! 

A picture with Grandma on her birthday.  Papa Great with Will, Grandma with Levi and me with Max!