My Handsome Little Red-Haired Boy

This actually happened a few weeks ago, but I wanted to make sure I got a post up for it.  This is Fletcher's first hair cut... done by his Auntie Krista.  I finally caved (to Troy) and let Krista cut off the long wisps growing behind his ears and all the long random strands on top. 

When I was little, my mom used to call me her "pretty little red-haired girl".  It always made me feel so special and I hoped I'd have a pretty little red-haired girl of my own one day!  Well, Sunny has a mess of blonde hair and Gibby is still pretty bald (although it looks like it may come in red!)... for now, I have a very handsome little red-haired BOY :)

His hair cut happened right at bed time, so he was a bit tired and confused...

My Baby Turns FOUR

It was Griffin's 4th birthday this week. 
Oh boy.... I keep writing and erasing what I've written because I just can't seem to put into words my love for this kid.  If you know him well, you are well aware of that special little something that he has... he's always had this deep understanding for the people around him.  He knows how to make your heart melt and has this knack for getting people to do things without directly asking them to do it.  That might not make sense... hmmm...

he is "important and special, believe me its true - no one in the world is exactly like you." thank you, cat in the hat.  

He is definitely growing up - every once in a while I can tell I'm annoying him... that seems to be a very good indicator of a child no longer being a baby/toddler!  I can hardly swallow the lump in my throat when I imagine him not wanting bedtime cuddles or good morning hugs anymore... or not lighting up when he sees me all the time.  Its hard for me not to feel a bit shafted when I think of all the times I haven't been able to thoroughly enjoy his company because of how busy I am with his brother and sisters. 

Ok, ok, pull it together!  Yes, it is hard to watch them grow up.... but I am also filled with pride at what an amazing young man we seem to have raised so far.  And I will take this opportunity to remind myself how important it is to enjoy these little moments with him even when everything around me is crazy.   I love you my little four year old! 

and now some pictures....

Here he is with his treasure chest cake:

Griff and Beau at his bowling party!

daddy trying to show the kids how it's done

pirates!

Cheers... and breathe!

I know its been far too long since I posted last.  Trust me though, it has been much crazier than normal around here.

One week ago today we put our house on the market.  4 days later we sold our house.  And two days after that we found our dream family home (it's in a cul de sac and everything!).  Tonight, our offer was accepted on the new house and we celebrated with champagne (thanks mom and dad!).  We are thankful things went so quickly and worked out well in the end, but boy oh boy was it stressful.  We ended up in a bidding war over the new place but thanks to our realtor and a sneaky picture of our beautiful kids in with the offer, we won!  Note: having triplets is no picnic, but pulling the "triplet card" can really make things happen!

I suppose I'm sharing this a tad prematurely as there are a couple conditions on the offer still... but I'm just so excited... our new place is 2200 sqft (double what we have now).  I can hardly wait to see my family in here.

First Birthday

The babies turned ONE on January 19th.  Wow. ONE!!!  I am still getting used to the idea that all three of them are here and all belong to us... let alone the fact that I now have three one year olds. 
Here are a bunch of pics from their birthday and their party (which we had on the 21st).  Enjoy... they had so much fun!


Griffin and I made birthday pancakes...

And Griffin thought they should have candles to blow out (which he would dutifully blow out on their behalf haha)  Here's Sunny mad that she can't touch the candle... 

All Fletcher cares about is getting the pancake into his bowl!

Gibby girl... lovin it all!

And one for Griffin too... we sang happy birthday to each kid separately and then he insisted on singing it to me too.  Such a sweetie - no one is ever left out!

  A girl's gotta wear a fancy tutu on her birthday!

 haha - tutu bum! love it!

Aren't I pretty mommy?

Then I setup a little photo session and tried real hard for about 10 minutes to get some decent shots of them in the little skirts and tie I had made them. Of course, nothing of them all looking at the camera and smiling - but they still turned out cute!

The party table!

Fletcher after his nap... pretty exciting to wake up to a party in your honour!

The birthday kids!

The girls were feeling pretty special all dressed up and getting their pictures taken :)

Cake time!  They had all eaten so much beef for supper that they could barely eat any of the little cakes I made them... oh well, I'm sure they're healthier for it!

Sunny digging in...

Fletcher wishing he had more room in his belly to dive into it...

Gibsyn surprised me and ate the most cake... she quietly piled it into her mouth

Griff with a cupcake and blue teeth

Auntie Natalie desparately trying to open their new train from Auntie Krista... all the babies were swarming her!  Its been a very popular toy!

Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate with us!  What an adventure this first year has been...I sometimes feel emotional that we are done having little babies around.  But then I watch them play and learn new things and  I'm just so excited to see what this next stage has in store for us.  Well, part excited and part scared.  It has to get easier, right?  Maybe easy is not a word I should ever use... it has to keep getting funner.. ahem, "more fun", right?

In Loving Memory of Papa Cam

Today Troy attended his grandpa's funeral in Springbank (I regrettably had to stay home with the kids who are all trying to kick the roto-virus).  A few days before Christmas we made a wise decision to go and visit him at his home in Cochrane with all the kiddos.  It was a very busy trip (we went up and back in one day!), but in hindsight, we are so very glad we did it.  Right before we left, I quickly snapped a picture of Cam with all of the kids...

At the dinner table with my family Griffin announced: "I have some very sad news.... Papa Cam died. Now he's in doggie heaven with Elroy."  I'm not sure why he went to doggie heaven, but I'm sure old Elroy would love to have him ;)

We will miss you very much Cam!

Who's Your Favourite?

The other day I asked Griffin who his favourite brother or sister was (I know that is probably an inappropriate question and some parents out there are shaking their fingers at me, but I was curious to know!).  His response: "Ummm... Gibsyn and Sunny and Fletcher."  So there you go, no need for a "you-should-love-them-all-equally" lecture!  I am so glad the babies have him to look up to... he is one fine role model!

Here's a picture of my little (big) family having morning cuddles.  We may need a bigger chair soon ;)

Post-Christmas-Blues

You know the feeling, right?  When those magical couple days of Christmas which you spent weeks anticipating and preparing for are suddenly over??  I've been feeling kinda blue lately... we've been stuck inside a lot because of all the crazy wind around here, the babies have decided to change their sleeping patterns into all different kinds of unpredictable nonsense, and well, I'm not allowed to play the Yuletide Fireplace channel on my TV anymore :(

I've decided it's time to stop moping, and look forward to a brand new year.  So I started by going through all the pictures I took over the holidays and it's hard not to feel a bit better after seeing all these cute lil' faces!  I took A LOT of them - Troy got me a new camera for my birthday so I've been experimenting... there aren't a lot of GOOD ones, but I thought I'd share a few.  

Sunny being goofy - she was trying to put all my underwear on her head (don't worry, this is a bag full of CLEAN laundry! And I have no idea where she got this idea from!)

Haha - this one just cracks me up of her:

Sunny and Fletcher eating some crackers at the table:

Fletcher eating.... and eating... and eating!

Gibby in the hat her Auntie Tara made her... she was very proud to be wearing it!

Griffin in his new goalie attire... just like daddy!

 
Griffin and Gibs having a tea party with her new tea set... he might not appreciate this photo one day, but I just think he's the best big brother around!



ALL of our stockings!  The next house we buy must have a fireplace... wouldn't they look great on a fireplace??! My mom made all of these!

I can hardly wait for next year :)