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| CET are 6 years and 2 months old! |
Monday, November 28, 2016
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Silly Saying & Stories
Last year in preschool the boys were asked 'if you were a butterfly where would you fly to?'
Sadly I do not remember who said what, but here are the boys responses:
1. I would fly to pizzaland
2. I would fly to California
3. I would fly to the beach....if I had to guess I bet Thomas said 1, Eli 2 and Caleb 3 because it just fits their personalities, ha!
The boys sometimes have a funny way of asking for things (it can be quite frustrating for the parents). For example, they'll tell me during dinner "how am I to wipe my mouth!" Instead of just asking me for a napkin. Or "how am I going to pick blueberries!?" Instead of just asking me for a cup or bucket.
Every night we ask the boys what they want to pray for and they'll usually say things like food, our friends, our hands, our home etc. Well a while back ago, sometime after the boys discovered and started asking question about homeless people. Caleb tells me that "homeless people pray for trash, no houses and for tents." His words exactly.
Caleb told me the other day "mami when I was in preschool I could not do criss cross apple sauce but in kindergarten I can do criss cross apple sauce." At first I was like what the heck is criss cross apple sauce? It was then explained to me that its the more politically correct way of saying 'sitting Indian style' which is what I was thought in elementary school. Then I was like, please say it some more because it sounds so cute coming from a 5 year old! "Criss cross apple sauce!"
We were heading to Burgerville and the boys were all excited about eating hamburgers and fries. In the car Eli tells me he wants to eat hamburgers and fries and I reassure him that that's what we'll get for him. When we enter the restaurant he tells me again that he wants to eat hamburgers and fries. After we order the food we sit down at a table and Eli again tells me he wants to eat hamburgers and fries. Keep in mind that since he's been alive we have only ever gotten hamburgers and fries at Burgerville. At this point I turn to him and tell him "I'm getting you asparagus and only that!" He then looks at me realizing I'm only joking, tilts his head to side and says "then I will eat nuh-sing!"
On our walk home from school Eli tells me "mami George does not celebrate Christmas like us." I say, "oh really, he must be Jewish." Eli says, "no mami his name is George." Haha!
Caleb has a history of telling us when he gets mad at us that he wants to leave this house and never come back. The first few times he said it it was heartbreaking and I'd tell him that that could not happen because I loved him too much and I would miss him terribly. Well after hearing one too many times I started just saying "ok then, see you later!" Well recently one morning Caleb wakes up and tells me he wants to snuggle because he had a bad dream. As we snuggle he tells me that in his dream he had gotten a new mom and dad and he tells me that he never wants that to happen. He has since to threaten me with leaving this house forever, ha!
The other day Caleb tells me that he doesn't want to be a grown up because he doesn't want fake teeth. I pause to explain to Phil that I had mentioned to them that a lot of people as they get old will sometimes loose their teeth. I try to reassure Caleb that it doesn't happen to everyone. I ask him if he remembers that little old lady we visited that morning, she doesn't have any teeth but that I thought papa Ed still has all his teeth. Then Caleb says, "I don't ever want to be an old lady!" I reassure him, "Caleb I promise that you will NEVER be an old lady!"
Phil was sanding some wood and wearing those work earmuffs to protect his hearing. The boys were nearby playing. Well when he was done Thomas comes over and asks if he can use the "ear muffins."
Words that were said that neither Phil nor I thought we would ever utter:
"Stop licking your brothers feet!"
"First let me sweep up the all salt from under the bed."
"There's literally mango chunks in the electrical outlet."
Sadly I do not remember who said what, but here are the boys responses:
1. I would fly to pizzaland
2. I would fly to California
3. I would fly to the beach....if I had to guess I bet Thomas said 1, Eli 2 and Caleb 3 because it just fits their personalities, ha!
The boys sometimes have a funny way of asking for things (it can be quite frustrating for the parents). For example, they'll tell me during dinner "how am I to wipe my mouth!" Instead of just asking me for a napkin. Or "how am I going to pick blueberries!?" Instead of just asking me for a cup or bucket.
Every night we ask the boys what they want to pray for and they'll usually say things like food, our friends, our hands, our home etc. Well a while back ago, sometime after the boys discovered and started asking question about homeless people. Caleb tells me that "homeless people pray for trash, no houses and for tents." His words exactly.
Caleb told me the other day "mami when I was in preschool I could not do criss cross apple sauce but in kindergarten I can do criss cross apple sauce." At first I was like what the heck is criss cross apple sauce? It was then explained to me that its the more politically correct way of saying 'sitting Indian style' which is what I was thought in elementary school. Then I was like, please say it some more because it sounds so cute coming from a 5 year old! "Criss cross apple sauce!"
We were heading to Burgerville and the boys were all excited about eating hamburgers and fries. In the car Eli tells me he wants to eat hamburgers and fries and I reassure him that that's what we'll get for him. When we enter the restaurant he tells me again that he wants to eat hamburgers and fries. After we order the food we sit down at a table and Eli again tells me he wants to eat hamburgers and fries. Keep in mind that since he's been alive we have only ever gotten hamburgers and fries at Burgerville. At this point I turn to him and tell him "I'm getting you asparagus and only that!" He then looks at me realizing I'm only joking, tilts his head to side and says "then I will eat nuh-sing!"
On our walk home from school Eli tells me "mami George does not celebrate Christmas like us." I say, "oh really, he must be Jewish." Eli says, "no mami his name is George." Haha!
Caleb has a history of telling us when he gets mad at us that he wants to leave this house and never come back. The first few times he said it it was heartbreaking and I'd tell him that that could not happen because I loved him too much and I would miss him terribly. Well after hearing one too many times I started just saying "ok then, see you later!" Well recently one morning Caleb wakes up and tells me he wants to snuggle because he had a bad dream. As we snuggle he tells me that in his dream he had gotten a new mom and dad and he tells me that he never wants that to happen. He has since to threaten me with leaving this house forever, ha!
The other day Caleb tells me that he doesn't want to be a grown up because he doesn't want fake teeth. I pause to explain to Phil that I had mentioned to them that a lot of people as they get old will sometimes loose their teeth. I try to reassure Caleb that it doesn't happen to everyone. I ask him if he remembers that little old lady we visited that morning, she doesn't have any teeth but that I thought papa Ed still has all his teeth. Then Caleb says, "I don't ever want to be an old lady!" I reassure him, "Caleb I promise that you will NEVER be an old lady!"
Phil was sanding some wood and wearing those work earmuffs to protect his hearing. The boys were nearby playing. Well when he was done Thomas comes over and asks if he can use the "ear muffins."
Words that were said that neither Phil nor I thought we would ever utter:
"Stop licking your brothers feet!"
"First let me sweep up the all salt from under the bed."
"There's literally mango chunks in the electrical outlet."
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| "Why is there underwear on the counter-top?" |
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| "He's trapped in the chair!" |
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| "My kid makes for a good foot rest." |
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| "Eli sneezed with a mouthful of chocolate." |
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| "There's a cat in my boot!" |
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| "My kids have shark teeth!" |
Friday, November 11, 2016
Fall!
Long story short, a couple weekends ago we were going to meet a friend at a pumpkin patch. On the way there after much much traffic we had to turn around half way there because a bridge was closed down from an accident. Eventually we ended up at this park in Portland that we'd never been to before. Our intention that day was to take family pictures but the boys were so fed up from being in the car so long that they cooperated for roughly 8 minutes and so we didn't get to the family pics : (
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| CET |
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| We also only got around to taking solo pics of Caleb, but they couldn't have come out any cuter! |
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| Gah! This park was soooo awesome! |
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| As of the last few weeks the boys have become totally obsessed with sports (this is coming from little to zero interest in them). They are especially fond of basketball : ) It's quite perplexing but at least they'll always have someone to play with! |
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Triplet Triple Bunk Beds!
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| Phil's latest wooden master piece! Designed and built by papi : ) |
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| Rendering of the design. The boys room is so small I can't get a good over all picture of it so this will have to do! |
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| Eli quickly filled in his little IKEA pocket caddy : ) |
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| what you see when you enter their bedroom |
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| We now have plenty of space here on the floor to play with the basket full of Legos. Our new rule is that the Legos must stay in their room but Lego creations can come out if they wish. I can't tell you how much cleaner the house stays because of this! (BTW this IKEA dresser is great and would recommend it to any family with triplets. Big spacious drawers and very sturdy. All wood, even the hardware. The boys broke their last dresser because it had cheap metal hardware.) |
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| The door is to the right. Had to rearrange a lot of their wall decor. |
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| view from the bottom bunk |
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| view from the top bunk! |
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| Just hanging out! |
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| Our 'get ready for school' station |
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| Each weekend we pick out our clothes for the whole school week. Makes for a quick morning! Top Drawer is Monday, next is Tuesday, etc...last drawer is shoes! We can easily store both sets of shoes that each boy has. Filing cabinets are from IKEA : ) |
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| Tried to get a picture before crazy hair day... |
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| ...you can kinda see their hair better here |
In case you are wondering, we gave away their cool toddler beds to another set of BBB triplets that just turned two (to see them click here: Big Boy Beds!). So glad they will stay in the triplet circle : )
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