We are now 18 months old!!!

A year and a half ago we proudly introduced our miracles into this world. It was the longest day of our lives but the BEST day of our lives. The kids were so tiny. They were attached to so many things to keep them alive. At that point I would not have been able to picture today. At that point it was a day at a time, every little thing was huge. Well as we have made it through so many other struggles we made it through that and have three extremely healthy kids.
Today was just like every other day but every so often I catch myself thinking back to the magical morning. All I can do is smile. I am one proud mommy!
Our day started out with the kids playing. They have blankets that they LOVE to wrap around their necks and backs, like capes. They also use these blankets to play peek-a-boo and act like ghosts. When they began to play with them this morning I decided to tie them around their shoulders. The boys hopped up in daddy's lap so I took advantage of the situation for a picture. Then in a split second they were down and playing again.



After they woke from their morning nap I had another opportunity for a photo. We had one hard hard that Grandma had given them. Fortunately we went to a rummage sale on Friday and found two more hard hats. So no more fighting over who gets to wear it, now it is fighting over which one they get. The one that Liz has is very appropriate for her as it says "Big Boss" on it. They love playing with these hats. And again, two seconds after this picture was taken they were off and running again.
After lunch we put on our tennies and head out to the playarea. It has been a few days since we have been out due to a little cold we all have (except daddy, lucky him!), so the kids were raring to go. We finally put together a birthday present we had received from Great Aunt Deb and Great Uncle Jim. It is for the our kids and their cousin, Alexis. It is a motorized Yamaha ATV. It is for 18 to 36 months, so it was apprpriate to try it out today. All I have to say is they are growing up WAY to fast. They look so grown up in these pictures. It was so sweet to watch their daddy teach them how to use it.

In the playarea their was a dying tree that was cut down. So there is a wee bit of dirt there. We are trying to grow some grass so the kids will not continue to bother the area. The picture below looks like the three little angels are helping daddy with something, BUT they are actually being told to get out of the dirt! They are listening very well, aren't they?!?!?
The one toy in the playarea that has not been completely setup was the turtle sandbox. We just needed to add sand to it. The kids left it alone as we never really drew attention to it. While daddy was getting sand today, we opened it up and cleaned it out. This first picture is Zachary wondering where the sand is...
Alexander is fine with playing it without sand...

Elizabeth is thinking this is just as relaxing with or without sand...
Finally the sand arrives...even though it was past naptime I kept the kids outside so they could experience their sandbox with sand.
Daddy evened it out and it was a free-for-all...
A lot of sand ended up outside of the sandbox, but fun was had by all!

I will leave you with this series of pictures. The sandbox toys are stored in the laundry basket that I had bought them in at a rummage sale. Usually the toys are taken out of the basket as soon as the kids realize that they have been put back in the basket. So after Zachary emptied the basket he thought he would rest. It took a little bit to get into the basket and sitting the right way. Glad I caught it on film...he is such a clown!



P.S. I will be putting post on about some things we did this last week. I am just a little behind. So check back soon...Love, Jen