Merry Christmas! 2012

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year from our home to yours!  Life is keeping us busy, and I am still not blogging regularly.  However I wanted to hop on here and post our Christmas 2012 card to say hello to everyone out there!

"The Lord bless you, and keep you; The Lord make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance on you, And give you peace." Numbers 6:24-26 (NASB)

Happy 6TH BIRTHDAY!!!!

I have been out of the blogging world for some time, and know I will be back soon. I hope! I have a lot to say. I logged on to post something VERY special....

HAPPY 6th BIRTHDAY TO MY BOYS!!!

Happy Birthday, Quinton,

Happy Birthday, Dalton,

Happy Birthday, Easton!!!

Mommy & Daddy love you sooo much and we are so proud of you three!!!

Quinton picked out "Pirate" Mickey ears because it was like Captain Jack Sparrow.

Dalton picked out red Mickey ears because it's his favorite color.

Easton picked out R2D2 Ears, because he loves Star Wars!

Merry Christmas! 2011

Merry Christmas! From our house to yours. We pray that your homes are filled with love and laughter and celebrating Jesus' birthday.

I know I have been lacking in the blogging department. I have lots of blogs "written" in my head that just have not made it to my blog. We have had lots of life changes around here with school starting and I have been reinventing my roll as a mom and finding out ways to be "proactive" rather than the last 5 1/2 years of being "reactive". I hope to blog more in 2012!

First Day of Kindergarten!

I can't believe this day has come. I think I had more butterflies than they did!

I can't believe they will be meeting a whole new batch of friends.

I am thankful for my little men, I love them so much!

They have grown up so much since they will little bitty preemies.

I think their Daddy is even more proud than I am!

I will miss their silly little antics during the day :)

My Easton cracks me up with his sound effects for when he walks, runs, skips, jumps. I wonder if he'll be able to do that in school too?

Quinton will be so happy in class as long as he has someone to talk to.

Dalton is excited for any gym and recess classes so he can run super fast.

Dalton is also looking forward to all the counting!

Picking out their own backpacks was a major excitement around the house.

The fact that I let two of them pick the same color was a milestone itself!

Excitement to wear their backpacks is at an all time high.

Especially the extra strap on their chests.

I'm sure the newness will wear off, but it's fun seeing them so excited!

Dalton has his own desk with his own name. He remembers that he sits next to a little boy named Noah.

Quinton happily found out his pre-school friend Mary will be next to him. Both are quite social, so I'm sure Mrs. Linda will find that out fast :)

Easton said he can't remember who sits next to him, but he'll ask their name tomorrow.

There wasn't any hesitation to meet and give five to their new teacher Mrs. Linda and student teacher Miss Casie!

I have officially entered a new phase in my life; Mom of school aged children.

I think I'm as excited and nervous as the boys!

There are some more pictures on Facebook if you want to take a look.

Happy Love Day!

Happy Valentine's Day from our home to yours!

Last month I had an email from Shutterfly for some 10 free cards. I'm all for that! I created one FOR each of my boys to stick in their snack bags at school :) The rest I did FROM the boys to hand out to some of their friends.

I really like how they turned out! They are flat with a linen type finish. I'll tell ya, I'd NEVER order them at the price tag of $2.99 each, though - I'm too cheap!

Boy it's hard to find Valentine's cards that isn't all pink.... don't they know that boys celebrate Valentine's day too?? Next year they need to bring on the robots, dinosaurs, trucks, Star Wars....

Enjoy, and have a great day!

Wordless Wednesday - Two Down, One to Go

"Cup" Cake Copycat

My friend Lori did a post the other day to make "Cup" Cake desserts. She is so crafty :) I am a copycat.

She put a disclaimer, and I should have not read past it... so I will put the disclaimer on mine too....

Warning: This chocolate cake is way too easy to make and you most likely have all the ingredients available! You may want to stop reading now.
(You can find the recipe here)

Chocolate "CUP" Cake

A large microwavable mug

4 Tablespoons flour

9 Tablespoons hot chocolate mix

1 pinch of salt

1 egg

3 Tablespoons water

3 Tablespoons oil

Cooking Spray

Coat your cup with cooking spray. Mix flour, hot chocolate mix and salt in cup. Add egg and mix. Add oil and water and mix (make sure to get all the flour on the bottom of your cup mixed in.) Place in microwave oven for 3 minutes. Enjoy!

Quinton measuring out and making his

Dalton watching his in the microwave

Easton saying "look, it's rising!"

This caught the attention of the whole family!

Easton finished his!

Dalton loves his

Quinton is so proud!

It makes a lot, but they never finished them. They tasted ok, but it was more about the fun of the process :)

Wordless Wednesday - Working Easton

Do your triplets act all the same???

I'm not going to get into the nitty gritty of this question that I get ALL the time.... I just wanted to take a second to show an example this morning.

Now that we have moved, the boys have their own closets. They are enjoying picking out their own clothes (within the limits I give them). Please excuse the quality of the photos, they are from my phone.

Dalton loves good guys and bad guys. He always wants to play them, and be them. Right now his favorite show is Star Wars. He picked out this nifty shirt that I picked up at Old Navy this spring for $1.58 each. The boys each have one.

Easton loves routine and the color blue. It's hard to tell which he loves more. He likes to be comfortable, and for him this means routine and a shirt he still can wear after a long time. They boys have these striped shirts in three different colors. They started wearing them last summer and still fit them this year. There is nothing wrong with the shirts, I am just TIRED of seeing them. I think other moms understand. So when Easton went into his closet to pick out a shirt and came out with his old faithful routine BLUE shirt, I inwardly groaned....

Quinton is unlike Dan and I. He wants to dress up. ALL the time. The reason why he won't smile in the picture below is because I would not let him wear a long sleeve dress shirt with a tie and sweater vest. He had to succumb to a button up collared shirt. He loves to be dressy!

What do I say when I get the question "Do your triplets all act the same?" I fight my natural inclination to start a lecture, recognizing that even though I have heard this question 1,091 times, this is the first time they are asking it.

"They are just like any brothers. They act like their own person. They just happened to be born on the same day at the same time."

Spend a little time with them. You'll see how different they truly are. I love them!

Easton's Turn! 30 Questions....

Easton has been asking when it is his turn, and I’m pleased to tell him TODAY! He doesn’t fully understand why I am doing this, but he just wants it to be his turn. He doesn’t want to be left out. Everything must be even, fair and equal. He gets that from me. Poor kid! It must all be fair!

He is very kind hearted, gentle, organized kid. He says the sweetest things, and worries about you when you are upset. He tries to say and do things that will make you feel better and smile. Easton is an organized child. He likes things to be in a straight line, matched up, and even. He is not a “neat” child, but organized. Toys mess, food mess, things being out of place does not bother him. When he is working on a project or playing with a toy, he wants it to be completed. It has taught us to be a little more patient with him. Things must be “finished” in his mind to continue on. I recall a time when he was only 18 months old and we were heading to nap. I saw it in his head that he was going to disobey to turn around, pick up a ring toy, and place it correctly to “finish” the stack before rushing into his bedroom and comply with his instructions to go to bed. Watching him, Dan and I shake our heads. He is a little Dan, through and through and through!

Easton was born at 3 pounds, 12 ounces. He has loved his food from the beginning. There was a time in the NICU that he had to go NPO (without food by mouth) and he had the saddest, little pout about him, it was pitiful! I still get that lip from him today, but now I can verbally explain that he doesn’t NEED an extra brownie, toast or roll :)

Enjoy our Easton. He truly was honored to sit down and thought through each of his answers!

What is your name? Easton Carl Slater

What name does Daddy call you? Buddy and Squirt

What name does Mommy call you? Easton

What is your favorite color? BLUE

What is your favorite TV show? Diego

What is your favorite movie? I like Jafar (Aladdin - this cracks me up because he has only seen it 1 time)

What is your favorite snack? corn puffs

What is your favorite drink? juice

What is your favorite food? cereal
What is your favorite thing to do outside? play with balls

What is your favorite to do with Mommy? color

What is your favorite to do with Daddy? mow the lawn and wrestle

What do you think about Jesus? (looks up, deep in thought) Heaven

What do you like about your church class? play with everybody

What is Daddy’s favorite thing? eat chips
What is Mommy’s favorite thing? give hugs

Are you excited for something? MY BIRTHDAY!

What do you like to do with Dalton? play games

What do you like to do with Quinton? play Trios
What is your favorite toy? my Trios

What is your favorite game? Memory

What is your favorite? all my shoes

What is your favorite clothes to wear? my short sleeve shirts

What is your favorite pjs? my aligator pj’s

What is your favorite place to go visit? Grammy and Papa

When you grow up, what do you want to be? an Army guy

When you grow up, what kind of car do you want to drive?a blue and red truck

How old do you have to be to drive a car? 8

How old is an adult? 4

Anything else I should know about you? I like all my special stuff

Easton and his sweets...

Easton after eating his brownie and seeing Dalton still had some left. He loves his sweets!

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