Pictures and Data

Firstly, a couple of pictures to sate your thirsts for cuteness.

Charlotte, standing against the side table. (And that is cousin Natalie in the background. She and Maranda came to visit again.)
Miss Mia. Seriously, she does smile, I just can't catch it on camera. >.>
Abigail. You can tell, she was just smiling two seconds before. My camera just isn't fast enough!

Playtime with Mommy.
Three ducks in a row! (They did it all by themselves, we didn't put them in a line. It was so cool, I had to take a picture.)
Back to back. (Also on their own.)
Three cutie-patootie's eating cottage cheese.
Bubble time! It's Daddy's way of retaining attention in between books during story time.

Now... I had a request on facebook for 'another blog posting with much data!!! :-)' So, yeah. Here's the 'much data,' or, to put it my way, the scoop.

For the last two days, the girls have been, for one reason or another (*cough* a certain persistent cry-er *cough*), waking up an hour earlier than scheduled from their second nap of the day. I could point fingers at which of the little rascals has been determined to make sure the whole world knows when she's awake, but I will refrain from naming names. But it wouldn't be naming names to say her initials start with a C, now would it? ;)

Yesterday was... bad, on several levels. The girls were in a grumpy, fussy, cranky, upset, angry, stubborn, fling-my-food-in-every-direction-rather-than-eat-it mood all evening, and that, of course, didn't do much towards helping my or Ashlee's moods, or sanity, to any healthier a level. But somehow we made it through without any casualties besides the spilled food.

Today, it happened again. Oh, the frustration.

Thankfully, today, Ashlee had the brilliant idea of allowing the girls to have a bath together. See, baths with all three together are chaotic and insane, and distinctly un-pleasurable when they are full blown soap and shampoo and scrubbing baths. But this was just a toys and giggles bath and was actually pretty fun to supervise. Even when extremely tired, it is amazing how these girls can still find so much delight in new things, and how cute they are! I mean, I've been staring at them the majority of the time I've been here, just thinking 'They are sooooo gosh-darn CUTE!'

They were all yawning and rubbing their eyes long before their usual bedtime, so we took mercy on them and decided to put them down half an hour earlier. Tomorrow we'll very likely pay for it when they decide to wake up half an hour earlier.

That is the scoop (or the Data).

That is all. Goodbye.

(Whoever can tell me what movie that last line is from gets ten points. =D )

Lunch time

May I present, one of the girls' favorite times of day: Lunch time!

Abby says, "What's on the menu, Mom?"

Charlotte, about to grab her a yummy cheerio.

Mia says, "Is that all we get?"

THE GIRLS!

Sorry, these aren't the best of pictures, but they'll have to do for now...

Introducing.... (drumroll please)

First up, there's Abby! Abigail Riley Lynn, the best eater, sleeper, and tongue-waggler on the block.
Next up, Charlie! Charlotte Cynthia, the oldest -- but lightest -- of the three. Charlotte enjoys taking her time with her bottle, smiling like an angel, and taking long bubble baths and walks by the beach! (Just kidding on those last two.)

Finally, Mia! Mia Rebecca, the youngest of the three by about twenty seconds. She's a sweetheart and loves to snuggle into your neck as she falls asleep.

Also in that last picture is Grandpa (my daddy) who came to help us move here, but sadly had to leave yesterday. We miss you, Grandpa!

Moving

Timeline of Events: Moving

• Wednesday:

Grandpa and Auntie Lisa arrive in Alabama via plane, late at night.

• Thursday:

Grandpa, Ashlee and Jared (aka Mommy and Daddy) pack, while Lisa entertains the babies.

• Friday:

The roadtrip begins! Grandpa and Lisa take the moving truck; Jared, Ashlee and the girls take the truck (which is also moving, of course, but not called a moving truck because it is merely moving forward, not carrying a zillion pounds of belongings to your new residence). Triplets and Co. tackle the 'eight hour drive' in little under twelve hours, including various stops for meals, snacks, and potty breaks. The girls take a chaotic bath all together, eat their dinner and are asleep in their hotel-provided cribs before you can say Superfragicagilisticexpialidocious three dozen times.

• Saturday:

Every member of Ashlee's family for miles around converges on the hotel like flies on meat to meet the little cuties! With all the flashing cameras, it is like being in the company of celebrities -- and all the stares in the breakfast room later only help confirm that impression. After breakfast the family disperses and once again, Triplets and Co. are off! One 'five hour drive' later, and the Triplets make their debut in Houston just in time for a very late lunch at the new house with Aunt Maranda and Cousin Natalie, who drove three hours to help with the move in. The Aunties and Natalie entertain the babies while the truck is unloaded by the men (including a nice guy from our new ward). Soon the girls, who have nobly suffered an exhausting trip with surprisingly little fuss, are put to bed, and then the real unpacking begins. The adults are up past midnight transforming the house from a storage unit for dozens of cardboard boxes to some semblance of a home.

• Sunday:

Everyone is exhausted. The girls sleep an hour later than usual, and the adults eat a nutritious breakfast of donuts, bought perforce, from a nearby shop, because the cupboards literally are bare. Then the work of unpacking and entertaining resumes.

• Monday:

Life as usual begins... somewhat. The kitchen is still being organized, a play area is constructed for the girls in the family room, shopping is done and various things are moved to their proper places. The girls are feeling a bit fussy, despite the visit from a new neighbor/old friend, so they get put to bed as soon as dinner has disappeared down their throats. What's that you say? That's when they usually go to bed? Awww, sure. Ruin it, why dontcha.

And that, my dears, is our move in a nutshell. Don't worry, I will post pictures soon. Among the items on the shopping list that were procured today, I am glad to say a new camera for me was among them (my old one broke on the plane-ride).

Hello World!

Hi! This is Lisa, the titular 'Auntie' of this blog. But don't let the title mislead you. This blog is not intended to be about me, but about my amazing, adorable, spontaneous triplet nieces. I will be spending the next six months helping my brother and my sister in law with said adorable nieces, and I intend this blog to be something like a photographic diary of those six months. Have fun reading it; I know I'll have fun posting it.

I'll leave it at that for now. More in depth posts still to come.