Happy 2nd Birthday Megan, Ryan and Dylan!

Wow! It's been 2 years since my tiny little babies were born! How is that possible!? As 9:40, 9:41 and 9:42am passed this morning, Jon and I were remembering that day as if it was yesterday. The nervousness that we felt, but the excitement to see our babies. I remember lying on the table in the OR as my doctor starting singing "Happy Birthday" to each one as they came out. I remember the instant relief I felt once Dylan (the last one born) came out. I could finally breathe again! I remember thanking God that each one of them was healthy and didn't require any breathing help or medication! My memories of that day could go on and on! What a wonderful and life-changing day!

Here is their first group photo - about 30 minutes old:

1 day old

Megan

Ryan

Dylan

Now, here is a photo of them just the other day:

Lots of memories in the last 3 years (including my pregnancy!). Some good, some bad, some scary, some hilarious! I am so thankful that God has trusted Jon and I with these children. It is such a great blessing to us! Even when they all decide to strip off their shorts and diapers and pee all over their beds during naptime - which is what they did today! Gotta love toddlers!!

Happy 4th Birthday Jacob!

Jacob celebrated his 4th birthday last week. It is so hard to believe that our little guy is already 4! We had a really fun day. Jacob woke up to a Mickey Mouse happy birthday banner in the kitchen. Then Jacob and daddy went to get donuts for everyone - our family birthday tradition. Jacob savored every bite of this donut. It took him almost an hour to eat one sprinkled donut! The triplets loved the donut holes! Who wouldn't, right?!

Next we headed to the park down the street from our house and meet up with some new friends. One of the little boys was nice enough to bring Jacob a "Happy Birthday" balloon, but stubborn Jacob wouldn't let us tie it to his wrist and the balloon was soon on it's way to balloon heaven. It took quite awhile to recover from this tragic event! :o)

It was heating up pretty good at the park, so we decided to head home for lunch. I got all our swim stuff together and we all headed to Grandma and Grandpa's house for a few hours of swimming. We put the little kids down for a nap and Jacob got to swim with just Jon and I for a few hours. Jacob is such a good swimmer! He loves to jump off the side of the pool, go under water, come up by himself and then swim to the side. To say he loves swimming is an understatement!

After the babies (I know they are almost 2, but I can't help calling them babies!) woke up from their nap, we went home for snack and let the kids watch a movie. I made tacos for dinner and then we took all the kids to Cold Stone for dessert. We signed up for Cold Stone's birthday club, so you get a free ice cream on your birthday! The kids, of course, loved getting ice cream and then we headed home for a few presents.

This year, Jacob got a Light Saber, some Buzz swim trunks, Legos and a tool box. He really liked everything! By the end of the night, Jacob was worn out and fell asleep quick! We all had a great day. It was awesome that Jon was on vacation that entire week. It really gave us a great chance to spend some time with the kids and really enjoy some free time! Saturday we hosted a birthday party for all the kids. We did a Dora bounce house and had a hamburger and hotdog bbq. It was a lot of fun! I'll post some of those pictures too.

We hope you had a fun birthday, Jacob! We love you so very much buddy! Love, mom and dad