I almost forgot!!

I almost forgot the 2 most important parts of the weekend!! Jacob went poop in the potty and last night he gave up his binky! Two HUGE accomplishments for him!! Last night Jon told Jacob if he gave up his binky's, we could go to Target today and get a new special toy. So he gave them to Jon and he only got up twice before finally falling asleep. He asked for them once or twice today, but we reminded him that the binky fairy came to our house last night and took them away so she could give them to little babies who needed them. We went to Target today and he picked out a Diego Lego set. And so far tonight, he's been in bed for about a half hour and I haven't heard a peep out of him! I'm hoping this keeps up!!

Labor Day weekend

Mom and Dad hosted a fun bbq and swim party on Saturday to celebrate Labor Day. They had a special secret planned... an "extravaganza" as they called it ... for all the kids. The Nelson's were there along with us. The day started with Chevy's chips and salsa - a huge favorite for everyone! Then it was in the pool. At one point we had everyone in the pool which was 14 people! The bbq consisted of steak, red potatoes, fruit salad, rolls and corn on the cob. For dessert, we roasted marshmallows and had smores. Jon and I put the babies to bed and then all the other kids got their jammies on. Next was the big surprise! Mom and dad had set up an outdoor movie for the kids on their patio! They had mats, pillows and blankets for each of the kids. We watched Toy Story (another favorite of our family's). We popped popcorn, made hot chocolate and snuggled up to watch the movie. The kids absolutely loved it! I think Livie said "can we do this every time we come over?" It was a great idea!! I think this will definitely be a new Davis family Labor Day tradition!

Sunday morning came very early, as we didn't get home until almost 11:00 Saturday night. We made it to church and then Jon was off to work for the day. The kids and I pretty much just hung around the house. We went for an after dinner walk and then had bath time.

Jon had today off, so we spent the day doing a few chores around the house and errands. we had our friends Mandy, Jeremy and their son Ethan over for a bbq this evening. Jacob loves playing with Ethan and they had a fun time. Now, it's 9:15 and I'm exhausted! Thankfully, Jon has tomorrow off. It'll be back to the regular routine of preschool, naps, meals, etc!

Heather is sending me photos of the "extravaganza" so I'll post some once I get them.

-- Lisa :o)

New activities

There have been a couple of new activities around here this week. Since the triplets are all pretty much walking, they are now allowed to play outside. The boys have gotten over their fear of the grass and love chasing the soccer ball. Megan on the other hand still freaks out whenever anything but the bottom of her shoes touches the grass. She's getting better everyday, but she's still a little bit "girly" outside. She discovered that playing with rocks on the patio is more fun then being poked by blades of grass!

Look at my pet rocks, mom! Aren't they cute?

Another new activity is climbing. So far, they've learned how to climb on top of the train table and give them another half an inch of growing and they'll conquer the couch. They absolutely LOVE playing on the couch. I have no idea why, but they would stay up there for hours. They think it's hilarious to crawl back and forth as fast as they can! Jon puts them up on the couch and he'll sit on the floor to catch any little bodies that might fly off during the craziness.

Ah oh, Ryan... we're busted!

Pass the chips and the remote please!

XOXO,

Lisa :o)

Does anyone want to buy us a single story house?

I can't shut my computer down for the night without telling one more story from today ... Let me paint the picture .. our house (for those who haven't been here before) is 2-story. The floor at the bottom of the stairs is tile. We do have a safety gate at the bottom (and top) of the stairs. The bottom gate is currently being held together by good 'ole duct tape due to one too many tripping incidents by Jon. This evening, we were up to our usual schedule ... I was cooking dinner at 5:00, Jon was at work (almost home for dinner at 5:30) and the kids were keeping themselves entertained. So far, things were going pretty smooth. Next thing I hear is Jacob - "Look at me mommy! I'm upstairs!" Oh, lovely! I race over to the stairs not only to find Jacob at the top of the stairs, but I also find Megan and Ryan half way up the stairs, with Dylan about 5 steps below them! We just started letting the babies give the stairs a try, but obviously with 2 adults supervising. So the babies think this is fun! They are high-tailing it up the stairs so fast. On the one hand, I'm impressed at how well they are doing, but on the other hand, I'm totally scared one or all 3 are going to tumble down the stairs right on to the tile floor. I scoop up Megan and Ryan, race down the stairs to dump them off in the living room and then go back for Dylan. You see, this is the trouble with 3! If it's just one baby on the stairs, I'd let them keep going and get them used to the stairs. But when you're out numbered 3 to 1, it's simply not safe. Of course, pulling them all off the stairs starts hysterical crying by all 3 and wouldn't you know it - "ding", my chicken's ready in the oven! Megan (our total girl) takes the longest to get over the mean mommy who won't let her play on the stairs. On top of the crying, she puts her hands to her face and covers her eyes. Of course two seconds later she takes them off to make sure I see her! So dramatic! :o)

Ok, it's 11:00pm now... the men's beach volleyball gold medal match is on. Just as last night (and the night before, and before, and before!), it appears I'm getting sucked in to staying up too late watching the Olympics!

Happy Friday!
- Lisa :o)

Dylan's BFF

For the past few days, our sweet little Dylan has found a BFF (best friend forever)... a little stuffed animal doggie. It's funny because that dog was originally Jacob's. I remember the exact day I bought that dog when Jacob was just a tiny little seedling in my tummy. I had no idea that one of my triplets would fall in love with it one day! The fact that Dylan loves this little doggie is so fitting to his personality. Dylan is such a little love-bug. He gives the best hugs and even says "ahhh" when he squeezes you. He loves to cuddle and he is probably the most sensitive of the trio. He'll put the dog up to his face and snuggle with it. So adorable!

Out of all the kids, Dylan has surprised us the most. He was baby "C" which means he came out last. He was wedged up under my left ribs and I can only imagine the positions his little body must have been in way up there. Because of his position in my tummy, he was causing my breathing restrictions during the last few months of pregnancy. During my c-section, I felt no breathing relief when Megan or Ryan were pulled out. It wasn't until the doctor pulled Dylan out that I truly could breathe again. I don't know if it had more to do with seeing my 3 beautiful babies, healthy and strong, or the fact that they were not in my stomach anymore, but I clearly remember feeling the biggest relief in my life when Dylan was born. I could breathe again! Dylan has always had lower body tone (more floppy, less body/head control) than Megan and Ryan. But Dylan was the first to pull himself to standing. He was the first to walk. He was the first to talk. I never expected this from him!

I love you little guy!

- Mommy :o)

A quiet week

We've had a pretty quiet week and weekend. I think the kids are still trying to catch up on their sleep from our Tahoe weekend. Jacob has not been napping for the last 2 weeks, but this week, he's napped 2 days. Yeah! Plus, the babies went back to napping twice a day. They seem to be in that transition stage, going from two naps a day to just one. Jacob was back to school on Thursday and then Friday morning he had a fun playdate with his friend Ethan. We filled up the kiddie pool for the boys and they splashed around most of the morning.

Saturday was kind of a lazy day. We slept in (well, until 8:30 which is sleeping in around here) and then took the kids out for a walk before it got too hot. Then it was a typical Saturday of laundry, playing outside with the kids, naps, etc. We bbq'd a nice steak dinner, then took all the kids out back to play. Since Jon is working nights now, it was nice to get outside and play soccer and frisbee with the kids. We tried to teach our Olympic hopeful (Jacob) how to do a cart wheel, but I think a gold medal might be a far stretch! Somehow I let Jon talk me into doing a cart wheel and let's just say I could barely do one! :o) The babies aren't big fans of crawling around on the grass, but Ryan actually did great last night. We were all playing around the play structure and Ryan crawled up the slide, turned himself around and went down the slide by himself! Jon and I were shocked. Here are a few photos ...

The night ended with baths, jammies and bedtime for the kiddies. Jon and I (again) stayed up too late watching Michael Phelps get his final gold medal. We've really been enjoying the Olympics, but does anyone else agree that they are on too darn late? Man, we haven't been to sleep before midnight in 2 weeks!

Jon's working today (Sunday), so the kids and I are heading down to mom and dad's to hang out and hopefully go swimming. It's kind of windy here today, so we'll see if we go in.

Signing off for now,

Lisa :o)

We made it!

We made it home from Tahoe yesterday. Overall, we had a great time! We finally got everything in the car and hit the road by 11:00 on Saturday. I don't think I've seen our car that packed before, but somehow we got it all! We met up with Grandma Lynnie and Grandpa Tommy at McDonald's in Truckee. This was the first time since the triplets were just a few months old that we've gone out to eat as a family. Everyone did great, although we could only find 2 highchairs for the kids. We left McDonald's and Jon and Grandpa took Jacob and Megan to the park at Common's Beach in Tahoe City while mom, Ryan, Dylan and I went to the grocery store and then to pick up the key to the house. I think this was the first time that Dylan has ever been grocery shopping! We picked up the troops from the park and heading to the house in Homewood. The house was great! It was nice to have 3 full bathrooms and a seperate TV room for Jacob to watch movies. We got settled in and got dinner going. Before we knew it, it was bedtime for the kids and the adults enjoyed a night of Skip-Bo and the Olympics. Mom and I whooped the boys in Skip-Bo (even though they were cheating the entire game!). OH - I almost forgot the best part of the night!! Mom and dad took Jacob out for an after-dinner walk and they saw a bear! Needless to say, the walk ended quickly!

Sunday morning started off a bit too early for us ... Megan was awake at 6:13am! I went in to get her and Dylan was standing up in his bed too, ready to get up. Next thing you know, it's 6:30 and all the Allingham's are up for the day. Oh joy. We had breakfast, the babies went back down for a nap and finally by 11:30 we were ready to head to the beach. Poor Jacob was ready at 6:30 for the beach... he kept asking "go to the lake, daddy?". But, as you can imagine, it takes a long time to sunscreen 4 kids up (plus ourselves), get swimsuits on, get lunch made, get sand toys, blankets, binkys, chairs, towels, beach umbrella, etc, etc, etc in the car.

I have to admit - the first beach day was a little stressful for me. I didn't know what to expect with the babies. But, overall, they did ok. Of course there was sand in their mouths and sand in their hair, but I tried to let them have fun and explore the new terrain. I realized how sheltered they have been at home. I mean, we don't get them out in different enviornments very much, so this must have been weird for them. Jacob had a great time - playing with his sand toys and going in the lake. He thought the lake was cold at first, but once he got used to it, he didn't want to get out! 3 is a great age for the beach. He just played in the sand and occasionally asked for a snack or drink. After a few hours, everyone had had enough, so we headed back to the house for clean-up, dinner and another round of butt-whooping by mom and me in Skip-Bo. Oh yeah, and more Olympics. It was great that the Olympics were on!

Monday morning came a little later than Sunday... the kids were up about 7:30 and again, it was breakfast and getting ready for the beach. The second beach day was great. We adjusted a few things from the first day ... we moved closer to the water, we had a little bigger blanket and we created more shade for the babies so they could play in the sand. Mom and dad were so great - they stayed back at the house while the babies were napping so Jon and I could spend a little time with Jacob down at the beach. It was so much fun! We got to play right on the shore, making sand castles and splashing each other. By about 3:00, the babies had it and it was time to pack up. Thankfully, they took a nice nap when we got back to the house, which gave us a little quiet time. That night, Jon and I took the kids out for a walk (no bears this time!) while mom and dad cooked dinner. And I'm sad to report that the boys (Jon and dad) beat us girls that night in Skip-Bo! :o( Oh well... we had a lot of laughs and great memories.

Tuesday was our last day at the house and it came so quickly. We all said we could stay a few more days and that the kids were doing great. It seemed like the longer we were at the house, the more comfortable they got and it was getting a little easier. We were all sad to pack up and head home. We stopped at the visitor's center on Hwy 89, close to Camp Richardson on our way out. They have a really fun nature trail that leads to a fish habitat that Jacob loved! We stopped for lunch and then it was time to head back home.

I have to say, we absolutely could not have made this trip happen without the help of my mom and dad. They were extremely helpful and loved spending a few days with the kids. All I can say is THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

I'll post some photos below! Enjoy!!
- Lisa

The Allingham's at Lake Tahoe

Daddy and Jacob making sandcastles

Mommy and Dylan

Grandma and Ryan

Grandpa and Megan

Mommy and Megan

Jacob enjoying some watermelon

Daddy and Ryan in the lake

Megan and Dylan playing in the sand

Ryan eating watermelon

Daddy and Megan on our nature walk

Jacob checking out the tiny fish in the stream

Grandma Lynnie and Grandpa Tommy