Happy Valentine's Day

This year was an event filled Valentine's Day. It started with a party at Brooks, Reese and Sloane's preschool.

Here's Brooks making his Valentine card mailbox...
Just a few days before Valentine's Day Brooks flipped off the back of the couch and scraped his chin.

Sloane and her Valentine mailbox...
Reese playing Valentine Bingo...
My 3 little Valentines!

We had a playdate with our friends: River, Rayne, Skye and JuJu Urech and Madison and Sydney Davis. Here are Brooks and Sloane making their mailboxes.
Sloane
Our play group: 1 set of twins, 1 set of triplets and 1 set of quads...

Snow and Ice! Do we really live in Texas?

This week we had one of the worst ice and snow storms in the Dallas area. School was canceled for 4 days in a row, and cabin fever hit our house hard! I do not know who was losing their mind more...me or Brooks, Reese and Sloane!

After the 3 day of being stuck indoors, we got about 6 inches of snow! Since all of the ice was covered with snow, we finally got out to play in the backyard...
Reese looking down from the fort of our play ground set.
Brooks checking out the snow and ice on the slide.
Reese making a snow angel...
We love our swings!
Sloane the "Snow Bunny"
Reese throwing a snowball
Brooks made a HUGE snowball!
Reese
Look at my "snow hands"
Sloane catching snowflakes on her tongue.
Sloane, Brooks and Reese with their "mini snowmen"
We love snow!
Three little snowmen...
The view from our front door...pure ice and snow! It is difficult to tell where the sidewalk and street are located.
Our house....where's the street?
Playground! The slide is ice and snow...


On Day 2 of the storm, we experienced "rolling blackouts" where we would lose power every 45 minutes. The power would be out for about 20 minutes, come back on and then go off.....it was extremely annoying! Luckily Steve stayed home from work that day and we took the Trio to the movies and lunch!

4 year check-up

The morning before I took Brooks, Reese and Sloane to their 4 year check-up, Brooks decided he wanted to wear his Iron Man costume to school. I tried to convince him to wear his "regular clothes' but he would not have it...

We were running late for school so instead of fighting him I just put on his shoes and put him in the car.

When I picked the trio up from school, he was STILL wearing the costume!

That afternoon, we went to the pediatrician for the 4 year check-up. Brooks (aka Iron Man), Reese and Sloane were excited and anxious to find out how much they weighed and how tall they were since last year. Little did they know that they would also receive 4 shots each at this appointment. My anxiety about the doctor visit was at an all time high by the time we entered the doctor's office.

Here are the 4 years stats:

Brooks: 39 inches tall and 32 pounds

Reese: 41 3/4 inches tall and 40 pounds

Sloane: 41 inches tall and 40 pounds

Needless to say, the end of the appointment was very stressful and unpleasant. Sloane was by far the bravest of the trio. She cried for maybe 2 minutes. Reese cried for quite awhile and even hugged me and said "Mommy why did you let them give me shots". This pulled at my heart strings and made me cry too! Brooks was still screaming when we got back into the car.

By the time we return back at home, Brooks had fallen asleep...still wearing his Iron Man costume:
Sloane and Reese decided to pose for a picture with their brother...
Finally some smiles (notice the band aid on Sloane's leg)

That night, Brooks had painstakingly arranged all of his toys on his night stand and in his bed...
Very nice and organized...just like his parents!

Brooks, Reese & Sloane's 4th birthday party

Brooks, Reese and Sloane just celebrated their 4th birthday. We decided to delay their party since their birthday is so close to the holidays.

Here they are on the way to their party wearing their "4 years old" shirts:
Party at The Gymnastics Place with all of their friends. 40 children total!
Reese sitting with her friends...
Sloane and the girls...
Reese jumping into "the pit"
Playing the animal sound song...we are lions!
Sloane and Reese
Reese with her friend Marissa from preschool
Pizza time!
Lighting the candles...
Happy birthday to Sloane, Brooks and Reese!
Sloane telling us that she is 4 years old
Brooks
Sloane, Brooks and Reese with all of their birthday gifts!
As always, Brooks, Reese and Sloane had an amazing birthday party! We are very blessed with many good friends.

Happy Birthday on T.V.

A local news channel will post a photo of your children (or in my case children) on their birthday. Brooks, Reese and Sloane were excited to see their photo and hear their names on the T.V.

Happy 4th Birthday and the 1st snow of 2011!

Four years ago after 8 weeks of bed rest, I woke up to use the bathroom when my water unexpectedly broke! By 8:30 a.m. I was in the car with my mother driving to the hospital. Steve met us just in time to prepare for the C-section. By 11:30 a.m., Brooks, Reese and Sloane were born:

Sloane Olivia 3 lbs 3 oz

Reese Elizabeth 3 lbs 2 oz

Brooks Logan 3 lbs 9 oz
After 5 weeks in the NICU, Brooks, Reese and Sloane ALL came home on the same day!

4 years later, Reese, Brooks and Sloane showing off their 4th birthday gifts:
My big girls holding their 1st Madame Alexander Dolls...
Dinner at Mi Cocina....with cake!
The waiters sang to Brooks, Reese and Sloane

Just the day before their 4th birthday, we had our 1st winter snow!

Here's Brooks helping with the snowman...notice the "hair" on top of the snowman's head.
Steve with the trio...and our snowman!
Mommy's turn!
We love our snowman!
I finished making my snowball!
Reese the "snow princess"
Making snow angels...
My little man

Sloane

Reese
Throwing a snowball
Getting ready to go out in the snow!
My 2 little Divas!
These faces melt my heart...
Brooks!