Double, Double Trouble With The Twins...

While talking to Mh for a minute, this is what became of their scrambled eggs, on the carpet!
And the look of "What?! We didn't do it!"


N2 insisted on putting these new rain boots over her Pjs.


N1 was showing me how he could play 'gently' on the piano. Then bang!, bang! after I took the photo.


Our household is full of excitement on a daily basis. Between squeals of great joy and laughter to loud whining and crying, to little tantrums throughout the day. What?! From these little angels? Who would have thought?!

Indeed we are living among the lives of Double And Trouble (they are interchangeable!) And there is no getting around it. Believe me, I have tried and there is simply no where to hide from them.

They are so amazingly cute together when they play nicely and sweetly, but then the screams come from N2 and N1 has a hunk of N2's hair in his very firm grip, with no intentions of letting go. And N2 is screaming bloody murder hoping her heroine, me apparently, will come save her. Meanwhile, she's still screaming and he has gone on to other things. But she is still screaming bloody murder. Hmmm - I knew the 'drama queen' was in her but then a daily stream of excitement I wasn't quite in for. Oh, but what's not to love?!!!?

They have indeed stepped over the threshold of the 'terrible twos'. Toddlerhood itself seems to generate this hunger for power, self indulgence, tantrums and self importance that is a huge learning time for them. But parenthood sometimes seems ill equipped to manage such times as these. What is a parent to do? Love them, pray for sanity, take a chill pill, laugh a lot, and know they will grow out of it sometime down the road of life... We hope...

But despite what does go on in the minds and personalities of a toddler, their spirit is truly precious and a smile maker. Their little brains are working hard at playing, figuring things out, learning cause and effect, finding their voice(s), and hoping some one is taking notice while they extend all of this amazing energy into who they are and will continue to develop to be.

I am always taking notice. I often times just sit in one area of the living room and simply watch each of them play, work, figure out, make decisions, and laugh out loud with pure silliness.
They are intriguing little creatures to behold and one of the many reasons I've always wanted to have my own.

I've always wanted twins. And I was blessed in that area. Now I've never wanted triplets and never thought I could handle it very well if it had happened to me. And when M comes to visit, I need all the help I can get. It takes far too much energy to care for three versus two. And I just don't have that kind of energy to do it alone. Bravo to those who can and do! Not this Momma...

So, Double and Trouble are what keeps me laughing out loud and are reminders of how very blessed I am to get to be their Momma!

I love you, N1 and N2!

Love always, Your Momma!

The Triplets...

Okay, the triplets are all nestled in their beds asleep and it's just wonderful and peaceful feeling knowing that we have three beautiful kiddles under our roof.

Well, we don't really have triplets but when M comes to visit, which pretty much ends up being every two weeks, then we have a house full.

And since they are so close in age, Lil Peanut 19mos, M 16mos and N 15mos, it basically is the care of triplets.

And when M is not with us it is twinsville!

We just so love our lil' family and all the things we get to do together. We get the play time, the hugs, the laughter, the smiles, the holding, the loving and the silliness that all is in a days' work. And since Mh works from home, he is such a huge help and this allows for the kiddles to have a great and close relationship with him. That's not to say that a parent that works outside of the home, will not have a close relationship with his/their child(ren), it is just much more work and effort to make that kind of time in having such relations.

I am so thankful that I have a husband that is willing, able and loves to be with the kiddles. And doesn't mind changing their diapers, doing laundry, and picking up and putting them to bed. He is such a huge help and I would not want to do this with anyone else in the whole wide world!! We just work so well together and we compliment one another with our varying strengths.

So, when M comes to visit, he ends up taking a day off so that he can help me with all three of them as they are a handful, no doubt.

Twinsville or Tripletville we are happy to just have these amazing creatures in our lives, in our hearts and our home.

We are so very blessed...

No Trick Or Treating This Year...

Sad to say that I did not even dress the kiddles up in costumes and take them anywhere for some sort of trick or treating.

Actually, Lil' Peanut was the only one who even wanted a costume on, as you can see by the photo above. And that photo was a few weeks ago. She hasn't put it on since. But N would have nothing to do with putting anything on his body nor his head. No way, Jose!

So, I resolved to just letting this year go by as uneventful and save it up for next year. They will each be a bit older, and possibly get the gist of why one dresses up and goes door to door for a bit of candy.

We did make it to the local library for a Halloween event and saw lots of other kids dressed up. And Lil' Peanut kept saying, 'Wow!'. But had no clue why they looked the way they did other than getting a bit excited about the colors, the sparkles and the interesting people.

Besides, I guess they would get excited if I was excited about Halloween, which I am not. I really have never enjoyed dressing up because I would always get way too hot. And I knew that my parents would hold my plastic pumpkin full of candy overnight, in their bedroom so my dad, really, could pick out his favorite pieces and say all was okay.

As a kid, of course, I went trick or treating. Are you kidding? Free loads of candy?! But the dressing up and going door to door just was not my cup of tea. I really didn't like going up to someone and having to say trick or treat. I just thought that part was stupid, but then how else would one get the candy? I hadn't a clue really. I just knew I had to follow the lead of my siblings and I'd get just as much candy as they did, and I was way younger. Now that was cool.
I actually don't recall going trick or treating every year but then I think I just put it all behind me. Knowing how much I didn't like dressing up.

I was telling Mh that I think the last time I actually dressed up was when we were in college and our group of friends held a party of pumpkin carving, which became a tradition for many, many years, even since we've been back in Chico. And that was the only time since that I have put on any sort of costume. Those were fun times.

The pumpkin carving party tradition has slowed down in the past few years unfortunately. I would like to pick it back up, as it was a fun and festive time with friends and sometimes a family member. We'd just get food, carve the pumpkins, toast the seeds, hang out and/or watch a movie or two. It was just a sweet time.

So we'll have to see what the kiddles will be next year for Halloween and if we'll actually decorate our front door area a bit more festive.

Until the next Halloween...