Blanket rides!

One of my boys favorite activities is being pulled around on a blanket. They all just barely fit but always seem to make room for each other. 

And boy is it an arm workout for whoever is pulling! These boys are getting heavy!

It was THAT kind of day....

This is a picture of me that I took just after I finally put the triplets down to bed.

Just look at me. Wearing stretch pants and a tank top that has been stretched out by little arms (stronger than you'd think!). It's had noses and tears wiped on it. There are also bits of breakfast, lunch and dinner on that shirt. My hair = not even brushed today + pulled numerous times. Carter thinks that pulling my hair is the newest, most hilarious trick around. I feel like I've gone 12 rounds in a boxing ring.

Other things to note in that picture. The toilet paper in the sink. Quickly unraveled by someone before bath. So I just threw the unraveled roll into the sink! Also, notice the shower curtain folded up? Carter thought peek a boo in the bath was a brilliant idea. It was. But then Everett and Finn literally jumped on the idea and I was sure the whole curtain + rod was going to come down. Once I pried 30 little fingers off of the curtain (not so easy), I decided to get it out of the way.

This day could be summed up as kids- 4, mom- 0.

Here is a picture of Everett that I managed to take with my phone that also kind of sums up the day.

Caught red handed

I'd left the room for literally only a few seconds to put out another fire in the playroom. When I returned, Everett had climbed up onto the kitchen table and was pulling out flowers from the vase! These kids are fast, curious and seemingly unstoppable in their quests! I'm no match! I just can't keep up with all of them.

This morning I took the four boys outside, and in thinking ahead, I placed a bunch of really cool toys that we don't play with much onto the lawn. Novelty + interesting toys= fun outside. Right? Well maybe not. As it turns out, one boy wanted only to pluck the buds off flowers and eat them, another wanted to play in an empty flower pot that was filled with disgusting rain water and yet another thought putting wood chips in their mouth was the most interesting option out there.

Back inside we went.

Everyone, including myself, was in tears. (well, not Colin. He was just disappointed that he couldn't finish "mowing the lawn") Luckily, he got time for that later, with Chris.

I love being a mom. I love my boys more than anything in this world.

But man, motherhood is tough sometimes. Sometimes you end the day looking and feeling like you've gone 12 rounds in the ring.

Some days I feel under qualified and underpaid.

Lucky my employers are so stinkin' cute. They woo me back to the job every morning and always give me another shot to get it right.

A Perfect Fall Day

Fall is here. C and I are at my parents house in Michigan. He's going to be baptized here this weekend. I'm also babysitting my friends 65 lb bulldog! Wow. The weather is cold, damp and windy.... perfect for staying inside and snuggling, which is what we did all day! Well, not all day....C is now on the move. Last week he moved from creeping to full on crawling and pulling to stand. He likes to try these new skills out as much as he can! What joy it is to watch him explore and discover his capabilities. He got a new toy to try out on this chilly fall day. It's a small table with lots of lights, sounds, colors and activities on top. I remember when a neighbor gave this to us when c was only 3 months old. I thought the time when he'd be able to stand and play at it was soooo far in the future. Well, here we are. I'm sure that I'll be talking about the bittersweet nature of his growing up for the rest of my life. 

Today, while snuggling in bed with c after his mid morning nap, he took his pacifier out of his mouth and tapped it to mine and so I playfully tugged at it with my teeth. He laughed and pulled it back as if to say, "Mine!". Then he tapped it against my mouth once again with a smile on his face and that twinkle in his eye. We did this again and again and laughed and laughed. I thought to myself, "This is why I'm so happy that I decided to stay home with him instead of work outside the home." What could be better than these moments? Certainly nothing that I could ever find in the material world.

I'm going to go light my pumpkin candle, watch the leaves continue to fall, feed the beast (the bulldog), and enjoy watching my son play in the background, knowing we had a wonderful day together.