Go West, Young Man (Part II)

If you haven’t read about our first trip taking the kids out west, catch up by reading here.

In Part I, I tried to capture some of the highlights. In Part II, I’d like to give you some snippets of the trip, so you can really appreciate a taste of what it was like.

Just watching all the cousins play together was so special. Here’s a video of them playing “Ring Around the Rosy” with Elsa, who is a neighbor.

 

(If you can’t see the video, click here.)

Another fun everyday moment was wrestling with Daddy/Uncle Dave. Here’s a look at the kids in action.

 

(If you can’t see the video, click here.)

And as promised, here’s a compilation of some favorite quotes we wrote down on the way home.

Favorite Quotes

• Alyssa 10 miles into the trip: "I'm boring."
• Jack after the 1st stop: "Are we in Colorado?"
• Alyssa: "Mommy, if I stand under the hair dryer [hand drier in the bathroom] will I shrink?"
• Lauren to Drew: "Say, "May I please have my train?" (after he dropped it the 100th time).
• Alyssa: "Today we are going to stay at the hotel at the side of the rectangle." (after her first lesson on maps).
• Alyssa: "I don't get it. We went to Florida and it was far away and we took an airplane and it didn't take too long. But Colorado is far away, and we had to stay in a hotel to get here. [Pause] Oh, I get it, an airplane is faster."
• Alyssa: "Drew bite-ed me."
• Laurie to the kids after we arrived: "Was that the longest car ride that you have ever been on?"
• Lauren while petting the cat, "My Daddy has whiskers."
• Alyssa: "Tomorrow we are going to hike in the mountains and maybe see some elf [elk]."
• Mike: “Alyssa, would you like to learn how to ride a bike without training wheels?”
• Drew: "Don't wash my new haircut or you'll make it dead."
• Lauren: "We're going to Bulldozer [Boulder]."
• Will to Alyssa: "When you leave, I'll be dreaming about you."
• When we told our kids that we were going to play on a bounce house they corrected us and said, "No, we are going to Bounce Town."
• Jack at Rocky Mountain National Park: "I saw a shark, elephant, alligator, snake, lion, bird and a rabbit."
• We all went out for ice cream. A kid on the bench across from us looked at us and said, "6 kids!!" [He probably thought they were siblings.]
• Jack on Pearl Street: "We're on Earl Street."
• As we left Colorado the kids said: "Bye bye mountains."

Another fun quote was when Alyssa and Will were dancing. She told him, “Put your arm in the hole.” He obliged for a little bit, but as you can see, he didn’t want to dance too long. I was so excited I had my camera ready for this!

(If you can’t see the video, click here.)

I think one of my favorite moments of the week was when we were taking a shuttle in Rocky Mountain National Park. The kids started singing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” thereby providing free entertainment to the whole bus (which I hope they found cute and not annoying!).

(If you can’t see the video, click here.)

When you take our crazy family on a trip like that, you can’t come home without learning a thing or two. So here are some things that we learned that week (mostly about the road trip):

Things We Learned

• You can survive a trip with 4 kids and 2500 miles in the van during one week.
• Wrapping new toys up as presents to open along the way helps (I recommend 1 per 200 miles).
• It's very stressful when your DVD player breaks and you still are 2 more states away from home.
• Giving each kid their own blanket in the car was a big hit, especially for those who like to play hide and seek. (Except for those times when they fought with their blankets.)
• They actually make sinks with soap dispensers and driers all in one now! They don't necessarily work, but they make them.
• The world's largest bottle of ketchup in a town called Collinsville.
• Lauren and Jack like to sing along to Kidz Bop CDs and Lauren will tell you which songs are her favorites at the ripe old age of 3.
• Not all rest stops have vending machines.
• Don't stop in a town called Pocahontas for your daughter (who loves anything having to do with Disney princesses), because there is no food there!
• When the kids won't sleep in the car, turn on sports radio or talk shows. Works like a charm.
• When you travel that far with kids in carseats, the parents get to play fetch like dogs for every toy that gets dropped.
• Having each kid pack their own backpack of toys works really well. It's one piece of luggage they can carry, too.
• When your redheaded son goes down a concrete driveway in a toy coupe, you have to tell him not to use his toes as brakes.
• A 5 year old can figure out how to adjust all the fans and corresponding controls in the van.
• When your kids are squirmy and you try to distract them by saying: "Look, cows! Can you count them?" they won't go for it.
• Eastern Kansas is lush and green. Western Kansas is full of prairie grasslands and windmills.
• When you use the random function for the first time on a CD that the kids have listened to for 1000 times, it will completely throw them off. They will feel compelled to continually ask you when their favorite song will come on.
• Mike and Laurie are very brave for hosting that many people for that long! They were such gracious hosts!
• Long road trips make Drew scream at random intervals in the back of the van.
• Low humidity takes away Drew’s super bouncy curls and makes you evaluate when it’s time for a haircut.
• Our kids love to point out every bus they see, even after 2400 miles on the road!
• Alyssa is convinced that The Arch in St. Louis is "The Ark".
• Missouri has mile markers every 2/10 of a mile. This drives some automobile operators completely nuts.
• When you lose your atlas with 2 states left to go, that is very stressful. So is stopping at a very scary place because you don't know where you are going but have to use the restroom badly.
• Lauren can make a princess wand out of Legos.
• Having a Grammy pack a bag of toys and activities for the kids to do in the car is a lifesaver at the end of a long trip.

Speaking of the end of the trip, here’s what things looked like in our van at the end of the trip.

(If you can’t see the video, click here.)

Really makes you wish you were there, huh? Still worth it! We had a great time. Thanks, Mike, Laurie, Will, Paige, and Papo & Grandma for a great week! We love you!

God bless,

Amanda

Go West, Young Man (Part I)

When I originally pictured how I would blog about our trip to Colorado last summer, I envisioned capturing the play by play action and  every detail in a multi-part post (especially for the kids’ sake). Well, 7 months after we have arrived home, I have finally conceded that’s not going to happen! It's been an overwhelming task to do justice to such an eventful week, and I just don’t have the time to write about it the way I would like to. So I’ll just have to settle for the highlights.

A little background, first. We headed out west to visit Dave's brother, Mike, his wife Laurie, and their kids Will and Paige. (They are otherwise known as Uncle Mike, Aunt Laurie, Cousin Will and Cousin Paige.) Grandma and Papo drove out there as well, and we met them about 5 hours into our trip. They were great to caravan with and helped us out in so many ways. We also stayed together in a hotel one night each way to break up the drive (and the kids loved the pool).

The kids were so excited and couldn’t wait to see all their family. In fact, when we dropped the van off for a tune up before our trip, Jack cried on the way home, because he thought that we were leaving then and there.

Round trip, we drove over 2500 miles in one week. To be honest, the kids did much better than we expected. Sure, they had their squirmy moments and near fights with kids at  a McDonald’s Playland, but really they did well considering all that we threw at them.

When we arrived, it was so great for all of us to be together and the drive out was immediately worth it. We hate that we live so far away and don’t get to spend more time together. I think the best part for me was getting to do those little every day things together. The kids were so cute eating together (the youngest 4 at a picnic table and Alyssa and Will in the big kid stools at the bar). It was fun to watch the girls play dress up and the boys wrestle. Alyssa and Will danced and held hands. Paige gave Papo a Curious George band aid for his boo boo. We got to see where Will goes to school and his favorite restaurant. And I got to hold my adorable niece, which she may be too big for the next time I see her!

Of course, we went to Rocky Mountain National Park, and it was so fun to see the wide eyes on our kids as they saw mountains for the first time (too bad they fell asleep for the most beautiful part). We saw elk, prairie dogs and played in the snow in June. We enjoyed Pearl Street and the toy store in Boulder. The guys golfed and the wives & kids went to Bounce Town. We got to see Laurie’s parents and introduce our 3 little guys to them. We played outside a lot and rode bikes, met the neighbors and even went to a cookout with them. To top it all off, we had perfect, gorgeous weather.

When it was time to go, the kids gave each other the most adorable hugs. We missed them so much, we seriously talked about driving out again at Christmas Break (didn’t work out, though). We really had a great time, and I made a slideshow a while back that I would like to share with you. Enjoy.

(Click here if you can’t see the video.)

Stay tuned for Part II, including our favorite quotes, what we learned, and some movie clips!

God bless,

Amanda

Have Wheels - Will Travel

We would like to introduce you to two new additions to our family. (Nope - not the human kind; you need to reread the title of this blog if you are thinking that!)

The first one is called a Choo Choo Wagon. These babies are no longer in production, so you can only buy them used, and they are hard to find! I was fortunate enough to get one through a member of our triplets group. I guess you could say that it's an investment piece now. Another friend with triplets saw one of these on eBay for $700 more than we paid for ours! (Honestly, I think we'll just be happy to get what we paid back out of it. Plus I promised to keep it in our triplets group.)

Those of you faithful blog readers may remember from almost 2 years ago when we hit a fork in the road with strollers. I knew about the Choo Choo back then, but with all my back problems, it just wasn't an option. We are so excited that the Choo Choo has worked out now for us at this stage in our lives. It is the perfect solution to the problems we were having with our Triple Decker stroller, which has gotten us this far. First, it's a place for all 4 kids to ride. Alyssa was frequently feeling left out before. Secondly, if someone wants to get out, it's no big deal, and we don't have to worry about it tipping over like we did with the stroller. Thirdly, since each kid has his own car, there is no more kicking each other in the back. It also opens up all kinds of options that we didn't have before for one parent to get out of the house with all 4 kids (especially for running errands). Needless to say - we love our Choo Choo!

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The second new addition to our family is a Barbie Jeep from some very generous friends from our church. I had no idea that Alyssa even wanted one, but she told me after we got it that she had really wanted one. She was so excited to have one of her own after seeing another kid with one. I wish we had our camera when we first got it, because it was hilarious to watch Alyssa try to drive it while running into things in the backyard. (I'm sure our neighbors got sick of hearing us yell "Stop!") It also made me very, very frightened for when she turns 16!!! But after she got the kinks worked out, she has gotten pretty good at driving it. She loves to drive her siblings around, too. One afternoon during naptime for the little kids, she and I were out in the backyard. After a while she asked me to wake her siblings up because she was lonely. I think she missed having a passenger. The triplets have been relegated to passenger status only, since they don't understand the concept of a steering wheel.

 

It is so cute to watch the kids go cruising around the backyard in their new wheels. The Jeep is really fun, too, as it has a toy phone and it can even go in reverse  when they get stuck. My favorite feature is how you charge the battery. You have to pop the hood and attach two mini jumper cables that plug into the outlets.

Here's a quick video (courtesy of our new camera - yeah!) of some of the joyriding that takes place in our backyard (with a touch of jealousy thrown in at the end). Enjoy!

God bless,

Amanda

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Children's Conversations

Now that the little kids are talking more, I am learning to expect anything in the car. A couple of months ago, the kids were having a really bad day, so I loaded them into the van and decided it was time to drop off my prescription at the drive thru pharmacy (I could tell you where they all are in our area!). On the way back, this is what I heard:

Alyssa: Jack, do it again. Do it again.

Jack: Poop

Alyssa: [Hysterical side-splitting laughter.]

Do it again, Jack. Do it again.

Jack: Poop

Alyssa: [More laughter indicating this is the funniest thing she has ever heard.]

That's right, Alyssa taught Jack to say poop. We have a lot to look forward to, don't we?

 

So today, when I was running errands with Alyssa, we had a couple of interesting conversations.

As we were driving with windows down, I heard paper crinkle behind me.

Me: Alyssa, don't throw any paper out the window.

Alyssa: Why?

Me: It's very bad. That's called littering.

Alyssa: What happens if you do that?

Me: The policeman pulls you over and makes you pay money.

AG: But Daddy throws his boogies out the window.

So after that unexpected laugh, we ran our first errand with no complications. Then, well, we headed over to WalMart. Ever since she figured out we were going there, Alyssa had been negotiating a little ride at the end. But as we walked in, we noticed they didn't have any little rides there anymore. Part of me was disappointed, too, because I wasn't sure what would motivate her to be well behaved the whole time for 2 errands in a row. But then I was quickly distracted by alarms blaring throughout the store. It reminded me of the fire alarms going off in the dorms at college.  I am not exaggerating, it was going off for a full 5 minutes, maybe longer. I got at least 5 things in my cart before it turned off. They said they were testing the sprinkler system. Lucky me to be there for that! Despite all the noise, I was able to hear Alyssa above all the drone. As I got some food, she said, "Mommy, could you buy me something to eat?" Down the juice aisle she said, "Mommy, could you get me something to drink?" Then we walked by a bunch of stuffed animals hanging from the side of the cereal aisle (because we all need a stuffed animal with a bowl cereal in the morning, right?) Alyssa changed strategies and said, "Can we buy this stuffed animal for Lauren?" I hope she is thinking of others and not wishing to play with it herself when Lauren was done.

Next on the list was to pick out two cards. As I was searching for a graduation card in July, Alyssa said, "Mommy, could you send me a card?" The lady next to us heard her and laughed. Then when I muttered something about how they just don't make cards for the particular obscure category I was looking for, the same lady laughed again. Something tells me I would have liked hanging out with her.

Then it was off to pay. We even cruised right up to an open lane. I was beginning to think my luck at Wally World was changing. I was buying 2 digital converter boxes and using my super duper coupons from the government. I even double checked with the cashier that I could use 2 coupons at once. No problem, right? Well, it is unless you run your credit card through the machine while the cashier is scanning the items BEFORE she runs the coupons through. So, she had to get a manager over with a magical key, void the whole thing out, rescan everything, and then use the coupons. I have to give Alyssa credit that she did pretty well through all of that. Then it was back into the car again.

Alyssa (as we are driving): Look, Mommy, someone threw some trash out the window.

Me: That's awful.

Alyssa: That's very bad, huh?

When I watched Stitch and... When I watched Stitch and... When I watched Stitch and Wee-whoa. [Lelo and Stitch]. I saw someone walk by and when they finished their drink they threw it into the water [ocean].

Me: That's terrible.

Alyssa (with great authority in her voice): Yeah, they will have to go to the policeman and pay for jail.

Next, we arrived at Dick's Sporting Goods. Alyssa immediately launched into negotiations to ride the "Xcavator" [escalator]. Then I was treated to such conversational gems as: "Can you buy something for me?" "Look this ball looks like Lauren's."and "Can you buy a shirt for me?"

Well, I let her take an escalator ride right when we got there, especially after she did so well with the coupon fiasco. I thought it might help me to case the place to find where our targeted item was, too. That didn't work, though, since what we were looking for wasn't there. But, since she did so well, we took a 2nd escalator ride. We walked around and looked at all the stuff. But then, when we were headed back down, Alyssa got a little fearful of stepping on the escalator at the right time. I can remember how I was always afraid of being caught in the things, so I didn't want to rush her. But, of course, someone was behind us while she gathered up her courage. He was very gracious about it, though. It was about this time, though, I have to admit was thinking about the good ole days when I could scarf down my lunch and run 3 errands during my lunch hour. Boy, did I take that kind of thing for granted! I also wondered if maybe Dave got off easy taking the other 3 to the grocery store at the same time. (Turns out they did very well!)

So later that day, Dave was putting on Drew's shoes. As he leaned over, a bit of flatulence leaked out. Lauren said "Da-dee" then a few seconds later said "tooted" and then a few seconds after that she held her nose and said "Pew eeee!" We couldn't not believe that came out of her mouth completely unprompted! It was just about as funny as than one of those GasX commercials. (Try to say "Your son Rip is on line toot" with a straight face.)

Later on, we were all driving home in the van and, Alyssa (who was buckled into her carseat) said, "Sometimes when Lauren drops things, she asks me to get them and when I tell her no, she gets an attitude." (Or maybe she is just two.)

Shortly after that, we saw some hot air balloons out the window. After Lauren spotted them, she looked at Alyssa and said, "Ahhissa, see?" We thought that was so sweet that she didn't want her big sister to miss them. They were pretty to watch and the perfect way to end another typical day with our family.

God bless,

Amanda

Humpty Dumpty and The Mall

Hello Faithful Friends,

Lately I have to say that I feel a little like Humpty Dumpty. The good times with my health just keep on coming. It makes me feel like Humpty Dumpty, because I feel like they have to put me back together again!
Right now I am on my low iodine diet again (one more week to go - yeah). This is to prepare for a follow up scan that I am doing to make sure that the radioactive iodine that I took in June got all the thyroid cells/thyroid cancer cells. My doctor said that it takes about 9 months to see if it worked, so here I am. For the most part, things are going much better this time around, because I don't have to go off my thyroid medicine at the same time. Instead, I will take shots on Monday and Tuesday that produce the same hormone that my body would have made if I went off my meds. They are really expensive (over $1000 each), so I am so thankful that my insurance paid for them! The only tough part is that the triplets have turned into locust/tazmanian devils with octopus arms. That means that all the cooking from scratch that I have to do usually has to wait until after they go to bed. It makes for long days, but at least it is just for a little while.

I also found out on Monday that I am having surgery on June 16th. This is the repair an incision from a previous surgery that I had through my bellybutton, way back in 2001. The surgery itself isn't too bad, just an hour or so and it's outpatient. The tough part for me will be that I can't lift anything over 5 lbs for 6 weeks! That will be very tough to do with the kids and I guess that means Dave will be doing all the grocery shopping this summer.

I am also going to physical therapy to get my back feeling better after the accident I was in just before Thanksgiving. They told me it would take a while to heal, since I was hauling kids all the time. So I waited a while to go back to my doctor. He took some X-rays, and they came back fine. So I am off to physical therapy, which is helping tremendously. I am glad to be getting range of motion in my neck back and the pain has gone down a lot, too!

So anyway, I would appreciate your prayers for good health for me. It's been a long time coming! Please pray that my scan on April 10th comes back clean and that I can get on with my life!

On a lighter note, I wanted to tell you about my trip to the mall today. Alyssa was at preschool and then off to a playdate with her 3rd cousin (yes, we figured out they are 3rd cousins). So, I was down to "just 3 kids". We are getting stir crazy and cabin fever as March hasn't been as warm as we had hoped. So I decided after lots of whining and crying that it was time for a change of scenery. I made the decision to take them BY MYSELF to a new mall that they had never been to before.

We got there near opening time, so the parking lot wasn't too full. This is something you think about when you get out a beast of a stroller and don't feel like being watched as you unload 3 kids. The trio was very well behaved and wide-eyed and quiet. Just inside the door I stopped and took off their coats, where we attracted our first major gawker/question asker. I've come to expect this, but sometimes you just never know what people will say or how nosy they will be. This lady could actually tell that Lauren (in her pink coat) was a girl, and was very nice and encouraging. I needed that, because as she walked away, I noticed that the beast had a tire that was getting low. I figured, oh well, we are here, I doubt there is a bicycle pump anywhere, so we are going for it anyway!

For the most part we just walked around. I met a really nice older couple at the directory map (I had to look for elevators at this mall as the stroller doesn't do escalators). This couple was really sweet and told me that they never had children of their own. They couldn't have been more positive about my kids (sadly, I can't say that about everyone), and I ended up seeing them several times around the mall. They also "rescued" me from a lady yelling across the mall to me "was it a surprise to have triplets?" I just looked at her and smiled and went back to talking to our new friends. Whew. Got out of that one.

I don't mind talking about our fertility issues with people I know, and I really hope that we encourage others who are struggling with it. We also hope that we have helped to take away some of the stigma of the whole subject that people can be really close-minded about. But there are times like these when I am surrounded by total strangers that I don't like to talk about the subject. You never know if you are opening yourself up to being judged by someone who knows nothing about you or your circumstances. I like to at least know someone's name before I talk about something so personal and gutwrenching to go through. There are also those who are just plain curious for the sake of juicy gossip. For those people who are just plain nosy, let them buy a People magazine and leave me out of it!

Oops, sorry, didn't mean to get off on a tangent there. But one neat thing that happened at the mall was that we just happened to see one of the NICU doctors that took care of Lauren, Drew, and Jack. I can't remember much of anything these days, so, of course, I couldn't remember her name (until I got a bill in the mail later that day for their NICU visit - but that's another story). I noticed her looking at our stroller as she walked by, so in a moment of boldness, I said, "Excuse me, are you a NICU doctor?" She looked at me a little funny and for a second I thought I was going to be royally embarrassed. But she said yes and that she had looked at the kids and wondered if she had treated them. I think it was a fun treat for her to get to see some of her patients and find out how they turned out (at least 20 months later). She said she would also let the staff know that I had run into her. I was really glad that I had that moment of courage, otherwise I would have missed out on a neat opportunity.

Then after she walked away, I noticed a billboard for the hospital (where she worked and where the triplets were born). What a coincidence. But not only that, as I kept walking I noticed that we had been talking next to a huge billboard talking describing the story of our friends who had quad boys - also at the same hospital! What are the chances of that happening all at once!?
So after that, we stopped for a snack, and continued walking around.

A few "what was I thinking" moments struck me as we were there. First was, what do I do if I have to go to bathroom? That stroller can't make turns very well, let alone fit into a bathroom stall and it's not like I can leave the kids with someone else while I go. Luckily, I came across a family bathroom. The stroller fit in there great, I could lock the door, and it was a break from being stared at! There was a guy in there ahead of us (whom I almost walked in on since he forgot to turn the "occupied" knob!). You should have seen his face as he walked out and and said, "Triplets???" The family bathroom was also nice as it calmed my fears of "what do I do if someone has a blowout?" It had a nice place to change diapers and everything. All three kids had done their duty before we left, though, so I wasn't too worried about that. But it was nice to have a plan of attack, if the need should arise.

Another thing I worried about in retrospect is what do I do if they all start crying? This struck me as I had to take the water cup from Jack to share with the others, and he let me know it he wasn't too happy with it. I kept getting lost in that mall (Dave has a good sense of direction, so that's usually his job!), so I was picturing myself going in circles with 3 screaming kids and a flat tire. But, luckily, none of that happened. The kids were really good. I stayed strong going through the food court with all those wonderful smells of food I can't have right now. (Oh, how I miss my cheese!) We probably got our most stares, there, too. But we survived.

We also met a very nice lady while I was backing up to throw away some rice cakes Drew threw on the ground (Drew throws EVERYTHING round!). This lady had 4 daughters and was telling me all kinds of things about her and even about potty training her kids. It's amazing how total strangers open up to you when you have a stroller full of kids. We also met up with a family with 3 kids and compared birthdays with them. Kids are always attracted to other kids. Is that called "kid-dar"? What age are you when you lose it?

But anyway, all in all, we had a pretty good trip and even got back in the van before the rain hit. Unfortunately, when it was time to load up, the parking lot was much more full. I had a truck behind me with two guys in it eating their lunch. It actually worked out ok, because they backed up when I moved the strolled behind the van. That gave me more room to work and turn the beast around - which made it much easier to load up. I wasn't exactly crazy about having an audience while I went about my chores. But, after I hurried to take the stroller apart, collapse it and put it in the van, I gave a thank you wave to them. They were laughing and I saw the one guy motioning to other to explain how I collapsed the stroller and put it in. I guess next time I do a demonstration I should put my body on the other side of it. Well, I have accepted that my family was put here on the earth for the entertainment of others. In return, I guess I am amused by how the stroller seems to get as much attention as the 3 tykes in it!

May your life be full of amusement, too!

God bless,
Amanda

This was copied and edited from our previous site on Babysites.

Good Day!!!

Yes, today was a pretty good day with Alyssa. Amanda is doing well, but she's pretty tired from the anemia. We're now at 26 weeks, so that's a very good thing. Amanda continues to keep her mind sharp by playing Sudoku, the game where you have to match numbers accordingly. She's very smart, so I don't want to go up against her with any of the puzzles, because she'd kick my tail.
Like I said earlier, Alyssa had one of her better days today. A couple of funny instances today: First, we just finished shopping at a store where she always gets a blue sucker. When we got into the car (she climbs into her seat by herself now- she wants no help!), she dropped her sucker in the worst spot on her car seat. It dropped on the fuzzy material thingy that goes right in front of her main attachment clip. So, I had to defuzz her blue sucker. 500 feet down the road, Alyssa starts whining/crying (which she honestly very rarely ever does in the car). I turn around, and the blue sucker is now in her hair, and she doesn't know what to do. So, while driving, I reach behind to her and just yank it out of her hair. Apparently, that's not a good thing to do, but hey, it worked. Amanda later asked me if I held her hair roots down before I yanked it out, and I just said, "huh?" When confronted with a problem to solve, guys don't think, they react, which isn't always a good thing. So, once again, I "dehaired" the blue sucker for my little princess.
We finally got home, and Alyssa had lunch. For some reason or another, she decided to put her milk bottle in time out. Not sure why, but it was pretty cute. Later on, we had a pretty non-eventful trip to another grocery store. The only bummer was that their donuts weren't up to standards for tomorrow's Donies with Daddy, so we had to make an extra trip to another grocery store (they sell donut holes, one of my favorites!).
Well, that's it for now. Have a great weekend, and we'll see you all again next week. Please keep praying for Amanda and the babies!
Until next time...
Mr. Mom

This was copied and edited from our previous website, on Babysites.