Hi! Sorry, it's been a while since I've posted. My goal is to post a couple times a week, but sometimes time just gets away from us! So, what have we been up to..... Last Wednesday I met my friend Katie & her triplet girls (age 2) at Valley West Mall. It was the first time I've taken the kids out by myself & it was a success!! I got them all fed for the morning then loaded them up in our new van & off we went. (yes, we broke down & bought a mini van-- it really is a necessity with 3 kids!!) Got to the mall & loaded Austen & Caitlen in the double stroller & I put Brooklen in a baby Bjorn- this part was a bit of a struggle, but not too bad for our first time! We walked the mall for a little over an hour and then it was time to head home for feeding time again. I have to say I was pretty proud of myself & it's good to know that I can do it by myself!!
Thursday & Friday were pretty uneventful, well Friday was bath night- which is usually kind of a chore. Then on Saturday we went to the NICU reunion at Mercy Hospital. Mercy in Des Moines added on a new East wing- new birthing unit with new rooms, new NICU..... we just missed out. It is really nice, there is even a triplet room in the NICU. Yes, for those of you who visited us in the NICU we would have had our own room with our own big comfortable chairs (we wouldn't have to steal chairs!) Then on Sunday, Dusty (D.J.'s brother) Monica & Michael came down from Nevada to visit- we ate some lunch & then went to play at the park. Monica & I walked the kids around the park while the boys played some football, oh my gosh was it HOT, too hot for me in October-- where is our fall weather?? Then Sunday evening my mom came for a visit- she has work meetings in town today & Wednesday and decided to come down early =) Yeah!! On Monday (yesterday) me, mom & the kids went out & did a bit of shopping, got the kids some Halloween outfits.... not costumes, but some sleeper type outfits- oh they'll look so cute!

Here are some recent pictures.....
Here's a cute picture of them in their "I'm one of three" shirts from Grandma K. I cannot believe how much they've grown! (Austen, Caitlen & Brooklen)

Here's a cute picture of the kids in their car seats getting ready to go for a nice Sunday morning walk.











Then a picture of them in their strollers. (We went for a walk to Target to get a Starbucks.)











Then a pic of D.J. holding all 3 & enjoying his coffee!