Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Stella comes for a visit

We are loving our days with Stella in the house. She smiles at us, loves looking around, and talks and coos to us.  I love sitting with her on the front porch in the cool morning and rocking her back to sleep.
She is a cutie for sure and getting lots of kisses from her grandparents!

OK, perfect.

That's what Bennett said when we were leaving the hay ride and he asked "go on slides?"  Grandpa Clyde said  "yes, we are going to the slides."  Bennett replied, "OK, perfect." 
We had a great time tending Alex, Bennett, and Ruby for a few days while Emily was in Utah.  Even with the help of Clyde all day, and KC at night and mornings, I am now so much more amazed by Emily and how she does so much by herself with the triplets in tow.  They have quick two year old minds, and often have their own plans,  making it a challenge to herd them all from the car to the house.

Where's the coconuts?
Grandpa makes a good horsey
We loved our days, bath time, stories in our laps, mealtimes, (they are so polite and say "thank you" so sweetly), trips to the park, and singing in the car.  They amazed us when they knew we had not traveled far enough into the park with the farm animals. Clyde made a wrong turn and they started to cry, thinking we were going home!  They recognize the landmarks of their favorite parks.
Alex and Bennett with their own hoses
Ruby
We had a blast with a hose for everyone ( what child does not love water?), and a slip  n slide we set up to go down the steep hill in the back yard.  Such delight when they figured out how to slide backwards and frontwards on their bellies!
Alex having a blast
We took a field trip to Costco, and had their favorite treat of yogurt swirl.  We had to get everyone their own cups because Costco had just stopped giving out courtesy cups the week before!
It took me a few nights to get the songs out of my head so I could sleep, but we're missing them a ton already.
here's a couple videos for fun: