The Stampede

Harper saved his money for 3 months to purchase this nerf gun. He originally wanted the "Vader" aka The Raider, but when we saw this colossal gun, he changed his mind! I am so proud of him for doing his daily chores. Thank goodness for little brothers who like to pick up bullets :)

FBA Fall Program and Party

Every year Harper's Preschool puts on a Fall Program before Thanksgiving break. This year Harper was a pilgrim. His glass sang "If you are a turkey and you know it" and "Who built the Ark." I love watching him on stage. Before the program we went on a little date to Donut Wheel. Hogan and Cam accompanied us and Hogan had his first kolache! He sat in a big boy chair and looked so grown up!!

Wish I wasn't covering up his cute turkey.

These boys love Hogan, not sure the feeling is mutual.

Love this picture!!

18-19 months..a little late

Time is flying by....my sweet *little* 5 pound babies are 19 months old!! We went for their 18 month check up at the beginning of October. They were all between 26-27 pounds! I would guess they are close to 30 pounds now. I am building arm muscles like crazy!!

Our days are BUSY, these 3 guys are on the move and have learned to be bothers rather than brothers. My days as a referee have begun. Unfortunately, a lot of the fights are over me. It is like they know that there is just not enough of me to go around..sad. I think this is a hard age because they are still not able to fully communicate, therefore they get frustrated easily. We are working on sharing and like I said, this too will get easier. 

We spend a lot of time outside, going on walks, exploring the neighborhood park, playing in the sandbox, swinging...etc. Boys just need fresh air and wide open spaces to run. I am learning to let them be "boys" and get dirty. This is hard for me because all I do is clean up after them!! On Wednesdays we go to Bible Study Fellowship. The boys love going and learning with Ms. Kim and Ms. Tammy. I look forward to the 2 hour break and the boys learn so much! Each week the teachers tell me what little entertainers they are, especially Hogan. So far they have learned O is for obey, Trust and Obey, This Little Light of Mine, and the word Bible. 

Hampton

Hampton is still the little charmer. He is the smallest in stature, but he can definitely hold his own. He has learned to bite and hit. We have implemented time out and it seems to do the trick for a little while. Although, sometimes a little break from everyone is probably a reward rather than a punishment! I try to put him in his crib for 1-2 minutes. That is easier said than done because when mama leaves the room everyone cries and follows in despair. Hampton loves to swing and be "aaaasigh" aka outside. His favorite things are reading in mama's lap, sneaking into Harper's room, tearing up toilet paper, sliding, dancing, and playing patty cake!

Hogan

Hogan is still quite the cutie with dimples. I couldn't imagine him getting any cuter until we found out he needed glasses. Oh. my. goodness!!! So precious. He has gotten really good at wearing his glasses. It was really hard the first 2 weeks and lots of tears were shed by all. Hogan has mild esotropia, which is a fancy name for being cross-eyed. We are hoping the glasses strengthen his eye muscles to prevent any further surgery. Hogan is talking up a story and has mastered the words Hi (repeated over and over to everyone we meet!!) Nnnnooo, baby, cracker, and bye bye. Hogan loves to snuggle and lay his head on my shoulder. He is the only one I can rock to sleep.

Hudson

Hudson is still known as Big Huddy. He is 2 ounces bigger than Hogan, but that may not be the case for much longer. Hudson is our bossy one in the bunch. He just grunts and tackles to get his way. As soon as we get into the car he is pointing at the tv screen and grunting!! Hudson also has a sensitive side. He often stops whatever he is doing, finds a blanket/ lovie, and crawls into my lap. Talk about melting your heart! He has started to become attached to a blanket, lovie, and paci. He loves to play ball and his favorite thing is a balloon! He is obsessed!! We can't walk into Kroger without buying a balloon. 

I love my trio and they couldn't be any more different. They each have distinct looks and personalities. I still get asked if they are identical every time we are out in public, but to me they do not look alike. The other day we were playing in the backyard and they each went down the slide differently. Hampton went on his tummy/feet first, Hogan went on his tummy/face first, and Hudson went on his bottom! Just an example of their independence.

In line for the slide

Such a big boy climbing up the ladder

Taking turns

We love 85 degree weather in December

Aunt Heather came to visit us. Huddy loves him some Aunt Heder!!

BU Homecoming

Every year we look forward to Baylor Homecoming. I did not attend BU, but I love going back to Waco. There is just something special about a college town. Cam and I lived in Waco our first year of marriage, so that is probably another reason it is fun to visit. 

We decided to make a long weekend out homecoming because any one with multiple kids knows that you pack the same about of stuff if you go out of town for one night or four! We arrived Friday early afternoon and went to Cameron Park Zoo. It was the perfect sized park for our 6-pack. The boys loved seeing the animals and it wasn't too much walking for Harper...not to mention we had the entire place to ourselves!! There was a toddler friendly playground in the middle of the zoo, which made it fun for everyone to stretch their legs.

After a fun afternoon at the zoo, we checked into our hotel. We loaded ALL of our gear, children,  and 3 pack n plays (just to give you a mental picture) up to our room and began to get settled. Traveling with kids is hard, but traveling with 4 kids is not for the weak. I am very thankful Cam even wanted to attempt this trip because I think I was ready to drive home after the bonfire. We headed over to campus to eat dinner in the Student Union. We were craving Ninfa's but were not feeling that brave. Lucky for us there was a CFA, but the triplets were not in the mood. What kids don't like CFA?! I tried to keep the crying to a minimum because there might be some college student at Baylor that wants to have kids someday....but what can I say my kids were in rare form. It is times like these that I wish we had a reality show, because I think we could be pretty entertaining! I was passing out all my snacks to keep everyone under wraps, but it was crazy I tell ya. Hudson squeezed a baby food pouch all over himself so he was forced to go shirtless. I had no extra clothes, it was 5pm and the bonfire didn't start until 9:30. We were those people :) We tried to take them outside to run around, but they were just plain tired. I am not sure why we thought it would be okay to stay, but we did. The bonfire was underwhelming and we spent most of our time trading off kids, but we did it and we won't be doing it again :)

Hogan

The Trio

Big Bear, Little Bear

Poppy the elephant

Look at those blue eyes!! I need to learn how to edit pictures!

Go Region 24 Rhinos

"Dee"

Hampton looking so big

Hogan

My 5 guys

Love this picture! Hudson, Hogan, Hampton, and Harper

Perfect place to play

Baylor Bear Pit

The boys before Chick Fil A

Notice everyone is still dressed

Jared's nephew Camden and Braden

Hogan takes a siesta during the bonfire

After a good nights sleep we went to the homecoming parade. Harper reunited with his buddy Braden and consumed large amounts of candy. Cam and I enjoyed catching up with our friends Jared and Jamie. Jared and Cam were KOT's together and roommates. They have twin boys, Gage and Graham and they are too cute. For the most part the boys enjoyed the parade. I think we are just one year away from them loving it! The KOT float won, but it broke down in the middle of the parade! We had a 45 minute intermission so the boys played football. It was so cute, love being a boy mom. After the parade we passed the torch to Bearpa and Cha Cha who graciously offered to keep the trio while we went to the game.

We went and got Bush's Chicken to-go and made our own tailgate at the stadium. We walked around and saw old friends before the game started. It was SO hot at humid for a November Day. I was the only one who didn't bring short sleeves. Oops! We were able to sit in club level seats, which if you know Harper, was such a treat!! That boys loves to eat. He is my little hungry caterpillar who ate during the entire game!! Baylor pulled out a win so it was a great day!

The Quads..haha

Roommates

Cooper and Harper

Halloween

We had so much fun on Halloween this year. Addy found Thing 1, 2, and 3 shirts in Florida this summer so we decided to make it a family affair. Harper was not thrilled about being the Cat and the Hat, but after a few episodes of the cartoon he was excited. His girl buddy, Lauren, was a cat so I think that also helped him get excited. 

We had our traditional Taco Soup before heading out to Trick or Treat. Addy and Poppy, along with Julie and Blake were our company. Harper was so excited to go door to door with Blake. This was the first year that Blake "got it" and it was so cute to watch him trick or treat.  Halloween was made for my kiddo, he LOVES candy...just like his mama!! I am shocked that he did not get sick.  I found a lot of empty wrappers in his buckets when we got home! Thing 1, 2, and 3 were content to be out of the house. They cheerfully rode around in the strollers and enjoyed people watching. I must say they were "The Cutest Things" that I have ever seen, blue hair and all!!

Jules and Blake

This picture cracks me up, Harper hamming it up!

Harper, Lauren, and Ryan