This weekend, Nana and Savta are here visiting!

On Saturday morning, Amaya had a special trip to the grocery store with Nana.

While Amaya and Nana were shopping, Savta and I took the boys to get measured for new sneakers. They were such big kids in the shoe store!

We have very few warm days left in the season so we took advantage of yesterday’s weather to go for a walk. For the first time, everyone went out walked! With 3 adults we could play adult on toddler defense and be sure no one ran out into the street. I think Steven, Sammy and Amaya really liked the freedom.

A highlight was visiting the pumpkins on a neighbor’s porch. Steven was nearly apoplectic when he got to touch the pumpkins. He appreciates everything in his environment and is so, so curious.

What a difference from our walk last October with Savta and Nana!

Our big project for the weekend was assembling the kitchen that Nana and Papa bought for SSA as an early Hanukkah present.

With Savta’s help, my mom and I put it together in about 2 hours and it’s perfect. It’s wide enough for everyone to have space and has lots of beeping panels and burners. Hopefully they get years of use out of it.

So far it’s a huge hit! They’re all using the kitchen a bit differently, at least to start. Steven is interested in exploring the kitchen itself – the drawers and cabinets, the oven and stove top. He was first to discover how to use the burners and just seems to like the overall structure. Amaya works on projects. She sat for at least 1/2 an hour working on some important project with a bunch of cups and fake chips. Her concentration was intense. Sammy has been focused on a handful of individual pieces and activities. For example, he loves pretending to cut the food. He’s also started cooking at the stove.

We had coloring time with Savta.

Cuddles with Nana.

On Sunday afternoon we went to Maybury State Park which is about a mile and a half from my house. It was beautiful. The kids were able to run around and play. There’s also a playground with slides and climbing equipment. Both Steven and Amaya wanted to climb with the big kids. And, yes, if you’re paying attention that is the exact same shirt I was wearing the day before. Hello weekend!

Sammy and Fafaf

Steven

At bedtime, we had lots of fun reading books. These kids looooooove books. Steven could read for the longest stretch of time and Sammy loves to say, “Read. Read.”

Here are some other adventures from the rest of the week!

Reading time with Daddy.

Playtime with mommy while I was getting ready for work on Thursday.

Photo shoot on our new stools! Thanks to fellow triplet mom, Nicole, for this idea! We’ll get the hang of it!

Our little stinkers are getting better and better at taking off their clothes. After one nap, this is how Megan found the kids.

Steven with no pants.

Sammy with his plumber’s crack.

And Miss Amaya working it in the reverse direction.

Here’s Megan playing with the kids after breakfast, before they had time to totally wreck the house.

This week we had a ton of fun with Robin & Fern at our weekly EI appointment.

Last week we saw Amaya helping Sammy down the slide. This week it’s the reverse. Amaya and Steven, fierce competitors, both want their turn. Somehow Sammy almost always stays out of the fray.

At music this week the kids discovered this big camper. How awesome is that!?!? I actually looked for it online and it hasn’t been available for sale for a loooooong time. Good think for music class!

Amaya spent a good portion of the class on the instructor’s lap.

Sammy’s bells

Steven and his hula hoops

Amaya and her friend

This week was nice enough to get some time outside. We’re making the most of it!

Here’s Steven this week!

Brothers!

Steven hugging Sammy 🙂

Sammy, this week!

Amaya, this week!

Amaya has a strong, strong will. Twice this week she decided that Sammy’s shirt should be worn as pants. Sometimes it’s easier to just go with the flow. So here is Amaya hobbling around in her shirt-pants. Twice.

(I couldn’t name this blog entry and nana asked me what it was about. I said, “my babies. triplets. three of them.”)