I was sooooo hungry...

Every day at 3:00 it is our snack time. Why should today have been any different?
Just like every other day we went down for our nap at 1:30, and at 3:00, I got up.
Mom put me down in the playroom and we played...and we played...and we played.
At 3:15, my sisters STILL weren't awake. 3:30...still no sisters. I was starving!
Mom went up to check on them, so I decided to put my own plan into action. First, I looked on the floor to make sure there weren't any stray Cheerios or Kicks. (sometimes me and Brynn and Maryn sneak stuff down in our pockets) Nope! Nothin' to snack on.
It was then that I noticed mom didn't tightly close the gate, so I snuck out, and decided to join Reese for a snack.



Unfortunately, mom came down and caught me in the act!

She told me that Reese's food is yucky and only for dogs and she made me spit it out.

I didn't get any in my tummy, but I did get a piece in my mouth. (I didn't think it tasted too yucky)

Thankfully, after my escape from the playroom, my mommy put me in my highchair and gave me my snack.

She says now that we are walking all over, she has to be more careful about what is on the floor. (and making sure that gates are closed tightly! We even got a brand new gate in our playroom because I am such a good escape artist!)

We both learned our lesson and agreed that as long as I get my snack on time, I promise not to eat puppy food ever again. Sometimes a girl just gets soooo hungry!

Love,

Leah

12 Month Appointment

Hi!
It's Leah! We realized that we completely forgot to update you on our 12 month doctors appointment. The bad news is that we got shots...OUCH! None of us like shots, but Maryn thinks they are the worst. She screamed sooooooooooo loud she scared all of the other kids at Dr. Oster's office. Next time me and Brynn are going to remember to cover our ears!
Good news...we're 100% healthy, normal 1 year olds! Right on track for weight, height and development for our 1 year age. (Not even our adjusted age...our REAL age!) Mommy thinks we are so smart!

Maryn 21#10 oz 30.5'' tall
Brynn 19# 12 oz 30'' tall
Leah 18 # 13 oz 29'' tall

Normal 12-15 month developmental activities that we have mastered:
-Pulls to stand (check!)
-Crusies along furniture (check!)
-Walks a few steps (check for Brynn and Leah. Maryn is getting close!)
-Plays peek-a-boo, so big and pat-a-cake (check, check and check! our favorite games, by the way!)
-Waves bye-bye (check!)
-Understands words and imitates vocalizations (check! Um yeah, we understand the word "no" very well. We sure don't like to hear it though!)
We won't give you the whole list, but you get the idea. We're such big girls!

Other new things were are doing that mommy and daddy are not so proud of:
-throwing temper tantrums when mommy or daddy say no to us. We throw ourselves on the ground, and show them we are MAD! You'll never have to guess how we are feeling! Don't worry, we'll let you know!
-biting (especially Brynn and Maryn! Maryn is a pretty good biter even though she only has her 2 bottom teeth. Look out! Don't let her gummy grin fool you!)
-pushing (I have a black eye now from my sister Maryn. She pushed me down at grammy and poppas! Ouch!)
Sometimes we have bad behavior, but we're working on those things.
Mom and dad sure don't let us get away with it when we act like bad girls, so we try and remember to always be good. It's just that sometimes it is hard. Especially, when Brynn steals my toys!

Remember that scary looking Santa guy that showed up at Mimi and Grandpa's? Auntie Lauren said that he brings toys to good little girls to celebrate Jesus's birthday. We're gonna be really good girls so he comes to our house too! (Hopefully he comes when we are sleeping though. We already met him once. I think that is enough for this year, don't you?! Maybe when we are 2 we can be more brave!)

Be sure to check out our dancing elf movie! We're so silly!
Merry Christmas!
Love,
Maryn, Brynn and Leah

Spooked by Santa!

We went to Mimi and Grandpa's house for what was supposed to be a fun Sunday night dinner to celebrate Grandpa's birthday. We were sitting around...just mindin' our own business...when all of the sudden...well, see for yourself...

Next time we're going to ask who's comin' to dinner before we show up!

Ho, ho, ho!!!

Love,

Maryn, Brynn and Leah

I Can't Believe It!

Oh no! You'll never believe it!
Leah walked before me! You know I LIKE to do stuff first. (I wasn't the first born...but that wasn't by my choice.)
Sitting up, crawling....I like to go first.
On Sunday night, Leah just stood up and decided to walk to daddy. Then she did it again, and again...
Well, I wasn't going to let her show me up so I stayed up all night in my crib practicing and by Monday morning, I was showing mommy my steps too!
I guess I have to settle for second on this one.
We're still practicing walking. We're not totally confident on our feet yet, but sometimes we decide to surprise mommy and daddy and walk.
(Maryn isn't really interested in walking yet. She says, "Why would I walk if mommy will carry me?" She can walk behind a push toy, but she just usually isn't in a hurry!)
Maryn is pretty smart though. If you ask her how old she is, she will tell you.
"Maryn, how old are you?"
(See she's one!)


Here's a picture of our superstar athlete! Go Leah go!


Us by our Christmas tree in our Christmas PJ's:


Well, Leah did walk first, but don't worry...whatever is next...I'll be sure to be first! ;)

Love, Brynn

Great Grandpa

Hi, it's Brynn.
We have some sad news to tell you today.
Our great grandpa died early this morning. Boy, was he a nice great grandpa!
He was so funny! See...here is a picture of him making me laugh.
Thankfully, we got to see him right before he got sick. We showed him our Halloween costumes. He thought we were so silly.
We're happy that we got to meet him and laugh with him.
We're going to miss him!
The good news though, is that he gets to spend Christmas with great grandma in Heaven instead of in a yucky hospital.
We love you great grandpa! We know you are laughing with Jesus and great grandma and you are not sick anymore. We love you!
Love,
Maryn, Brynn and Leah

So much to be THANKFUL for!

A note from mom:
What a year! My little girls have gone from 3 lb babies in Neonatal Intensive Care, to 20 lb healthy, lively, beautiful girls! How great is our God!!! Thank you for an amazing year!

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Hi,
It's Maryn...I'm officially a toddler. One year old! (and remember I am the OLDEST! Even if it is just by 2 minutes :)
Being a toddler is great!
On Thanksgiving, I got to eat turkey, potatoes, corn and my personal favorite...Sweet Potatoes!!! I even got to have some pumpkin pie. Yuuuummmmm!!!
We had Thanksgiving at our house this year...so the best part is leftovers!

On our birthday, we got to hang out with daddy and grandpa ALL DAY LONG!!! Mommy went shopping. When she got back, we went out and got a Christmas tree. It is beautiful, but if you try to touch it it feels kinda scratchy. I don't really like to touch it.

We made hand turkeys too. Grandma (Mimi) traced our hands, and then let us pick a crayon to color in the turkey. They are pretty if I do say so myself!

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!
Love,
Maryn

Party Time!!!

Paaarrrtttyyyyy!!!!
We had a big party celebrating our birthday! Our real birthday isn't until Friday, but we had a party a little early to celebrate!
It was so much fun! Thank you to everyone who came and gave us hugs and kisses and such nice gifts! We have such good friends!
Here are some pictures:

Brynn and her cake. She loves her candle!

Leah's not too sure of her hat, and actually preferred frozen peas to cake. Go figure!

Maryn is our dainty eater. So clean and polite.

The fabulous party spread!

The AMAZING women who made our party so wonderful! Thank you!!!

A picture of Leah with Bev. Bev is our good friend who comes to play with us every Monday.

We love her so much!

Some of our preemie clothes. Boy, were we tiny!

Good Friends!

Our friends and their Mommy's. (and our auntie Jenny!)

Maryn and Mr. Harry:

Maryn is a sucker for Mustaches!

Look at this neat present we got!

Go, go princess car!!!

A silly picture of Brynn!

What a great day!

On Friday at 4:58 a.m. (Maryn) 5:00 a.m. (Brynn) and 5:01 a.m. (Leah), we'll be 1!!!!

Love,

Maryn, Brynn and Leah