Snow!

Shortly after we woke up this morning, it started snowing! As it was the last day of their visit, the triplet's cousins were thrilled to go out and play in the falling snow before flying back to California.

So while the girls stayed warm indoors, the boys went out and had fun in the snow/sleet.

Dixie Caverns

We had tons of fog and rain today, so we decided it was the perfect day to explore Dixie Caverns. It was a little cold outside, but once we got underground (and climbed the hundreds of stairs), we warmed up nicely. The kids all seemed to enjoy the interesting sights in the dark cave system.

Coraline did drop her pacifier along the way, but luckily we found it again as we retraced our steps to exit.

Raking Video

Here's a quick video from yesterday showing Arthur helping us outside.

Lazy Fall Day

Last night we took this cute picture of all the kids. We didn't do too much today with them though, the weather seems to be sapping our energy. Plus, the triplets are crankier than usual. After not sleeping well last night, we took Arthur to the doctor's today to see if he had an ear infection. Of course he didn't, so either it's a virus, or just teething pains. Here are some pictures of us playing outside in the leaves (again) today.



Oh, and this is a shot of Arthur's "wacky" face. It is one of a number of crazy faces he makes to get attention. We think he'll be a clown when he grows up.

Happy Thanksgiving!

For the first time all five cousins shared a Thanksgiving meal together. We'll try to make this a tradition.

Grandma Toni, Grandpa Carter, Aunt Allison and Uncle Matt all came to join in the feast.

And though Arthur and Betty both were running fevers, it didn't stop their appetites. Betty liked the mashed potatoes best.

Bedtime Play

The triplets love having another kid their age to play with. Though after this shot of them in the tunnel, Adam quickly backed out, ran around to the side, and did a pile-drive jump onto Coraline, who was still within it. Oh, and Arthur got a new tooth!

Tooth count: A-7, B-16, C-12

Cold Weather Activities

This vacation is turning out colder than planned, so we're finding it difficult to think of activities four 15-month olds would enjoy. So we've fallen back on our staples. Here we have drawing time, and Arthur managed to actually scribble up his entire page. (The girls still only gently apply their pencils/crayons on portions of the page)

We then bundled up everyone to go outside. It was still only 36 degrees, but we had fun playing with the leaves and the rakes, until the triplets found a half-frozen puddle of water. We then rushed them back inside to change their wet shirts and warm up their hands.