Update and Grand Cayman Video - October 2008

I know it has been since April since I've posted anything. We have been busy and these past couple of months have been full of roller coaster moments! We moved to a brand new house in September and less than a week later our new home was damaged by Hurricane Ike. A week after the hurricane, we went to Disney World (for the second time this year) for a week and had a BLAST! The day before we were to leave we got the sad news that my step-grandfather Charlie passed away. My dad decided not to go with us and he went to Tulsa to be with my grandma. My mom went with us to Disney and we couldn't have gone without her help. I am so thankful she was there to share those special memories with us and we missed my dad not being able to go this time. When we got home from our Disney trip we found out Greg's college roomate Jordan and his wife Kari lost their son Drew to a complicated illness. Our hearts are still full of sorrow for their loss, as we had just seen them in April on our other Disney vacation with them and their sweetest easy going baby boy Drew. If you read this....We love you Jordan, Kari and Peyton. I cannot imagine losing a child and we ask God to bring peace and comfort to your family.
After a week trying to get our home put back together again and unpacking suitcases, it was time to pack for another vacation a week later to Grand Cayman with Greg's parents! Grand Cayman is our FAVORITE beach. We've been several times, and this was Caden's third trip and the girl's got their first stamp in their passport. The girls and Caden LOVED the beach and loved the buckets and shovels I brought for them. Emery kept trying to eat the sand, but by the fourth day, I think she stopped. She showed no fear of the ocean and would walk right in and had no idea that it got deeper so we had to really keep close to her. Harper wanted me to hold her in the ocean or sit in my lap on the beach and was a momma's girl this week. Addison loved playing in the water on the floating ring hammocks with Daddy. She cried when she would have to get out. Caden went on his first snorkeling adventure and we went on the coolest spacey looking glass bottom boat. That was so amazing. Greg and I were treated like royalty at our couples massage and we went to the best atmosphere restaurant on the island, The Grand Old House, right over the water at sunset. We had a wonderful week there and look forward to going back as soon as possible.

Here is our most recent vacation photos in Grand Cayman I put together on One True Media.

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Peter Pan vs. Captian Hook

Caden has been interested in Peter Pan and Captain Hook and all the sword fighting for a long time now. When he was two (almost three) he was Peter Pan for Halloween and last year he was Captain Hook. Caden and Greg were playing Captain Hook and Peter Pan sword fighting this morning. Here is how the conversation went:

Sword fighting...
Caden: Daddy, close your eyes
Greg: I'm not buying that Captain Hook!
Caden: No, I am Peter Pan, You are Captain Hook!
Greg: Well, you close your eyes then Peter Pan!
Caden: I'm not selling that!

Here is another favorite saying that Caden came up with while sword fighting about a year ago. Greg and I still use this one because it cracks us up.
Greg: You're going down Captain Hook!
Caden: You're going up Peter Pan!

We just got back from Disney World and he was so excited to see Captain Hook and Mr. Smee and get his picture with them. Caden had his sword with him and Captain Hook took it and stabed Me. Smee in the stomach. Caden thought that was very cool.

Germ Fest

We went to the mall play area with the girls and Caden for the first time this week. Caden has been a lot, but I've been extra cautious with the girls since it has been RSV season. Now that the cold/flu season is pretty much over, I thought it would be fun to venture out with them a bit more because they are getting bored at home. The play area "the tree" is a germ fest for sure with all the kids running around. The girls weren't sure what to do at first when we placed them in the middle of this pretend rubber plastic world and sat there for a second with a look of uncertanity. After about a minute, they loved every second climbing all over the pretend flowers, crawling through the logs, trying to make it without being stepped on by bigger kids. We went with their friend Jake who is about 6 weeks older. He is walking, so he more mobile than the girls.
Emery so far has taken the most steps on her own and seems to like walking on the playroom carpet more than downstairs tile. Addison and Harper are close, but not quite ready to walk yet.

Listen To Your Heart

Caden and I were having a "Mommy and Caden Day" and we had gone to Incredible Pizza to play games and eat lunch. I thought this would be a fun thing to cheer him up since he had the soft cast on his hand. After two hours of fun with friends, we were on the way home and I wanted to look for some shoes really quick. I asked Caden if he minded if we stopped at the shoe store for 5 or 10 minutes. He said, "well, if my heart tells me it is okay". I smiled and asked if his heart said it was okay to go to the shoe store. He smiled and said, "My heart is telling me it is boring".

Medical Drama

Well- we had our own medical drama this afternoon and visited the ER. Caden got his fingers stuck in the boat door to the engine. Greg and his dad were going to replace some fuses and were shutting the engine door so Caden could get on the boat. He did the silent cry for a couple of seconds, then cried as we made our way inside the house then decided to go to the First Choice Emergency Room in The Woodlands. He cried all the way there about 45 min. from the lakehouse. I was crying too and really trying not to but couldn't help thinking of my little boy's perfect little hand getting all smashed up and him in so much pain. I didn't even finish filling out paperwork and Caden was seen immediately. He got x-rays and nothing is broken (thank you Lord) and it is just REALLY swollen and the skin is scraped up pretty bad and cut up but he didn't stitches. They put a soft cast with the splint and ace bandage around it and told us it could. They said if he is still complaining about it really hurting in the next couple of days then to take him to orthapedist to check out his growth plate. They said x-rays don't show everything since he is so little. Caden is proud of his "cast" kind of like his cousin Bailey and could hardly wait to tell him about it. Caden told the ER doctor that he wants to be a doctor when he grows up. The doctor was wonderful with him and all the nurses were so kid friendly and gentle. We told them we would probably be back sometime in the future since we have triplets at home. We pray healing for our sweet Caden and petition prayers for his hand to get back to being strong.

Lights, Camera, Action!

Today Addison, Emery and Harper shot their first local TV commercial. It is also going to be shown in movie theaters before the movie starts, so they will be TV and movie stars. We will definately have to go to the mega stadium no matter what is showing so we can see our girls on the big screen. I have been a bit nervous because I wasn't sure how it was going to go since they all had ear infections last week, but they were their normal selves. It was good because if they got a little fussy, they said that is okay because we want a little of that too. They were in it with a set of four-year-old twin girls. I already knew their mom from my multiples group. They let us take several breaks so they could check the footage and the the babies could be held awhile or get a snack. It was much more easy going than I expected. The marketing group will mail us a dvd and email us a copy when it is edited and ready so we can share with our family and friends. Start popping the popcorn...

Addison Speaks

Addison has been listening to her sister's talking and decided to officially voice her thoughts today. I thought Addison's first word would be mama since she has been sounding out her "mmmm" for awhile now. She seems to have listened to Emery and her first official word is Uh Oh. I hope that isn't a sign of things to come! It must be a family thing, because while Danny and Wendi were here, all I heard our nephew Avery saying was Uh Oh over and over.