WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES ...

It is sometimes hard for me to sit back and think about what Al and I have been thru this past year. What an amazing journey it has been. God has been taking care of us every step of the way. We wanted children so much ... and God blessed us 3 times over. Then, He watched over me during what could have been a difficult pregnancy ... While I wouldn't call it a cup of tea (and wouldn't recommend it to you!), it was a relatively easy pregnancy ... for triplets! Just as a recap for all of you who have been following our story: Our 3 beautiful babies ... Jackson, Addison, and William were born on Thursday, September 14th, 2006. *Jackson (born first) was 4 pounds 5 ounces *Addison (born 2nd) was 4 pounds 11 ounces *William (born 3rd) was 4 pounds 5 ounces

Here are the 5 of us on September 14th, 2006! The BIRTH day!

And here are the 5 of us on their 1st Birthday, September 14th, 2007!

*Jackson 20 pounds 13 1/2 ounces

*Addison 20 pounds 7 1/2 ounces

*William 21 pounds 8 1/2 ounces

The above picture was taken at the end of the day on September 14th. Believe it or not, I was sad to see the end of the first year (but maybe not the first 3 months of the first year :) )

Thank you to everyone who has helped us this past year ... from Family and friends, to our church, Richardson East C of C. We couldn't have made it without you. And thank You, God, for entrusting us with these 3 precious souls. Thank You for watching over us this year, for giving Al and I such a strong marriage and for blessing us so richly.

And yes, eventually we will get around to posting some birthday cake pictures!

ONE YEAR PICTURES!

Well, we have so much to catch you all up on! Seems like August just flew by! We had a wonderful birthday weekend with so many family and friends in town. The morning of their birthday, we went to Portrait Innovations and had their pictures made. I must say that it is getting increasingly more challenging to get a picture with all 3 in the same frame ... much less all 3 smiling! As a side note, Mommy took sewing lessions ... and I made their 1 year outfits. That explains why William's it a little too big!

Triplets 1st Birthday

OK..... If you were wondering why the delay..... Let's just say everyone left after the weekend. I mean EVERYONE:) Grandma Jack, Mimi, Grandaddy Pollard, Grandaddy Coblentz, the Coblentz Twins, Tulie (Tommy and Julie), Dananna (Daniel and Joana), Aunt Ronda, Great Grandma Smith AND Quenta! Quenta was on a business trip until Friday.

That's right, Dad had the helm for four days and four nights.....

So here you are........ the FIRST BIRTHDAY!!!!

At least part of it:)

Lunch at the Dallas Aquarium on their Birthday

"The Bus" at the Aquarium. Notice the diaper bag on the bus and the backpack on Daddy. You never know what you may need:)

Jackson takes note that some of the fish are MUCH bigger than he is.....

The Coblentz Twins taking in everything....

The Day of the Party... What do you get when you add..

Triplets and two sets of Twins?

A great photo opp:)

More pics to come!

William's First Haircut!!

As we are over-achievers and all.... we decided to get William's first haircut on his 1st Birthday!

This was right before getting pictures and going to the Aquarium. The beginning to a full day!

He did a great job but was not all that excited about it:)

BABIES HIT THE BIG TIME!

Well ... we had our first modeling gig a few weeks ago. We had an appointment with our photographer for 9 month pics and while we were there, she asked us if we would let our babies model some onesies she had been hired to photograph babies in. Long story short ... they made the cut! Check out http://www.blessedbabycollection.com/shop.html. William and Addison are modeling the NEW chocolate brown onsies by Blessed Baby. We work for cheap ... but at least they all 3 got free onsies! PS Don't let Jackson know he didn't make the cut. He thinks he is the most photogenic!

KIDS LEARN TO E-MAIL!

Dear Dad

...we are eating so much that once again we are almost out of fruit. We have 3 jars of bananas left and that is it! Please buy us some more fruit so we can continue to grow strong and healthy!!

Thanks,

JAW

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Kids, It is about time that you start taking care of yourselves. I mean most parents in the animal kingdom have already kicked you out of the nest or tried to eat you by now. I believe that your mother and I have been very understanding and supportive of your development. I will get you more fruit but I expect to see some more ownership on your part as well. Areas for improvement include: Using the toilet not diapers Feeding yourself No more drooling No more screaming We will discuss again during your annual review when we work on your Individual Development Plans. Have a great day, Dad

LULU TIME!

Lulu is our giant lamb! Big and fluffy ... just right for babies to relax on and play with! Pics compliments of Miss Kelly!

William and Lulu. He pets her leg!

And touches her nose!

Jackson and Lulu!

All 3 with Lulu ... William thinks she is a Lazy-boy!

All 3 hanging out in their room!

Addison and Jackson with Lulu!

Addison huging Lulu!

Addison and her new sippy cup!

PLAYING AROUND ...

Jackson looking so much like his cousin Abby in this pic!

On the move! We call them our zombie babies because they keep coming at you! Yikes!

William mastering the karate chop!

They are all mobile!

They are starting to play together.

We had a great weekend! Quenta was having fun with the kids in their room when they all ganged up on her:)

Jackson's first shiner!

Two firsts today! My first time posting on the blog and Jackson got his first shiner. Jackson is now pulling himself up on EVERYTHING and trying to cruise. Well he learned the hard way today that not everything is stable and gravity, once again, has been proven to exist.....

He pulled the toy he was playing with over on himself. Needless to say he was not happy and Mom feels terrible about it. To make matters more interesting we are going for pictures today. Thank goodness for Photoshop:)

Hope everyone had a great 4th!

Al