The Georgia Guinn Triplets

Since Granny and Paw Poley bought us the Wii, they girls have been very interested in bowling on it.  So since poppa was home and is a pretty good bowler, we decided to introduce the girls to what real bowling is like. 

When Nana and Poppa told the girls we were going bowling, Alyssa was very excited.  She did her little Wii bowling hand throw and said "weeeeee." 

So we headed up to Stars and Strikes Bowling Alley.  This is a new alley right by our house.  It is REALLY nice.  It has the normal bowling on the left side and glow bowling on the right, a full arcade, air bumper cars, and laser tag.  It also has a resturant where you can get filet migon and any kind of seafood you want. 

When we arrived, the girls were SO excited!  They could barely contain themselves.  Since all the "serious" bowler were on the normal side, we decided to head to glow bowl side...plus its really cool to see all the pretty colors. 

The magangement was amazing.  They got us all setup!  The owner even typed in all our information into the computer for the game to begin.  

And then the fun began...the girls used a bowling ramp to bowl down the alley!  Alyssa LOVED it!  Isabelle was the best bowler and she liked it!  Makenna liked it for about the first 15 minutes and then she was ready for something else!  

We had a great time bowling, but we learned some REALLY important lessons:

1. Everyone bowls with bumpers, so if the girls want to bowl before their time, they can.

2. We must bring something for the girls to do, while the others are bowling, because they get antsy. 

3.  Bring Sippy CUPS!!!!

And the result was that Issy beat everyone with a score of 100.  It is really bad when a 3 year old beats you by almost 40 points! 

So after bowling we headed over to the arcade and the girls discovered the wonders of the arcade world....TICKETS!!!!  They have a family package at the bowling alley that includes an hour of bowling, 6-$5 arcade cards, pizza, shoe rental, a large pizza, and a pitcher of soda for around $40 dollars, so we had $30 worth of arcade tokens, we spent the entire time playing all the ticket games, because the girls LOVED getting the tickets! 

After all the time we spent playing and gathering tickets, we came home with three little foam icecream cone shooters and a bouncey ball a piece...It was completely worth it...So much so that we went back less than a week later and did it all over again!  LOL!

After a month and a half of a continuous ear infections, Alyssa and I spent part of her special day at the ENT....After doing a pressure test and feeling around on her throat, he told us that she has enough fluid behind her ears to float a boat!  So TUBES are going to happen, and then to my surprise, he also said that her adenoids are extra large and he want to remove them.  So we are going to schedule an appointment as soon as humanly possible! 

Today for her special day, we went to Momma's work, so that momma could have a quick meeting and then we went and had Alyssa fingernails done at the nail salon (while momma had her eyebrows waxed!)  It was too funny!  The nail tech when to file her nails and SHE FREAKED!!!! I mean seriously FREAKED!  I did not think she was gonna let her touch her after that, but we finally got her to let her paint her nails a very light pink.  When we got in the car, she sighed and said, "Oh so Pretty!  Paint Lady is SO nice!)

We went to Mellow Mushroom where she ate THREE pieces of pizza.  Then we went to the ENT and finally to Target, where I realized I was raising Frank!  It is no secret that Frank has expensive tastes (and I MEAN expensive!) At anytime, he has a list of three to ten things he wants that cost over $1000 dollars...Right now this list is topped by a Harley Motorcycle, a complete backyard makeover, and a trip to the East Coast of Ireland!  And since Alyssa has more of Frank's blood than the other two (via blood transfusion while in the NICU), she got her daddy's expensive tastes!    When I told her she could pick out her special gift, she went straight to the aisle with Spike the Dinosaur!  She wanted Spike so bad!  I spent 30 minutes trying to convince her that she could not have Spike!  When I would try to suggest another toy, she would tell me "No Momma, I want SPIKE!"  Eventually, I got her away from Spike and she chose another toy: a $60 Pink and White Swan Castle!   Another 15 minutes passed of me trying to talk her into something else!  Finally, she chose a Dora the Explore Talking Backpack!  Now, I knew that allowing her to get this backpack was a VERY BAD IDEA, but I caved and let her and NOW I will pay for it, because Makenna and Isabelle also want this backpack and they want it BAD!   (I also need to take Makenna and get her something else, because her present cost about $10 less than her sisters!  I have to be fair right?) 

Well, we teamed up with Mrs. Jac again over at Jacland photography for the girls pictures.  We got up at 6:30 in the morning to drive across town to this REALLY amazing location that only Ms. Jac has photography rights too (although the crazy old people who live there don't seem to want to understand that!). 

She posted a sneak peak on her blog, so jump over and check them out!  I can't wait to see them all! 

http://jaclanda.blogspot.com/2009/11/three-year-old-triplets.html

And luckily Ms. Jac is great with photoshop and got Issy's injury out of the pic! 

Today my mom called. She has my girls in Louisiana visiting my family and the DH's family.

Apparently last night, two of the girls were in the back room and mom did not know which one was still in the front room. The lights were all off with just a TV on, so mom couldn't see which girl it was.

So she asks, "Who are you?"

The little replies, "I Kenna!"

But Nana knows that voice, so she says again.

"Who are you?"

The little again replies, "I Makenna!" (with a little laugh at the end!)

So Nana askes one more time.

"Who are you?"

The little replies through laughter...."I no Kenna, I ISSY-BELLE!!!!!"

Getting ready to head to see Dr. Beckford!

Lookin for animals in the parking lot!

Taking pics and looking for money!  They are their mother's children!

This was the first time we got to wear gowns!  The girls LOVED them!

The girls and Dr. Beckford!

And the results are:

Isabelle: 32lbs 4oz and 40 1/2 inches tall (50%ile for weight and 97%ile for height!)

Alyssa: 31 lbs and 39 3/4 inches tall (45%ile for weight and 95%ile for height!)

Makenna: 32lbs 2 oz and 40 3/4 inches tall (50%ile for weight and 97%ile for height!)

These girls are so tall!  And now we have to purchase new carseats!  And after debating it back and forth, we went with the Brixtax Frontier in Red!  They should be her sometime next week!

We had the girls birthday party yesterday and it was AMAZING!!!!! 

The girls had a great time playing with the Grow kids, Shay, Abby, her brother Alex, Carson, and Carter! 

We had a buggy themed birthday! 

Issy taking her first big girl bike ride!

Here's Alyssa getting on her bike! 

But wait you ask, where's Makenna?  Well, two seconds after getting on her bike, she had a wreck that left a nasty little skin rash on her chest, so we didn't get a picture, because lovin and ice was needed to fix her boo boo! 

Makenna opeing her presents!

Lots of kiddos opening presents! 

Alyssa opening her present and reading the instructions!

Issy opening her present! 

I did not get a SINGLE picture of  all the kids making their gift from us!  Instead of doing take home candy bags, we let all the kids plant a mum to take home!  It was a HUGE mess, but the kids seemed to like it!  And it was so much fun! 

BIg thanks to everyone who came and brought the girls such wonderful gifts (or sent them via Granny!)  They love everything so much! 

I decided to start the halloween stuff a bit early this year!  I try not begin the halloween before the Oct. 1st, but this was way too cute not to pass it off! 

http://www.monstermashup.com/14a6cb

Can I begin to express how bad this week has been for Nana and me! We are missing Issy like crazy! I think this trip was about 4 days too long! I know that Issy has had a blast hanging out with her daddy and grandparents, but I do miss her.

Alyssa and Makenna have been taking turns sleeping in her crib, and they are always wanting to "find Issy." They will talk to her on the phone, but they don't seem to understand where she is. However, the last two days or so, it’s like they have accepted she is gone and aren't looking for her as much!

Preschool is going great! Makenna and Alyssa love it! Whenever we drive out of Nana's neighborhood, they want to turn into the "school!"

I sent an email to their teacher, Ms. Brandi, about their birthday celebration and this is the lovely note I got in return from her.

I have really enjoyed getting to know Alyssa and Makenna, and I can't wait to develop a stronger relationship with Issy. It is absolutely wonderful to have them in the room. They are usually the first ones to come in, in the morning, so I get to spend a few minutes with just them and I really look forward to it each day. And funny, they are hysterical at times with their "I did it!"; "I'm okay" and "be careful".

I am so glad that they are enjoying preschool!

And a REALLY funny story from gymnastics. I got a call the yesterday about being a part of the Supernanny show from a friend of our gymnastics teacher!

Her friend had told her they were looking for cute younger multiples to be on the show and that they paid a pretty nice amount for their participation. I got all this on a voicemail. A few minutes later, Ms. K. called back all upset! SHE HAD NEVER SEEN THE SHOW! She was just going off what her friend had requested and thought of us because the girls were cute! She did not realize the show was about correcting bad behavior/parenting mistakes! I am pretty sure she was beyond embarrassed!

However, if I had had to deal with my girls on the first day of gymnastics, I would have probably recommended that Supernanny come too! Wonder if we can just be on the show at gymnastics class?

One of the things that sucks being a working mom is missing out on big days.  Today was one of them.  I took off monday to go to the meet and greet with the girls teachers, but sadly that meant missing that all important first day. 

Luckily I have an amazing Momma, who took tons of pics for me!  (although the girls were not inclined to coorporate with the picture taking!)

Checking out their folders with all their important information!  Isabelle is VERY into her bunny!

In front of the church fountain.  When they went in, Ms. Donna met them as they were walking down the stairs. She asked Issy if she was ready to go to class.  Issy took her hand and walked down the stairs without Nana while gabbering to Ms. Donna. Ms.  Donna then asked her if she knew where her class was and she REMEMBERED from MONDAY! 

They discovered this toy as soon as they walked in the room!  It quickly became Makenna and Alyssa's FAVORITE thing. 

Isabelle however moved onto the peg activity! 

They Learned:

The Letter of the Day: A

Number of the Day: 1

Shape of the Day: Circle

and

Color of the Day: Red

(And since my girls have known these for ages, I am pretty sure they were top of their class!  Look out Harvard, here they come!) 

So overall it was a great day for them and I am really pleased that they enjoyed the day!

I can't believe how quick these girls are growing up...

They are potty trained during the day.  They no longer want to ride in a stroller.  They are becoming SO independent!  They love to drink out of cups. 

So in order to start the new school year off right, I decided to cut their hair.  After A LOT of convincing, Daddy agreed. 

So nana and I loaded the girls up and headed over to Crewcuts and Pigtails. 

Isabelle Before

Alyssa's curls

Makenna before

And the after!

Issy after

Alyssa After

Makenna After (doesn't she look grown UP!)

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it.  Even more I love the lack of fighting when brushing the hair out!  Frank, on the other hand, was not so keen on it.  But I did assure him that it will grow out (one day!) 

Now, I am gonna hit publish and pray this works!