Our Babies Three

Thursday, July 2, 2009

We know Eve is getting taller...

...but this is ridiculous!

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

A few more photos - Florida Vacation

Here are some photos from the trip to Florida that I liked but either didn't fit into another post or didn't make the original cut.
Here's a great smile from Cate.

"A Convex Reflection of Eve"

Here's Jonah trying to figure out this "ball tube."

Cate's hair is finally long enough to almost flow in the breeze.

Here's Eve pointing at Daddy.

The caption is contained within the photo. Simple.

I'm not sure if Jonah was climbing or falling.

Cate

Eve

Jonah

Cate really liked coloring at Grampa's childhood table.

Eve was trying to express that she was done coloring.

Jonah just wanted a new color.

This face exemplifies just how hot it was at the Magic Kingdom.

This expresses how Eve felt about being strapped into yet another chair at the end of the day at Disney.

This is Jonah acting out just exactly what we all wanted to be doing once we made it back to the van after a few miles of Magical walking.

Here's Cate strolling at the North Carolina Welcome Center on our way home.

Here's Eve being Eve.

Here's Jonah struggling between his desire to step off the curb and Daddy's directive to not step off the curb. Decisions, decisions, decisions...

Museum of Arts and Science - Florida Vacation

So, on the day before our planned departure from Florida, we headed to the Daytona Museum of Arts and Science with Jon, Kris and kids.

Here is an all too familiar scene; there are only three children, yet somehow they seem to find a way to go in four directions.

Cate was a bit unsure about the "pulley chair." She had to make sure that the belt wasn't going to slip.

Eve was a little more confident in the chair, but her attention was focused on Mommy with Jonah.

Speaking of Mommy with Jonah...he was having a blast in the "pulley chair" while Mommy was getting a bit of a workout.

What trip to Daytona Beach would be complete without the customary ride on a chopper.

Here are the girls taking a dip in the ball pit.

Cate...

...Eve and...

...Jonah all reflecting on their vacation.

Off to the beach - Florida Vacation

Well, we made it to the beach on the evening after our trip to Disney World. In all liklihood, we would not have gotten over to the beach had our friends Jon and Kris not come over to visit us (thanks Jon and Kris, we're glad you came to visit). We had fun despite both Cate and Eve falling over face first into the water. After some reassurance, they were back to almost-normal and we were able to enjoy the rest of our time at the beach.

Speaking of Jon and Kris, here they are with their children Kylie (on your left) and Luke (on your right). Those two kids love playing with our three little ones...it's fun to watch.

Here's Eve in her favorite sitting position (looks uncomfortable to me). Kylie and Kris helped the kids understand the art of drawing in the sand.

Here's the whole lot of 'em still trying to get a grasp on their environment. It's amazing...at home they seem so big, but at the beach I was reminded of just how small they still are.

Here's Cate...that's it.

Here's all of Daddy's girls.

Here's Jonah surveying the surroundings.

Here's Mommy and Cate.

Here's the whole clan...wind-blown, wet, and weary. It was a good experience, but we were all ready for baths and bed afterwards.

We made it to Disney World again - Florida Vacation

Well, Eve was pretty much back to her normal self by Sunday of vacation (June 21) so we decided we could make our planned trip to the Magic Kingdom on Monday. Gramma Lin was able to accompany us, which made the trip more memorable and fun (and it made dealing with three toddlers in 96 degree weather more bearable). It was a hot and tiring day, but it was fun overall and it served as a reminder that Florida really is much more unpleasant than West Virginia in the Summer...God Bless the mountains.

Here is proof that Gramma made it to Disney World with us (as it happens, this was her first trip to the Magic Kingdom and her first picture in front of Cinderella's Castle). Thanks for coming with us Gramma!

Here's Eve with Daddy on the carousel in Fantasy Land. This was at about 10:30am and we were already ready for a break from the heat.

Here is Jonah with Gramma on It's a Small World in Fantasy Land (you can also sort of see Mommy with Eve in the background and Daddy with Cate in the foreground).

Here's Mommy with Cate on the carousel. Cate was a bit unsure about the "horace" that she was riding but, by the end of the ride, none of the babies wanted to get off.

Here's Jonah as we were leaving the "Diaper Changing/Getting out of the sun/Rehydration" station. He was greatly in need of water and so, the pink Dora cup was the mean to an end (sorry about this picture Dooga).