We had a pretty nice weekend, in spite of the fact that it involved three three year olds. Heh. Yeah, they’re getting to be more challenging. But also more talkative and more fun, so I guess I should stop bitching.

Friday after work, we went to my mom’s house. The boys hadn’t spent much time with Grandee and Larry for a while, so we spent most of the weekend there.

They were filthy from playing at school, so they had a bath…

and then Grandee read them a story before bedtime.

On Saturday, my mom had to show a house (she’s a Realtor, doncha know?) so I set up the “jumpy” outside for the boys, and they bounced for a bit.

And then “painted” the patio.

And then we went to see Santa. It went fine. Considering it was two weeks before Christmas, and a Saturday, the fact we only had to wait an hour in line was kind of a miracle, I thought. It was pretty funny. There was gawking at the boys, but then I saw a friend of mine from our local triplet group in line with her three girls. So that took some of the heat off us. What’s the only thing cuter than triplet boys? Triplet girls, in plaid smocked dresses, of course!

So we got our picture, and ate some lunch and took the boys on the carousel.

(I swear, Linus was more excited than it looks like here.)

After that, they got kind of cranky, so we went back to my mom’s and took the boys for a walk to feed the ducks.
Video! (Too bad you can’t hear the boys too well. They were being cute.)

Later I fed the boys and put them to bed and nearly lost my mind, but I survived. Whew.

Sunday, we just hung around the house for a little while before it was time to head home. I promised the boys we’d stop at this particular park on the way home, but it was so cold and windy that we ended up stopping at a nice, new McDonald’s with a play area. We stayed there for two hours or something, before heading back home and going to the park by our house instead. No one else was there (watching the Saints game, no doubt) so the boys had the whole place to themselves. They were awfully cute.

I am pretty sure I have an artistic genius on my hands.

It’s time for my yearly(ish) “hawking of the wares” from my Cafepress shop.

The shop has been open for about 15 months now, and here are some of the most popular designs:

Rock, Paper, Scissors – now available short-sleeved or long-sleeved, in t-shirts or bodysuits, in a variety of colors:

For a grandma of twin girls:

I’ve updated the “questions” shirt to be a little more timely (as in, no more “Jon & Kate + 8” references. Ha!) This one’s two-sided, so people can read the answers without you knowing they’re staring at you.

Front:

Back:

This one‘s popular for the kids:

These are cute for identical twins (or triplets!)

For Dad’s car:

And the most popular item in my shop by far:

And lots and lots more. Items for MoMs-to-be, for babies, toddlers, grandparents, older siblings, and more. And remember, if you want anything tailored to your specifications, just let me know. I can put designs on other types of shirts, I can change the answers to the questions, etc, etc. Just drop me a line.

I bought this awesome jewelry organizer from my friend Kristie, who makes them and sells them in her Etsy shop. I honestly had no idea I had this many earrings!

Now, don’t go get all excited about all the bling you see here. It’s all fake, I promise.