We don’t have take one back yet, but check out the awesome pics we got today. I need to get a copy of the one we have with Emily in it, but just imagine a crying blonde girl right next to Linus (in the second and third pictures) and you get the gist.

Picture one…I had to put Oliver and Miles on my lap, and the only place for Linus was on a stool at Santa’s feet. (No one would get on his lap – believe me, I did NOT want to be in these pictures!) But Linus was having none of it…

Picture two…lady with bangs hides behind chair while holding Linus up. Linus is not happy.

Picture three…Linus still behind chair, unhappy. I tickle the boys in my lap to get some smiles. At least someone looks happy!

Yes, yes, maybe next year….

Almost missed today’s post! But not to worry, my unbroken blogging streak for November remains so. Today was rough and I didn’t have much in the way of free time. Last night, Linus wouldn’t go to sleep and then Oliver wouldn’t stay asleep. I ended up bringing Oliver to bed with me, which meant I was woken every fifteen minutes by, “Look, Mommy. Cars.” He’d brought his currently beloved Cars DVD case to bed. He latches on to the strangest things as lovies (I don’t think this is the first time I’ve mentioned a DVD case being one.) Recently, it’s been crayons too. Cute, but not so much at 3:44 in the morning.

Tomorrow I’ll post pictures from our tailgating fun this afternoon. The boys had a ton of fun running around, throwing rocks, and generally being boys. 🙂

I need to recap Thanksgiving and post these cute pictures of the boys in their outfits from Uncles Chris & Alvaro, but then I have something exciting to share…

We went to not one, but TWO awesome Thanksgiving dinners yesterday. Fortunately, the boys kept me on my toes enough that I gorged myself at neither, because there was a serious amount of food there.

The boys were pretty good, but like I said, they kept us pretty busy.

Generally, they were happy if they could either watch Nemo or push buttons. Here, they can do both!

So that was fun and today we’re going to my mom’s for ANOTHER Thanksgiving, this time with my sister and my Emily and more family.

The exciting news….remember a few months ago? The boys did that photo shoot for that catalog, but I wasn’t sure if they got any pictures they’d deem worthy of their catalog? Well, apparently they did! The boys are officially in the spring/summer edition of the Orient Expressed catalog!

(order: Miles, Oliver, Linus)

Yes, this must be the beginning of fame and fortune for all of us, right?

Hope everyone has a great day! I think it goes without saying what I’m most thankful for…

This week, it’s all about what I have been wishing for…

A new lens for my camera…

The New Super Mario Bros game for my Wii

The Biggest Loser Wii game

A couple of books:
Extreme Motherhood: The Triplet Diaries

One and the Same: My Life as an Identical Twin and What I’ve Learned About Everyone’s Struggle to Be Singular

The Eye-Fi Wireless SD Card (no more hooking up the camera to upload pics…this is automatic!)

Yeah, fun! A girl can dream, right?

Yes indeed.

The boys got balloons at the birthday party we went to on Sunday. We tied them to their wagon, but haven’t quite remembered to take them off yet. Yesterday, they still had air in them, so when we went outside to get in the van, there was a brief interlude of play:

But guess what? Even without any air, they’re still fun!

Oh yeah, and thanks Uncle Chris and Uncle Alvaro for the awesome outfits for their birthday. We’re doing Santa pictures with their cousin Emily next weekend. It’ll look more realistic than this:

Hey, I’m doing pretty good at this blogging every day thing, aren’t I? Woo!

Today, we are going to talk about Thanksgiving. We’re going to two potlucks on Thursday and to my mom’s on Friday. That’s three Thanksgiving dinners. Mmmm. That’s a lot of turkey. I think I’m going to bring my trusty Pineapple Casserole to the two Thursday dinners (and possibly a small ham too, because Pineapple Casserole needs a ham accompaniment to properly display its glory.)

(In case you have a heart attack reading that recipe, just know that I don’t put THAT much butter or sugar in it, and it’s still amazingly deliciously yummy.)

Hmm. I guess that’s all I have to say about Thanksgiving.

Today we took the boys to take Santa pictures at George’s school. (Thanks, Linds, for helping!) I got the boys the most adorable brown corduroy blazers to wear for the holidays, and today they got their first wearing.

So freaking cute…

The sleeves are a little long, oh well. Still cute. I am thinking I need to try them with button down shirts too. The “ties” in these t-shirts weren’t obvious enough. But that’s okay.

Oliver wouldn’t even wear his. Alas.

We went to a park in our neighborhood for a birthday party, and Miles and Linus rocked their jackets in the swings.

So dapper!

Go check out the Multiples and More blog today to read my column, “Pam’s Picks.” Today it’s about toys! Fun.

My kids are goons.

I mean, is there anything more fun than putting your plate up to your face? Apparently not. At least there wasn’t food on it anymore…

Also, you like seafood? (Oh wait, that joke doesn’t work as well in print. See-food? Linus’s mouth? See? Oh forget it.)

Not only are plates fun, so are curtains.

But you know what’s not fun? Winter jackets. Not fun.

In other fun picture news, my cousin Lisa sent me some old pictures she recently had digitized. Heh. I’m guessing these are from 1983ish. Not sure.

Me and my favorite doll ever, Jessica. We wanted Cabbage Patch Kids and were just devastated when we got these homemade dolls that my mom made. But that disappointment lasted all of ten seconds. I loved Jessica, and my sister loved Clothilde. We later got real CPKs and I never really bonded with Harmony Lindy. Sorry, kid.

And here is my sister, my brother, me, and my cousin Lisa. Look, it was the 80s. But you can still laugh at Evan.

And one of my handsome Daddy:

Coooool.

Comment away, everyone! Remember that I’m doing Cans for Comments for the rest of the month. Already, I’m going to have to raid the soup aisle at the grocery store. Great job!

Last night, at about 1:30 am, I was rudely awakened by someone shoving an ice pick in my right ear. How rude, I thought. And then I realized it was just some fluid in my ear. That’s all. Just some innocent liquid causing knife-like pain. Who knew liquid could be so evil?

Sleeping wasn’t an option at that point, so I got up, took some ibuprofin and watched Glee. Such a good show for taking your mind off the pain, don’t you think? After watching the show, I was able to go back to sleep, but man. That sucked.

It still hurts a bit, but we had to bring the boys to the pulmonologist this morning, so I couldn’t go to my own doctor. I’m such a martyr. That was the appointment from hell, I’m telling you. The boys weren’t that bad, considering. But being in a teeny-tiny exam room with three very curious toddlers, a germaphobic husband (mmwah!) and a double stroller was not what I consider “fun”.

Eh. It still hurts. Blah.

And I feel even worse knowing this is how the boys felt every time they had an ear infection last year. And they had a lot. Their only symptom ever was waking in the middle of the night, screaming. 😦 Ugh. Even if they’re constantly wheezing, at least their ear tubes have put an end to the pain of ear infections.

Blah.

(Sorry about the most boring post ever. Maybe tomorrow I’ll be more inspired.)

This week’s Wish List Wednesday is going to be devoted to the boys. After all, they have their birthdays and Christmas coming up, and a question I’m getting a lot is “what do they want/need?”

Peapod Plus

The boys are starting to outgrow their Pack n Plays, and they’re going to need something to keep them contained when they’re spending the night away from home.  These come highly recommended. And don’t they look fun? Like camping! (Yeah, because you know me. I loooove camping!)

Elmo
We need some new Elmo videos. I am so sick of watching the same ones over and over and over and over again. And over.
Sesame Street: Elmo’s Animal Adventures

Sesame Street: Bedtime With Elmo

Sesame Street: Elmo & Friends – Tales of Adventure

Corrors (aka “colors”, “drawing”)

Doodle Pro
I got the boys one of these at a neighborhood toy swap last weekend, and now they fight over it. Time for two more!

Art supplies…but only washable!
Crayola Washable Crayons

Crayola® Washable Fingerpaint

They’re also starting to show some interest in trains, but sadly, we don’t have room for a train table. Maybe when they’re older…

This looks fun, doesn’t it? The boys LOVE taking medicine. I like to think they’ll be doctors one day. At least one of them. Surely the odds are pretty good, right? Heh.
Fisher-Price Medical Kit

Well, that’s enough wishing for this week. Next week, it’s gonna be Mama’s wish list!