The Holsey Triplets

Lunch with Mommy at work~

2009-08-02T21:27:00.001-05:00

I was having a good day at work and I got to meet a older set of triplets that had come to see a new baby. It wasn't long after that and the Lynn triplets came in. They talked a minute and went on to visit who they were there to see. I went back to work and then my husband brought our babies to see me and eat dinner with me. When I headed to the lobby to meat up with Donnie and the kids, he had to have a xray of his hand for yet another sports injury, we met up with the Lynn triplets. Being the crazy picture person I am, I had my camera in the diaper bag. It only took two shots and we got all six of them looking.

Emma, Nate and Alli (back) Mia, Silas and Jagger (front, I think I got it right)

We headed up to eat supper and the kids had a great time. They had grilled cheese and french fries with tomatoes.

Nate was so cute, I got my camera out and he said "look Mama it's a long tall one!" I love the way they perceive things when they are this size.

I was sad to see my littles go home but it was back to work for Mama.

Antiquities

2009-07-23T17:11:00.006-05:00

These pictures were taken during a fundraiser that our MOM's group did. They turned out so good! It is a good thing I sold some coupons because I sold enough that I didn't have to pay for any of the pictures I got and I got a bunch of pictures. I even got a 16x20 and 10x13 on canvas. I was even surprised that the 10x13 that you got from the company for participating in the fundraiser was not the worst one of them all. I asked how it was decided witch one you got and they said they pick the best of the three that are taken for the fundraiser. The photographer was great. Erin was very down to earth and did a great job with the kids. Veronica and I spent a lot of time with her over the three days and we really liked her a lot. I can't wait for them to come. Enjoy!!!

A Few Cute Kids

2009-04-24T17:29:00.001-05:00

It seems to me we have a guest blogger among us! Could it be another triplet mommy? What a lucky girl I must be and what lucky babies those are to have someone take such great pictures. Thanks my dear friend we love you.

Diaper excursion~

2009-04-22T23:44:00.003-05:00

Edited to add: The new header is one of the pictures Tan done today.

We were off today on another diaper excursion so while I was feeding the Little's breakfast I talked to Tanya to see what she had on the agenda for today. I told her we were headed to Lynnville to get diapers and she asked if we wanted to meet at the park for a few pictures. So of course we love the park so we were off. We took some pictures that I have none of yet except the one above of Tanya with the Little's eating lunch at one of the only two restaurants in Lynnville. Tanya took all the other pictures of the Little's playing on the slides and swings and merry go round. She will send them to me. After lunch we were off to get diapers and a good nap on the ride home. When we got home and they were all sleeping I just pulled in the garage closed the door and let them finish out there nap and I even got a small cat nap. Thanks for a great day "Tana."

When the kids woke up I carried diapers from the car to the garage/house door and they carried them to their room. When all was in the house I went to their room to find their little maze of diapers. They liked walking on them. They then brought them to me as I organized them by size in the closet. We have been very blessed by a great diaper program.

I sure hope this is no indication of what her life has in store for her. My Miss Alli is a hoarder! She hides as many treasures as she can handle. She stuffs her purse and her car and don't let them to far from her site so the other two don't get them. Nate don't usually bother her much but the first chance Emma gets she will grab something and run as fast and far as she can from Alli. Then, Mama has to save the day! I love being a Mama!!!

Happy 2nd Birthday...our party!!!

2009-01-25T21:53:00.002-06:00

Here are some pictures from a birthday party...enjoy!

birthday needs...

2009-01-24T22:09:00.007-06:00

While we were out picking up the cake and buying the hot dog buns, and a few last minute things the kids were able to catch a cat nap and Donnie caught Nate and Alli holding hands in their sleep. They are just so sweet. I can't hardly believe that it has been two years.

This was at bed time. Ginger, one of our ot had just left. She came by to bring us our new hair bows that another one of her kiddos mom's made for us. Oh they thought they were just so "pretty." Off to bed for our birthday party tomorrow.

The Start To Our Birthday Weekend~

2009-01-22T21:53:00.000-06:00

Today we went out and ordered our birthday cake and to look for some of our bithday supplies for our party. We had developmental therapy to day and meat Ms Tami at Fired Up to use a gift certificate that we got for our first birthday. Nothing like waiting to the last minute to use it before it expired. Actually we have tried to use it several times and either they were closed or something came up and we didn't get to go. Thank the Lord Tanya came to bring me some shoes for Mr Nate. When she got there she said oh this will make some good pictures, you did bring your camera right? I can not believe I walked out and didn't pick my camera up. I don't go out the door to get a coke or some hot chocolate with out taking my camera because you never know when you might need a camera. Tanya pulled out her camera that she caries in her purse and that is why we have these great pictures. Thanks Tan your the best. Now enjoy our trip to make a plate for daddy since his first one got broken.

Diaper excursion~

2009-01-21T12:00:00.001-06:00

Today Nate took a liking to his very first fitted baseball hat.

Alli and Emma being silly

every one tucked into there seats for a diaper run
finished off the day with bath tub fun with mamaw

Our First Time To Play In The Snow

2009-01-20T11:49:00.003-06:00

Merry Christmas...

2008-12-24T13:31:00.002-06:00

Today as we prepare for our Saviors birth we wish you all a Merry Christmas.

feeling better...

2008-12-14T20:22:00.004-06:00

gratefully everyone is feeling much better. I am so thankful that we have not been sick much. God is good!

Flu Bug update...

2008-12-13T21:57:00.003-06:00

Nate was up again in the night and landed in bed with me. By the time daddy got cleaned up and took this picture....

Alli started and boy did it get her. This poor baby went through about 5 pairs of jamies in about a 30 min span. She was vomiting about every 10-20 min for several hours. I was really worried about her. I made arrangements to go in to work early and leave early because Donnie was working a Christmas party. I had planned to call the doctor around eight when Donnie called and said she finally sipped some pedialite and kept it down. She just perked up from there and with every little bit of pedialite about every 20 min. So when I came home this is what I found...
don't my monkey's look sick:)?

This is 7up, ginger ale, and sprite at which they will drink none of the above. Thankfully they like the pedilite, and all the milk that they are begging for...
Amy went and got jello for them and I made several kinds in hopes that they will eat some of it. I am not sure how they will do with the texture. See the almost empty green one? Well, as fast as I set the last one in the fridge Emma was in the door and had it pulled off the shelf and every where before I could grab her. I am not one that says many bad things for them to pick up but this time I said "dammit Emma, dammit look at this mess." I said "now sit down on the floor so I can get this cleaned up and I don't want you to get up." What does Emma reply as she is sitting down on the floor with a look of shock on her face..."dammit!" I thought crap, now I wander how long she is going to repeat that. That was the only time thank goodness. I am so grateful I don't usually say bad words.

Round Two...

2008-12-12T20:13:00.002-06:00

Just when we thought it was clear and only Nate had gotten the flu... He started again today while I was at work and by the time Amy walked out the door to leave Emma began also..

This is my precious second daughter Jenna...my first is in heaven running in the fields pain fee.

Nate update...

2008-12-11T20:06:00.002-06:00

Looks like he is feeling better...

They have enjoyed the Christmas boxes to climb on.

Nate update

2008-12-10T21:30:00.001-06:00

Mr Nate seems to be better today. He has kept all pedialight down and some crackers and soup. He is still just eating a bite here and there but I of course don't expect it to be any different for a few days. We have two of these dogs and they just love them. We really need a third I just haven't found one at a yard sale or such. Emma only sometimes wants to torment them and take their dog's and run with them. The "puppy" as they call them that is by Nate they got for Christmas last year and the one by Alli we got at our fall mom sale, thanks Kathy Yager. Here is my little Emma girl. They were watching Pooh's Christmas.

Nate Bug has the Flu Bug :(

2008-12-09T21:00:00.003-06:00

We went to the doctor today to get our Synagis shots and everyone was in a great mood and having fun playing with Mamaw while we waited for the nurse to come back in and give us the shot never showing any signs of illness. They were happy and feisty! So when we got home and started dinner everyone still playing and taking each others toys. After dinner I was just about to get everyone washed up and out of the highchair and Nate started vomiting. I don't know who I felt worse for him or Emma. Emma just kept saying "oh Nate, oh Nate" with tears streaming down her face. We have had some respiratory infections but never have they vomited other then the reflux spits.

Here is poor little Nate with his pan just in case. He played for a bit and then sat on my lap and then got up on the couch with daddy.

I took this picture just seconds before round two started. He was sleeping so peacefully. I was so proud of Donnie. He has the weakest stomach and both times he handled Nate vomiting pretty well. When I took Nate's picture Alli quickly got up on the couch with daddy telling me all the while she was getting into position "Alli pissure." Between her " piss=Kiss, pissure=picture, bitches=britches" someone is going to think we have been teaching her bad words. I have told Donnie I am pretty lucky I don't usually say bad words because they are quite the little parrot. My phrases of choice are usually "dog gone it," "holy moly," and "fine," and they all say those frequently.
and of course since Nate and Alli got a picture Emma had to have one also.

Most days...

2008-12-08T21:30:00.006-06:00

this is how the floor looks after a ~~nap~~ oh I mean no nap, when they have decided to party their nap away. Nate decided to start his day off like this today. Usually the little stinker in the crib to Nate's left is the one who starts it.My little man and his oh so sweet grin.

My Emma with a morning of not such crazy hair. Usually her hair is a mess of curls all over the place.

and the little stinker to the left of Nate...
We met Tammi (dt) at the mall for a therapy session of climbing and exploring. Alli saw a big girl go down backwards and thought she would give it a whirl.
Emma heading down the slide.

Nate trying out his balancing skills.

Alli was standing on top of the ambulance. This little play area is in the mall. It was donated by the hospital that I work for. We finished up with a "nak" of applesauce and ice cream.

Our new addition...

2008-12-07T22:00:00.003-06:00

This is the left over scene in the mud room from the busy day we had on Saturday. I have waited for such a long time to have little shoes in my mud room that the sight of these six little shoes warmed my heart. I am so thankful every single day for my babies. The other scene that I love and melts my heart every time I get into my car is the three car seats in the back of my van. I stop at that sight and thank God every single time I get in the van.

Aunt Marty came out today to watch the littles so daddy could go to Babies r us to get the new addition.

Here is Nate and Emma dancing to the puppy dog that barks to the tune of Jingle Bells.

and finally the new addition to our sea creature bathroom. A Frogie potty chair. As you seen a few days back Emma went potty on the big potty and they have all been telling us as soon as they go potty so figured we best get them a little chair and begin letting them get used to it and sit on it when we go to the rest room. We got a great bargain! The hospital I work at was having a corporate sponsor night and we got a 10.00 gift card and I had a 15% off coupon so we got our 15.00 potty chair for like $3 dollars and some change.

A busy busy day!

2008-12-06T22:00:00.002-06:00

Today the babies woke up to St. Nick coming. They loved their little treasures that they found in their stocking. I think they loved the banana's the best. They were all ready dressed because today is the day they get to have breakfast with Santa. They got to play with the other little ones that are in the MOM's group. They weren't sure about the big guy but they tolerated him just long enough to get a picture. The food was great and Amy and Veronica did a great job.

Nate was playing with his shadow in this picture during intermission at Erin's ballet. They did very good through out the performance. We all had to giggle every time they would turn the lights down to change the scenery Alli would say "lights on!" The show was Mary Poppins and Erin did a great job.

Erin brought someone home for us to meet. This is Tony and he fit right in and helped keep babies together while we all chatted after the show.

by the time this picture was taken Nate was done for the day. To say the least little did he know that he was in for quite the little car ride. Mommy made a wrong turn and it took us about a hour and a half to get home that should only have been about 20-30 min. By the time we got home they were beyond hungry and very tired and wanted out of their seat in a major way. But over all we had a great day.

Mommy and Daddy get out...

2008-12-05T21:53:00.004-06:00

Amy took this while I was at work. Kaley came to play today.

Tonight was Donnie's Christmas Party for work so we got to go out for a while. Katlyn and Paige came to play with the babies. We have not been out since a year ago this past October 16, which was our anniversary a year ago. We sometimes will get to run to the grocery on Wednesday's when my step mom is here but that is about it. It was nice and we had a great time. Thanks girls for coming to watch the trio!

This is Alli collecting toys and trying to keep Emma and Nate from taking them from her.

Learning new things...

2008-12-04T22:08:00.005-06:00

Ginger brought a new toy on wheels! Sounds fun? Well Emma is the only one that thought fun entered in to the picture. I was off changing a diaper, Emma's, while Alli and Nate got a turn on this roller board. Alli and Nate did not like it at all. It messed with a new sensation that they did not like. Will try again.

They kids were just amazed at the new toys mama pulled out of the closet. They did not know that these even existed. Grandma and grandpa got them three Fisher Price Little People sets for Christmas last year and they were never opened because they were a bit small for them. They got a Christmas town complete with a singing Christmas tree that lights up and a few other things. The other two sets will prove to teach them great things and hopefully head them down the path of believing and following the true reason of the season, "Baby Jesus." As it stands now they know exactly who is in the little crib and who his mommy is. Joseph is a bit harder to remember then Mary. They also know that the angel is on top keeping watch. Every day when we are playing I try to work on one piece of the Nativity puzzle and we talk about "Baby Jesus." Hopefully these will all be lessons well learned and as they grow into the ruff years of life they will be grateful that they have learned to walk by the guidance of the Lord and not peer pressure.

Oh my gosh!

2008-12-03T23:29:00.002-06:00

Oh my gosh am I going to have to call in reinforcement for this mess I have made. The colors look terrible and the header is not working for this back ground at all. So I am quickly sending a email following this post to beg for help, wish me luck!

A busy day!

2008-12-03T22:11:00.005-06:00

This is Miss Tammy #2. Tammy works with our First Steps program which is a early intervention program. Tammy came today to evaluate us for physical therapy in regards to our toe walking. The kids have been walking on their toes pretty much since they have been walking. Nate and Alli are showing some tightening in their legs and Emma does not seem to show so much. Everyone was evaluated because they all do it more then frequently. If I say "get off your toes" once in a day I say it 3000 times. So our report was great. Tammy is not concerned at all. She did fill a bit of tightness with Nate and Alli but said they have very good range of motion and are doing some things ahead of schedule. She did go over some things to continue working on to prevent tightening and said to continue the good habits we have with reminding them to stay off their toes. When she told me they did not qualify for treatment I was of course thrilled and told her that we (the two occupational therapist and developmental therapist, Donnie and myself) were not looking to add pt we were looking for guidance to prevent it from getting any worse.

While Tammy and I was talking the kids got up in the chair and was siting so nicely together that I just reached up and grabbed the camera. They even smiled a bit for me. This is a rare moment to get them all together and happy. While Tammy was here Emma had told me she had to go potty but it was a bit to late so we got her cleaned up and went back to playing. The girls have both been telling us for the past week that they have to go potty but it is always after the fact. Nate knows the correct response if we know he is stinky and will go to the bedroom to get changed. I never even had the thoughts of potty training this early. It some what scares me. It will bring on a whole new batch of things to think about if they continue to roll down that path. Like taking them out of their cribs, which I am no where close to wanting to think about that! Oh well we are going to buy a potty this weekend and will see how this goes. I am afraid it is going to go pretty well, see next picture...
When I started hearing the babies waking up from their nap, I guess I need to be calling them toddlers :( I went in because I thought they were all awake but Emma was still sleeping so I was handing out snuggles when Emma joined us with the help of Nate yelling for her at the top of his lungs. When I went to give her some loving all so she was dry so I got her up and took her in to sit on the potty and we were playing peek-a-boo with Nate and Alli, while they were still in the cribs, and we were singing and she all at once began to tinkle and her eyes got like saucers and she was so proud. She looks so proper sitting there with her legs all nicely crossed. We did lots of cheering and clapping and dancing and she was just so excited. So today my little baby A went pee pee on the big girl potty. It may not take to terrible long to potty train the girls. I think the first time Alli feels pee pee running down her legs that will be the end of Little Miss Priss tinkling in her panties. I can't believe they are just 22 months and showing signs of ready to potty train. Is that good or bad? The nasty bathrooms in public...yuk! I guess we will see what happens, for now one day at a time!

We finished off the night with Mamaw and Papaw coming to play. We had these goofy socks on that we thought were the best thing. Alli of course with Jenna, this kid loves that dog. She drags one of the little chairs all around the house to sit by Jenna when she is laying somewhere sleeping. Look at Miss Emma in her little attitude folded arms and precious freshly washed curls! Her hair is just precious until we put her in the car seat or put a lovely warm winter hat on her head.

Happy Thanksgiving

2008-11-27T09:33:00.009-06:00

My precious Emma, I am so very thankful for the life of you. The silly smiles and the crazy curls you have. They are really crazy in the morning as you can see above. I am so thankful for your full of life spirit and the way you tell your brother and sister what to do as if you were the mommy. Your smile is infectious and so so sweet. We are so thankful you are ours.

Mr Nate, mommy's sweet boy! We are thankful for your life also, but we are thankful for your so so sweet personality, the way you pat the girls when they cry. I am thankful for the way you say "Mama and when I ask for more kisses you put your tiny finger by my lips and so gently give Mama more kisses." Daddy is thankful for your love of balls and the fact that you show very very strong signs of being left handed. Daddy has longed for a little boy that he could teach to love baseball as much as he does. We love you little man.

Miss Alli Cat! Oh my miss Diva where do I begin. We are very grateful to have one girlie girl.

We are thankful for your love of things and how you collect your toys and keep track of them all day. You melt down if your brother and sister touch anything you have collected. The way you have grown to love signing is amazing and shows us just how smart you are. I love the way you love your pony tail and cry when I come in and Emma has one and you don't. (Emma has to have one in or her hair is in her eyes.) We are also thankful that when you go to bed at night that you believe in sleeping for the long haul, except the little spell we had a few weeks ago where you didn't want to sleep. I love, love, love to hear you sucking on your passie when you are first going to sleep, when you wake up in the night and are trying to go back to sleep and when you are getting close to waking in the morning.

We are very thankful that you all know who is on the cross when you tell "Jesus night night" and make the sign of the cross every night before bed. We will continue to teach you about our Father and all the was sacrificed for your life. Most of all our precious angels we are thankful that God saw fit to give us the chance to show him that we would be the best Mamma and Daddy we could be.

We are thankful also for our wonderful family and friends, we love you all.

Below are some pictures of Miss Tammy our dt making hand painted turkey's. When all was done she gave you a bath since mamma still could not bend over the tub.

Verdict is in...

2008-11-06T21:30:00.003-06:00

The verdict is in, I am having my gallbladder removed next Wednesday. The bad part about it is I can not lift for seven full days:( That is going to be a ruff one with three 21month olds. Ginger one of the kids ot had offered to come by in the mornings to help get them up, brushed and dressed and the rest well Prayer has always guided my hand to know what to do and I am positive it will not fail me now. So this afternoon I had lots to do and started with removing the rest of the summer things from the closet leaving couple of pairs of shorts and t shirts for each just in case this crazy Indiana weather says we need them. Tried on some things that needed to be gone through behind the super yard in the picture below. While I was working in the closet in the nursery the kids were having great fun as you can tell by the floor in the picture. They were happy and I was able to get a few things accomplished. I have to get that mess taken care of before Wednesday. That is going to be a ruff one because I now work Fri, Sat, Sun, and Mon. Mamaw came by this evening since she didn't get to come by last night. My dad was in the hospital. He had some facial numbness and was admitted for test. It was discovered that there is plac breaking away in the arteries and bouncing off the brain causing it. They said this could happen from time to time. All is well and he went back to work this evening. So I am off to bed to begin my long weekend bright and early at 5 am.