Growing up...

The triplets have a new rule that they can't say certain "naughty words," and if they're caught saying one, the offender owes a quarter to whomever caught them in the act.

A slice of conversation from yesterday's drive:

Colin: Abby! You owe me a quarter!
Abby: Colin! STOP telling me to give you quarters! Just STOP IT!
Colin: But I heard you... you said...
Abby: You are DEAF! For CRYING OUT LOUD!

I laughed for 20 minutes.

Abby-ism of the Week

(Abby's uncle Spencer was bugging her.)

Abby: You're the second-most evil person in the world!
Spencer: Really? Who's the first?
Abby (disgusted): Satan.

Ah, youth. :)

"I'm ONE today!"

Cameron Grace is a year old. Where did the time go?

Mozart in the making

Mozart in the making, originally uploaded by ryanjpoole.

Gotta start 'em somewhere...

Happy Birthday!

Abby, Ben and Colin are eight years old today! The boys got the video games they wanted, and Miss Abby got her ears pierced. Man, they grow up fast.

Way to go, kiddos. You always make daddy proud.

"... looks like a pink nightmare..."

We have a six-month-old!

Happy Un-birthday, Peach!

Colin knows his Superman...

Dad: Lex Luthor is getting away in his spaceship.

Colin: Superman will chase him.

Dad: Ya think so?

Colin: Because he can fly! HellOOO?!

I've created a monster... :)

Sent from my iPhone

new on film...

Milgram New from Paul Gibbs on Vimeo.

Good. Morning.

Now THAT's a nice way to start your day.

Wisdom?

Colin: Dad, you better get a haircut so that people will know you're a boy!

Abby: No, no... they can tell he's a boy because of those pokey things on his face!

(Pause.)

Ben (shaking head, furrowing brow): You're crazy, dude.

Seven years old is a GREAT age for Dad.

Hmmm... THIS could work...

Health Reform Without a Public Plan: The German Model -- Economix Blog -- The New York Times

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/health-reform-without-a-public-plan-the-german-model/

New photos!

Check out the latest of Cameron, the triplets and the rest of the family on my Flickr site!

Potty pals

We took Warren and Diana to dinner at Mimi's last week for Warren's birthday. Had a lovely time. But the MOST fun, as always, was to be had when I took the boys to the bathroom. No, not that time right after we ordered... the SECOND time, halfway through the meal. :)

Side note: Anyone who knows Deaf kids knows they're the loudest kids on the block. It's neither good nor bad; it is what it is. Counterintuitive, I know, but it's true. :)

SO... There are two stalls. One for each of the boys. Colin's bum hits the seat and he immediately starts singing "I Am A Child Of God" in his adorable Deaf accent as he waits for things to... ahem... get going.

After a few lines, Ben shouts from the next stall (in HIS adorable Deaf accent): "Be hwiat, Howin! I hwying to doh POTTY!"

The random dude at the sink washing his hands had a GOOD laugh.

Love my darling boys.

New baby photos!

For more, check out my online photo album!

Give me a break already . . .

Our new baby daughter!

Cameron Grace

born April 8, 2009 at 7:50 p.m. MDT

8 lbs. 11 oz.,
21.5 in.

Check her out in my online photo album!

39 weeks

And ready to POP!

37 weeks

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Big sister's getting excited, too!

36 weeks