2013 in Pictures

January

Field trip to UNCC with one of the most challenging classes ever!

Surviving the wretched first trimester with triplets



February

Surprise snowfall

Finding out the genders: two girls and a boy!

Bonding with my teammates after a rocky start to the school year

March

Celebrating April's life, grieving her loss

Happy Easter with three healthy chickadees

Rewarding students for good behavior

April

Celebrating Jackson's 2nd birthday

Playdate to the zoo

Watching my two favorite guys mow the lawn every Saturday

Giving Jackson a big boy room makeover during Spring Break

Reaching viability

May

Finishing the nursery, organizing the closet

Creating personal touches to the babies' room

completing final unit of the school year (Westward Expansion Unit), submitting National Boards

Purchasing a minivan

 June aka "Soaking Up Every Final Moment as a Family of Three"

Splashing around

Parks

Watching the planes take off and land

Going on a train ride (We may have been slightly exhausted after walking around the train station.)

Birthday parties and museums

July

Celebrating my 27th birthday and final week of pregnancy

Surviving the c-section

Introducing the three most incredible babies to the three most incredible women

Becoming a family of six

Delivering full term babies, bringing them home three days later

August

Our first of many, many outings

Witnessing moments like this

Gaining confidence as a stay at home mom

Surviving moments like this

Newborn photo shoot by the lovely Amy

September



Alligator cookies (Crafts and baking are a regular part of our weekly routine.)

Cuddles while all three can still fit in my arms

Surviving humbling moments during toddler tantrums from hell (didn't make it past the library parking lot)

Second chances, being able to start over each day (Made it for library story time)

Summer wagon rides

Outdoor naps

Cloth diapering four children

Daddy cuddles

Date at the Dragway

October

Pumpkin patch

Experimenting with new recipes (pumpkin cupcakes, carrot cake, no bake cookies, mummy cupcakes, and more)



Jackson's first day of preschool



Annual Robinson Fall Festival

Fun with cousins!

Halloween costumes

candy swap

 November

Annual beach trip

First time babies go swimming

Thanksgiving-the kids greatly outnumber the adults :)

Watching personalities develop (especially from these two)

Accomplishing greatest professional achievement to date





Getting my rings reset/resized (after not wearing them for three years)



First time at the circus

Christmas photos, being reminded to let go of ideals and have a sense of humor

December

Baptism

Finally finding a new pediatrician!

One of three visits with Santa

Starting new traditions, anticipating Jackson's reaction each morning

Christmas morning!



Maintaining amazing friendships with former colleagues

Introducing solids

Potty training success

Jesse's first tattoo (Jackson's and trio's birthdates)

2014...bring it!