Free Slurpees!

On July 11th, 7-11 gives out free 7.11 oz slurpees.  Since we live a block away from a 7-11, we made the trip.

Ooooh...slurpees...

Yummers!

Nate

Ben

Sam

Eli

Don't panic!  I only 1/2 filled the babies' cups and I didn't get them one with red dye.  Eli ended up slurping up their leftovers.

Merrimack Outlets

Auntie and I took advantage of Eli being at camp and loaded the littles in the van to go to the new Merrimack Outlets. After a bit of a navigational issue...we found it!!! It is much smaller than the outlets we're used to, but it's super nice! They even had a woodsy themed play place for the kids. 

This one's for you, Jenn!!!

Yay for Mr. Moose!

Eli's 1st Day at Camp

I signed Eli up for camp for a few weeks this summer...both for his sanity and mine.  I figure he needs some time with "big" kids and away from me!  I was nervous that he would have a hard time on the first day.  We had gone to an open house so he was familiar with the set up.  At drop off, he was greeted by Rowdy, the UMASS-Lowell Mascot.  Well, that was perfect!  He was so excited that he forgot he was nervous. 

Then when we got home, the babies sat themselves on the front stoop.

Too cute to not take a picture!

B-S-N

A day of firsts

People with only 1 or 2 children, don't always appreciate how much different having triplets can be.  One major thing I fear is anything new.  Well, if you knew me BT (before Triplets), you would know that I'm somewhat neurotic and have a load of issues (too many to post).  I've always had a fear of the unknown.  It was usually no big deal.  But having triplets, I absolutely DREAD anything new or unknown.  There are always too many variables. 

So, Dave was shocked when I said we should try a new beach.  The beach is a BIG deal.  We need to know the layout, facilities, tide schedule, parking situation, length of walk, height of waves, etc.  But we did it.  I've always heard people say Wallis Sands in Rye, NH is beautiful and perfect for kids.  I was having a bit of beach envy since we hadn't been in a WHOLE WEEK!

We did as much online research as we could and figured out as many variables as we could and we hit the road.  Admittedly we slacked off a bit the night before and left way too much to do in the morning, but we still manged to get out of the house by 8.

We had a minor navigational issue due the age of our GPS, but we found it.  Not only did we find it, but we were petrified it would be full and it wasn't!  Score 1 for us!

We also brought a new tent that we spotted while on the Cape.  The walk from the car wasn't bad.  The facilities were adequate.  The waves were a blast.  And everybody loved our kids.  All the other beachgoers commented on how much fun they were to watch...umm...do you want to babysit???

 We also tried out these chairs that I had bought for the babies (Eli has one at home).  They had no problem getting in/out/sitting.  But at times, they tipped over!  At one point, there was a serious domino issue when all 3 chairs went down!

Once we lost the beach due to high tide, we showered (yes, they have showers) and packed up.  We decided to try another first...the New Balance Outlet!

It was their big sale time so we were looking to get some good deals on sneakers! We managed to find it despite another navigational issue...They were also still open (which we were worried about).  The one issue was the stairs.  We needed to keep the babies in the stroller.  Nothing good happens when they are released in store!  We found a special elevator and the nice security guard let us ride it.  It was one of the special ones that stores put in when they retrofit for handicap access.  We had to make 2 trips...I went up with the single stroller and Eli the 1st round and Dave went up with the double stroller on the second round.  While we were shopping, all Eli could talk about was the special elevator!  We were pleased with our purchases as well.  We got 5 pair of shoes (2 for Eli & 3 for the babies) and a shirt for Dave for $105.  Not too bad!!!

To top it all off, we still needed to eat supper.  We figured on our day of first, we should try a new restaurant too.  We're crazy I know!  A new Joe's Crab Shack opened up that just happened to be on our route home.  Dave and I had been to one in Michigan, but never this one or with kids!

When we got there, I ran in to see if they could fit us and if they had 3 high chairs.  They quickly moved some tables around and got things set up.  Dinner was yummy!  Dave even dug into a bucket of steamed deliciousness!!!

His bib says "Crab Daddy"  HA!

Sam was fascinated by the line dance done by the staff.

He kept pointing and clapping!

Then the best part for the kids, was the attached playground.  While Dave was cleaning up and paying the bill, we made our way outside.

Sam and Nate were creating a barricade preventing other kids from going up the stairs.

Triple Trouble Mafia in full effect!



All in all it was an awesome day!  We'll definitely go back to each of these new places...Not all at once though!

Famous on the Fourth

While getting set up to watch the parade, a nice lady from the Lowell Sun took the boys' picture.  It ran on the front page of the Local News on July 5th.  I couldn't find a link online, but I did find a slideshow...They're in picture #8.
http://www.lowellsun.com/slideshows4
I hope it works!!!

Fun on the 4th!

We started the day off at the Chelmsford Parade. It was a rainy morning, but it cleared up just in time for the road race. Then it got HOT!!! We kept dumping water on the boys' heads to cool them off. It was muggy and gross...Yay for July in New England!!!

Sammy enjoyed wearing Gigagak's hat and clapping at every float!

We definitely saw some fun and interesting things...

A tank!

and...Mr. T!

Once we got overheated, we headed for shade under the tent.

Ahhhh...much better!!!

Then home for naps, a quick BBQ, and out for ice cream!

We found a new spot to watch the fire works this year. 

We went up on a hill on the UMASS campus. 

We were on the other side of the river, right behind the "launch pad".

Fully equiped with light sticks, glow flags, regular flags, necklaces, and goofy hats!

Ben was petrified.

He was actually shaking...

Poor little monkey!

Ducks and Sprinklers

The day started off cool so we decided to go out for a walk along the river and feed some ducks.  There was one problem...the ducks must have heard we were coming and all took off.  I've still got 2 loaves of bread in my purse in case I run into any ducks!

After nap it was a little "warm" so we pulled out the sprinklers for some super duper fun.  The entire neighborhood joined us so it was a little difficult to get a picture of only my boys.