Handful of Heppers

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Triple the Trouble, Triple the Love

The twins have been getting into to all sorts of mischief lately, causing messes and making me frantic as I race from twin to twin trying to keep each one out of places that she doesn't belong. Caroline has been getting in on the action as well, creating a little bit of triple trouble in our house. But I've also noticed a lot of love, hugs, and kisses going on between my three daughters lately, and it makes all the trouble worth it.

Here are my three troublemakers in action...

Julia the Climber. This girl wants to climb anything and everything she sets her sights on.

Climbing onto the couch while the cushions were off for cleaning.

Up, up, up!

So proud of herself!

Later Julia climbed straight up the back cushions and onto the windowsill.

Am I in trouble?

Showing off her two pearly whites

Margaret the Mess Maker. Margaret is really good at making a really big mess, really quickly.

Someone got into big sister's markers.

Caroline's room after I left Margaret alone in it for about 10 minutes.

Margaret making off with Caroline's scooter. She pushed it all the way down the sidewalk into the grass!

How can you keep someone so cute all gated up?!!

Caroline the Instigator. Caroline is quickly learning that her baby sisters are excellent partners in crime.

toddler with a yogurt cup and spoon + hungry twins = one big mess

Saturday morning paint session

A couple of all three girls playing nicely...

Julia, Margaret, and Caroline playing together at the fridge.

Julia, Margaret, and Caroline enjoying a sunny afternoon outside.

Margaret and Julia looking cute and not getting into trouble...

I saved the best for last....

Margaret and Julia

And just in case you can't tell from the picture what's going on, here's a little video with all the details...

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Rainy Day Blues Buster

It was a very very very rainy day here in Richmond, which normally would have meant a very very very long day inside with the kiddos. Luckily, Caroline had two birthday parties to attend, so we busted right through those rainy day blues by celebrating our little hearts out!
Our first party was a fairy princess party. It was quite a sight to behold: a sea of little girls decked out in pastel colors, tulle skirts, fairy wings and magic wands. Caroline had a great time being a fairy princess with her buddies...

Funny face!

Fairy princesses listening to a story.

Excited about new fairy wands!

Getting ready to show off some hula hooping skills

After our first party we headed home, defrocked, and took a nice rainy day nap before gearing up for our next party. This celebration was for a boy, so there were no tutus or fairy wings involved. Caroline had just as good a time though...

Caroline loving the monkey bars

Caroline having a blast in the bounce house.

Julia and Margaret taste their first ever bites of pizza. It was a huge hit!

Margaret feeling a little nervous about the loud music.

Julia LOVING the loud music.

The twins post party...chilling in their bloomers.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

The Great Travel Adventure of 2012

Whew! We just got back in town from what I have dubbed "The Great Travel Adventure of 2012", a week long trip during which our family of 5 experienced our own version of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. All in all, we took three plane flights, multiple airport train rides, and one 5 hour car trip to go from Richmond to Atlanta to Nashville to Atlanta and then back to Richmond. We could have also called the trip Cribs, Pack n Plays, and Air Mattresses with all the different types of beds we slept in over the last week!

The last leg of our travel adventure involved me flying from Atlanta to Richmond solo with all three of my kiddos. To say I was concerned that this was not a good idea would be an understatement. And I'm pretty sure my fellow passengers were thinking the same thing as it was easily evident by the looks on their faces as I tromped down the aisle with a toddler, ten month old twins, an infant car seat, and a carry on bag that tested the measurement constraints set forth by Delta down to the millimeter.

Thankfully, the girls were amazing. Seriously, not a tear was shed, not a temper tantrum was thrown, and not a nasty glance was thrown our way by our surrounding passengers.

The purpose of all this travelling was to attend Aunt Erin and Uncle Chris' much anticipated wedding in Nashville last weekend. Caroline was the ~~star~~ flower girl of the wedding and the twins were adorable guests. Aunt Erin looked stunning and Uncle Chris cleaned up pretty nicely as well :) It was great to see all our extended family on Paul's side and Paul and I enjoyed a fun night together at the wedding reception (open bar + delicious food + babysitter = guaranteed good time)

After the wedding weekend and a couple extra days in Nashville visiting with Grandma and Grandpa Hepper, us girls headed to Atlanta for a quick visit with Marmee and Grampy before heading back home to good old Richmond, VA.

I am thrilled that our trip was a success, especially the last leg of it, but now I'm exhausted and ready to stay home for the foreseeable future!

Check out all the fun we had at...

....Friday's afternoon get-together and the rehearsal...