Three Lil' Callahans

Well here they are:

My three lil' two year olds! It is SOOOO hard to believe that Olivia, Harry and Madeline are now officially two years old. In some ways it seems like a life time ago that these three little miracles were born over 12 weeks early weighing in at just over 2lbs. each. And it seems like a life time ago that we called the NICU at Clarian North our home away from home for almost 11 weeks. It also seems like forever ago that we would be up for an hour and a half every 3 hours trying to feed three tiny preemies who took forever to finish a bottle. And time has continued to fly by while we have watched these three amazing kiddos changes SO much and beat SO many odds that were against them in the beginning. Now they are turning into little people....definitely not babies anymore! They love to run and play and chatter (they get that honestly!) and say 'no'. They also have decided that now they are two so they can throw tantrums like two year olds are supposed to;-) We have been more blessed than we can ever thank God for!

Here are some pictures from the birthday festivities. Bryan took Thursday off since it was their actual birthday and we decided to take the kiddos for a picnic at Ft. Ben Harrison State Park. Here are some pictures of the trips have fun on the playground:

Off they go!

We then had our family over Thursday evening for pizza and cupcakes and to watch the triplets open their presents. Here is Madeline giving her baby cousin, Evan a hug.

And Harry giving him a high-five...they will be such good buddies some day!

Opening presents with Aunt Leah

Madeline trying out her potty:-)

Harry playing with his awesome new trucks his Nana got him!

Madeline and her new baby doll

Olivia with her new baby doll

Playing with our new toys with Daddy...he's so much fun!

Their new kitchen from Grammy and Grampy!

Olivia talking on her new phone...they sure start early!

Harry:-D

Madeline with her new Hello Kitty purse

Opening presents!

Opening thier cards from Mommy and Daddy

On Saturday, we threw a Micky Mouse Clubhouse themed birthday party for the triplets. We invited our closest family and friends to join us in celebrating their birthday. Thank you SO much to everyone who came...it was amazing!

The kiddos LOVE balloons right now! Here are Olivia and Harry with their Mickey Mouse balloons.

Harry and Mickey:-)

Sweet Madeline...what a pretty birthday girl!

And here's my other pretty birthday girl, Olivia!

Playing with Grampy and our balloons.

Here is the cake we had made for the party...pretty cool, huh?

And here is the birthday trio! Happy 2nd Birthday Olivia, Harry and Madeline! We love you sooooooo much:-D

We had Amanda take pictures for us again at the party so as soon as I get those I will be sure to post them!

Yeah!!!! Summer is finally here, although does it really have to be this hot?!?! I really am not complaining about the heat though after being cooped up inside the house all winter long. Anyway, since summer has come, we have had all kinds of fun adventures with the triplets! We have been to the Zoo, the Children's Museum, Conner Prairie, the splash park, the pool....well you get the point...we have just had so much fun finally getting to get out as a family:-) I guess the easiest way to catch you up on our summer adventures is through pictures (get ready because there are a lot!). Hope you enjoy:-D

We went to the Zoo at the end of May with our bestest friends the Klines. It was a beautiful morning and kiddos got to see tons of animals. Here are some highlights:

The Fam:-)

Looking at the fish in the Oceans exhibit. If you ask what sound s fish makes, they all make the cutest little fish face:-)

Olivia and Daddy looking at the giraffe

Cheetah!

Playing in the fountains in the White River Gardens

For Easter, Nana got the triplets the cutest water table ever that looks like a pirate ship...they just love it!

Celebrating Grampy's birthday

Playing pirates with Daddy....I think Daddy loves the water table as much as the kiddos;-)

Splish Splash with Daddy!

I just though this was the funniest pictures of Olivia...I think she may be a little gymnist!

In early June, we went to Nana's house to celebrate Daddy's birthday. We had cake and dinner and then took a short boat ride. Olivia of course LOVED the boat ride but Harry and Madeline were not too sure. I bet they will love the boat when they get older though:-)

The girls petting Cammy

Olivia was waving to everyone who passed us on the boat...so cute!

This picture pretty much sums up Harry's feelings about the boat...

Olivia helping daddy drive the boat

Grampy and Mommy with Olivia and Madeline

Look!!! Grampy caught a fish!!!

Madeline helping Nana water her flowers...she loves flowers just like mommy:-)

Watching the other boats on the lake

The girls!

Towards the end of June, Mommy and Grammy took the kiddos to the Children's Museum for the very first time. They had a blast in the Playscape area which is perfect for kiddos their age.

Harry playing in the tractor

Olivia and Harry playing on the slide

Harry and Madeline playing with Grammy in the sandbox

Sisters:-)

All three planting a garden

Harry looks like a natural born aviator...just like his Grampy!

Playing with the train table

We celbrated Father's Day at Grammy and Grampy's house...here are a few pictures from the day:
Darma wanted Olivia's cookie SO bad...it was so cute!

Olivia helping Grammy sweep off the porch

Madeline!

Harry and Daddy...isn't this cutest picture?!?!

Grampy and Daddy with the triplets

Here they are finding "other" uses for their table...such goofballs!

Hanging out with Grampy

Here they are with their favorite twin friends Addy and Lily....too cute!

At the Fishers Freedom Festival...it was SO hot but they loved watching the frisbee dogs.

The girls playing peek-a-boo in their new playhouse

Over the fourth of July weekend we went to Fort Ben Harrison State park for the first time. We had a great time going on a hike and have a picnic. The kiddos even got to go on a pony ride! It was a beautiful day:-)

Watching the horses...

Olivia LOVED her pony ride! I am pretty sure she is going to be my future equestrian:-)

Although you cannot tell from this picture, Madeline loved her pony ride too. She was crying because the pony stopped moving...she wanted to go faster!

Harry and Daddy with the pony

Looking at the lake while we were on our hike

In the woods with Mommy and Daddy:-)

Harry playing ball after our picnic

The girls helping each other cary a huge stick...it was so cute!

On June 18th, we had a new addition added to the familly....the triplets' first baby cousin, Evan James was born! Bryan and I went to visit him for the first time in Mt.Zion, IL where Bryan's sister lives over the Fourth of July weekend. He is such a sweet baby and we are so excited the triplets have a cousin now!!!

For the Fourth of July, we went over to friends the Corcoran's house for a cookout and to let our kiddos play around together. Megan's triplet boys are just a couple of weeks older than ours and the six of them have SO much fun together. Here is Will going down the slide:

And there goes Harry!

And Madeline too:-)

Off to play with the boys!

Harry playing in the playhouse

We got a visit from "Uncle Joe", Bryan's best friend from college and the kids had so much fun playing with him. We were so glad to spend some time with Joe before he heads off to medical school at U of I!

Harry playing with the pirate ship

The girls playing in their pool in the backyard

Aunt Leah and Baby Evan made the trip to Indy to visit the triplets for the first time a couple of weeks ago. The girls were very curious about the baby...especially Madeline, but Harry wasn't so sure. In the this picture, you can see how the girls wanted to "feed" their babies while Baby Evan was fed...too cute!