May 6, 2007

<---This is Sam's new silly smile.

Well we were hoping that we'd be writing today about how great the March of Dimes walk was this morning. But the weather did not cooperate. We had big time storms here. Pouring rain, thunder and lightning. And while the walk was supposed to be rain or shine, I think the lightning made people worried enough to cancel it. We were SO sad, we were really looking forward to it. But the good news is that Team G-Trips raised $825 for the March of Dimes! I had no idea how much we would raise so I set our goal at $250. So we exceeded that by a lot! Thanks so so much to all of our family and friends who donated, thanks to our team-members who helped raise money, and thanks to you who wanted to walk with us. This organization is near and dear to our hearts and it means so much to us that you wanted to join us in supporting them and supporting our family, who may not even be here today without the March of Dimes. So THANK YOU! The babes are doing great. They are all rolling and really enjoying their new found mobility. Today Julia and Sophie were laying together on a blanket. Sophie rolled onto her tummy and into Jules, which Jules found hilarious! Sophie would turn her head away and then back at Jules again, making her laugh and laugh! Jules would let Sophie chew on her hand too. This was the most we had ever seen them interact with each other so of course we whipped out the video camera. Click here to watch!!!

A couple weeks ago Shane auditioned for Deal or No Deal! They were in town and so thousands of people lined up to try out. I was watching the local news at home while Shane went out there to wait his turn. They were showing the line and I saw that they were giving out front of the line passes so I called Shane to see if he could get one, since I was going to bring the babies to him as he got closer to the front of the line. He talked to the news guy and they gave him one so I had to get all the kids in their seats and hurry out there fast. We made it and jumped to the front. They call you in in groups of 10 people, then ask you to introduce yourself in 20 seconds. Having the triplets there in their Deal or No Deal onesies, Sam's saying "Ladies Please" and the girls' saying "Hi Howie," and carrying the briefcases that Auntie Donna made them, and Shane's sparkling personality got us to round 2 of the audition. They picked 3 of our group to stay and do a follow-up question. Then they said we could hear something as soon as a week, or as long as a year. It was such a fun experience! The babies were a hit!

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