Arrrrgh!

Oh my goodness but I am exhausted. It's been a whirlwind week. Last Wednesday, on the terrific trio's birthday, the girls had their first dentist appointment. (I know, we are unspeakably cruel. I can only imagine the therapy bills.) I'm so mad I forgot to bring my camera, but they did great. I had my teeth cleaned the week before their appointment and they came with to watch, so they knew what to expect. I think that helped. Wednesday we also gave them their birthday presents from us, one of which was a little indoor trampoline. It's been a big hit:

I suspected it would be, given the deep and abiding love they all had for the "Jumperoo" when they were babies:
Thursday Grammy and Pa (previously known as Mr. Rick) arrived, which of course was very exciting. On Friday, Halloween, we took the girls trick or treating for the first time and they were really into it. They were all excited about getting candy, but I don't think they really know what candy is, since they haven't asked to eat any of it. Fine with me! We went to 4 or 5 houses on our street, which was plenty. They all dressed like pirates. It was pretty much my decision, but they do like playing pirates and are very entertained by the "pirate piggies" that show up periodically on Dora. I am fully expecting several years of princess torture ahead of us, so I decided to run with the pirate thing.
The next day was their birthday party, and we stuck with the pirate theme for that too.