
Happy 20th birthday today to our three beautiful babies!
Here are my Top 20 memories of raising two girls and a boy, born within five minutes of each other.

1. Walking up and down our street to get some fresh air. (“Sleep babies, sleep!”)
2. Watching all three babies nap in one crib, swaddled and warm. (bundled like sausages)
3. Reading stories together, either at bedtime or on long car trips. (Except when they wanted to read out loud and were at three different reading levels. Oh, the competition!)

4. Pumpkin picking, wagon rides, and bringing home cider, doughnuts and apple butter. (looking for those perfect pumpkins)

5. Halloween–dressing up, trick-or-treating, pumpkin carving, and the elementary school show. (Our attic doubles as a Halloween costume shop!)
6. Thanksgiving along with many holidays spent with family. (cleaning up, cooking, celebrating and catching up)
7. Countless trips to Baltimore (shout out to my MD family) and Long Island (Dad’s family).

8. Day trips, especially taking the train to Manhattan. (One of my many mottos: “Getting there is the accomplishment. Being there is icing on the cake.”)
9. Building snowmen, sledding and playing in the snow. (Hot chocolate and cookies, anyone?)

10. First day of school. (School supplies? The right outfit? Ready to go.)
11. First day of camp (and first time on a big, yellow school bus)

12. Birthday parties. (Hon, you know I love a party!)

13. Skiing. (Almost nothing beats a sunny day skiing.)
14. Trip to Israel. (I knew the trip was a success when we landed in the US and my son asked, “When can we go back?”)
15. Vacations, especially Disney World. (The secret to theme park success: pack snacks and sandwiches.)
16. Significant religious milestones. (connecting roots from one generation to the next)

17. Beach vacations and day trips to the Maryland, Delaware and Jersey shores.(sandcastles, sunbathing and seashell collecting)

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18. Watching our determined 2 pound 9 ounce daughter grow up.
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19. Watching our feisty 4 pound 12 ounce son turn into a young man.
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20. Watching our sassy 4 pound 4 ounce daughter morph before our eyes.
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Hon, I’m raising a virtual glass of champagne in a toast to my three 20 year-olds. Health and happiness.
Cheers!
This post made me want to cry! I still can’t believe you had triplets- how gorgeous they all are. And how lucky they are to have you (as you are to have them). Blessed indeed ❤
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Awww, so sweet of you to say! Why do certain ages make us so nostalgic?
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So many milestones? So many with my toddlers right now, I feel nostalgic everyday 😉 xx
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Heartwarming post,God bless them.
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Thanks!
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Wow! The years past fast, don’t they? Happy 20th! My niece also is 20 this year.
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They do! It’s going to take me longer to get used to saying my kids are 20 than writing the new year every January 1!
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Great memories. I love the comments. Very fun to read!
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Thanks, Andrew!
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Happy 20th birthday to your 3 beautiful children Naomi! Hope this is the start of an amazing year for all. Love Laurie
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Thanks for commenting! Lovely wishes, Laurie.
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Absolutely loved this! Beautifully written, beautifully photographed, beautiful kids:)
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Thanks so much! I can’t believe they’re 20!
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Happy 20th Birthday! Love the pics.
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Oops it’s me jeri
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Jeri, thanks and I owe a debt of gratitude to my friends who’ve kept me sane (by making me laugh)!
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So wonderful, Naomi! It’s a happy “birth” day for you and your husband too! All three are great kids! You’re a great mom!
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Thanks, Denise! Delivering them was quite an ordeal. As the doctor said, “What a racket!”
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What beautiful memories. Health, Happiness, and Happy Birthday to all.
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Just what I wish for them, also. 🙂
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These pictures are gorgeous! Happy 20th birthday!
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So nice of you to say. I have proof that I wasn’t always screaming and yelling!
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