POST MOTHERS DAY GLOW

First, an update on Mark and Kelly's triplets! They have two girls and a boy, Audrey, Marlee and Cordell, born on Saturday. All weighed around 3 lbs. and are off their respirators (do you think they inherited Mark's Olympic Marathon-capable lungs?), and Kelly (also a distance runner) is home and doing well. At one point before delivery there was a scare they'd lose all four, but it all ended well. Thank you, everyone, for your prayers!

We had a wonderful time with Granny Ernestine, Auntie Susan, Uncle Jimmy, Uncle Mike, big cousins Adrienne, Julia and Krista, and "Auntie" Carol for Mothers Day. Brunch and loads of See's chocolates and we were a phat and happy crew.

Speaking of phat, baby Vanessa's fans will not be surprised to hear she was a hit. When we venture out in public, we get the same three comments, pretty much in this order:

1. "Oh! Her eyes are so beautiful!" Thank you, she's got her daddy's eyes.

2. "What color is her hair?" Well now, what color do you think it is?

3. "She's so big!"

One white-haired woman at brunch said, "Well! You don't feed her much, do you? Heh heh heh!" I wasn't sure if I should say thank you to that or not.

True, at *almost* five months, she's big enough to ride in an umbrella stroller.

See VH1 eyeing her big cousin, Julia, whose baby pictures look so very much like wee Vannerkins'. Vanny would do well to grow up and look like Julia.

See additonal photos from this week, which perhaps need no captions, save "Note the monkey toes."