Triple Boys, Triple Joys

In case you were concerned the media frenzy for the cubs had faded, never fear! Click here for the lastest tidbit from the NY Post: https://www.nypost.com/seven/11282008/news/regionalnews/triple_boys__triple_joys_141214.htm

Happy Thanksgiving!

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1 Month Update!

Hello there! I just returned from my first visit with the Lyons Cubs and as a guest of the now infamous Lyons Den. I have to say, that even after spending a week with these wonderful little guys, it is still hard to believe there are three of them! Perhaps even harder to believe is how well the entire clan is handling the three new additions. The babies are now eating seven times a day which is a huge challenge now that Kerry and Des are on their own but they are handling it superbly and seem to be having a bit of fun as well. I will post pictures from the visit at the link below - as you can see, the boys have grown a lot in their first month. In fact, yesterday was their one month check up and our entire family put in guesses as to what the babies would weigh. We were shocked at how large they've grown: Kevin is now 8 lbs, 15 oz (from 6 lbs at birth), Declan is in the mid 8 lbs range (sorry can't remember exactly - think he was 5 lbs 8 oz at birth) and Cormac is 8 lbs (from 5 or so at birth). They are all healthy and happy as long as their diapers are not getting changed! Kerry is now officially signed up as an author so hopefully the next post you see will be from her.

Cheers,
Kristin

Here is the link to the photos: http://gallery.me.com/kristinandalbert#100126&bgcolor=black&view=grid

Triple Threat?!?!

Thought you might find the latest mini-update from "the Den" a bit amusing. Apparently all the media attention has gone to their heads! :) Just 3.5 days more to go till I go to New York where I will teach Kerry how to update this site herself (and use a digital photo frame - trust me, it is nowhere near as simple as it looks!).................

Ok, just when you thought it couldn't get any crazier around here, guess who we had come to visit tonight?!

10 firefighters

One police chief with official car

One fire chief with official car

One ladder truck

One pumper truck and,

One basic fire truck!

Yep. I think our neighbor Daniella summed it up best when she noted that we're now desperate for media attention and offered to call The Post with the headline "Triple Threat"!!!

Long story short, there was a nasty electrical burning smell coming from The Trips room -- and no, it wasn't just a nasty diaper smell; it was really a bad electrical stink. So, after the friendly local fire guys checked the outlets, the walls, the ceiling and the entire house including the attic crawl space and basement, it turns out the culprit was a lamp with faulty wiring -- conveniently located right next to the Lyons Cubs' changing table. So, all is well that ends well and, it is now a lot darker in the tiny room shared by Kevin, Declan and Cormac... perhaps this will lead to sleeping through the night... we can only hope!!

Good night! :)

Family Dinner Drive - Website Sign up

Below please find an email I received from one of Kerry's special friends - they are organizing a dinner drive with the intent of keeping the meals arriving until year end. It is very easy to sign up - just click on the link below. Thank you Stephanie and Karen for setting this up and thanks to all the dinner providers! - Aunt Kristin

Stephanie's Email:
As many of you have heard, on October 10th Kerry and Desmond Lyons of Irvington, N.Y. welcomed identical triplet boy into their family. Identical triplets are extremely rare and were conceived with out invitro. They feel very blessed to have 3 health little babies boys to add to their quickly growing family. We can only just image how busy Kerry and Des must be with their 2 toddlers and the triplets. Taking care of the family is an around the clock job at the moment at the Lyons house. There is not much time to cook but there is a need for a nice warm meal at the end of the day. Many people have express an interest in helping, but were not sure what help was needed. We would like to invite you to join our dinner drive to ensure that their family can sit down together each night for a meal.

Our goal is to the keep sending dinners to the end of the year, but we would love for it to go on as long as we have volunteers. If cooking is not your thing, prepared or store bought food is also welcomed.

We have set up an on line calendar to coordinate and help feed the Lyons Den. The site is called Lotsa Helping Hands" and the link is:

http://www.lotsahelpinghands.com/c/608147/

Sign onto our community web site and then select a date you would like to prepare a meal. If the drop off time does not work for you they will also have a cooler on their front porch earlier drop offs.

It is very exciting to have identical triplets born into our community. Kerry and Des appreciate all the help and the well wishes.

Thank you,

Stephanie

Please feel free to pass this email on to anyone who may be interested!