those punk murphys

Lucy has triplet cousins [aka "the Murphy3"] who are just 3 months older than she. Presently, Lucy is an only child and forced to hold her own against the gang of cousins. The triplets, like any normal children, want the toy that Lucy [or any of their siblings for that matter] is playing with. The Murphy3 do not have as much hair as Lucy and seem to like her mop of curls — you can catch any one of them pulling it whenever Lucy is in close proximity. I am happy to report though, Lucy is learning quickly and does do fine with the toy stealing and hair pulling. [If you'll notice in the picture, she is reaching out to her cousin.]

Don't get me wrong, we love the cousins and know that being raised in a group is much different than one at a time. Imagine always having to fight for attention, or toys, or anything of which there is not three. I am hoping that Lucy will learn patience and sharing from her cousins.

This past weekend we went over to the cousins' house and Lucy went swimming for the first time in their pool — a good time was had by all. I sent out the usual commerative photos to all the interested parties and this was one response:

"Those pictures are great. Looks like Lucy can hold her own with her cousins." Grammy

Lucy loved the pool so much that we will be installing our own roof-top pool soon.