Archive for Wednesday, December 20, 2000  It’s toddlers times
three at this household  December 20, 2000  This year, it's
Jingle Bells times three at the home of Mike, Becky and Maggie
Derzinski where triplets Jon, Joe and Jake are on the move.  As
the 17-month-old boys decorate the Christmas tree, Jon toddles
to the nearby stereo and turns on holiday music. A few moments
later, while Jake attempts to put a Santa ornament in his mouth
and Joe precariously leans over the edge of a cardboard box,
fishing for decorations, Jon turns off the Christmas music and
turns on the TV.  Sister Maggie, 9, referees the decorating,
making sure the ornaments she hands them wind up on the tree not
in their mouths. Meanwhile, their mother, Becky, who just
returned from grocery shopping, rearranges the refrigerator to
squeeze in four gallons of milk. Seeing her, Jake heads to the
kitchen where he takes a bottle of pancake syrup from a grocery
bag and puts it in the refrigerator.  Triplets, from left, Joe,
Jake and Jon Derzinski