South Davis Junior High School has 11 sets with one set of triplets. The Heinze's only wanted two children when they married 16 years ago, but Lisa was unaware twins ran in her family because it had skipped a few generations. And parenting multiples when they are teens gets tricky, she said, because it's the time they want to make decisions about their own identity. They try so hard to be like everyone else and not like their family. It's really hard when they have siblings the same age.
Competition is something the Heinzes know first hand.
It seems to them there is always one teen picking on another. I was just so embarrassed. Even getting through the front door after school is a daily contest for the foursome. Then Brooke slammed in. Wendy announced she gets to dance in the school's upcoming play.