My twin club had a wonderful sale this month and we cleared out a huge section of our garage! Here’s Miles standing in the back of our van showing off how much we had loaded before we pulled him out and filled it to the ceiling. We had more items in this sale than any […]
How We Prepared Graham and Miles to Be Big Brothers
In the last three months I spent a lot of time thinking about the major life events coming up. Getting the house ready for a newborn and having helpers living with us, getting my mind and body ready for the birth, doing things we wanted to do before we entered newborn land and one of […]
SNOMOMS Egg Hunt
Last weekend our twin club SNOMOMS had an annual Easter egg hunt at a local church. The weather was a bit chilly but it wasn’t raining so we were able to have the event outside. It felt like a lower turn out than previous years, I think a lot of families had picked up the […]
Maui with Toddlers
This year is my parents’ 40th wedding anniversary and to celebrate we flew to Maui for Thanksgiving week. My mom found us a couple condo units at the Papakea Resort on the West side of island and we scheduled ourselves to have six days in paradise. The flight was six hours long and the boys […]
How to Prepare for Twins
We have friends who are pregnant with twins and recently sat down with them for a visit. They got to meet Graham and Miles and ask us their “What should we expect with twins on the way?” getting ready for twins questions. I felt like I just wanted to download my brain into the mother-to-be. […]
SNOMOMS Annual Picnic
Last weekend we had a great time at the Legion Park in Everett celebrating summer with some of our fellow SNOMOMS (that’s snohomish county mothers of multiples). The boys were pretty cute in their coordinating plaid shirts which Joel can always get them to wear but I can never con them into. We got there […]
My Two Year Old Won’t Nap. How To Get A Toddler To Take Naps.
My toddler won’t nap aka How do I get my two year old to take naps aka When should my toddler be done with day time naps aka My twenty month old doesn’t want to nap anymore and Mommy is going crazy from not having a break all day WHAT DO I DO????? Okay folks, […]
The Best Toys for Toddlers
If you still have holiday shopping for little ones left on your list, don’t forget to check out my recommendations for the best toys for tots in 2011. You can see my list right here. It’s also on the right menu and will find a permanent home in our favorites page (see above) once the holidays […]
Stay At Home Mom Schedule with Twins at 20 Months Old
A month ago I posted about being stressed about our daily schedule, how I used to feel like there was a schedule for learning in our days but lately how we were just going through the day doing whatever. Part of the reason we’ve gotten in this position is because the boys are so mobile […]
The Best Toys – 2011 Holiday Shopping
A friend asked me for toy recommendations because her office is sponsoring a family for the holidays. They want to get a few things for the kid in the family but they want to make sure they’re getting good toys and not just junk that won’t be played with. I was flattered that she thought […]
