Dad In the Dad department, I got pretty lucky. Even though he worked a lot and he worked hard, my Dad always made time to play with me and my brother when we were little. I think that's where I learned to have such a strong work ethic. It's where I also learned how important family is. He traveled a lot for work, but he still coached my basketball and softball teams, … [Read more...]
Doctor Recap and Breaking
We did it! We survived our 3-year-old Doctor's appointment! I was a little unsure how it would go... after the morning we had. You know one of those mornings where everyone is throwing tantrums at the same time? And if you hear one more whine or scream, you just might lose it? And you have to go into the bathroom for just one minute of silence? That's … [Read more...]
Birthday Day and New Trains
Today we celebrated the twins' actual third birthday. I still say "actual" because even though this is the day they were born, they were supposed to be born in August. I know that after the age of two preemies are "supposed" to be caught up, but I still feel like my guys need those extra three months. The day started off as any other...lots of screaming and fighting over … [Read more...]
Night and Day
With today being the last day of April, and April being "Multiples Awareness Month," I thought I'd share a little about the twins and their twinness (is that a word?) today. I know I'm cutting it really close, but April was a busy month. I'm not going to share a bunch of facts, but just my own experiences from having and living with twins. There are a whole bunch of … [Read more...]
Shopping with kids and shopping without kids
My parents have been gone all week on vacation, so I've been trying to keep all the little ones occupied by myself. I really am super lucky to have my parents live so close, and to be so helpful all the time. It is soooooo much easier to run to the store by myself, but up until today, I did not have that luxury. The hardest and most time consuming part of taking the kids … [Read more...]
