Stories and Advice for Parents of Twins, Triplets and More
Sign up for blog posts and book updates now. Thanks for visiting! Photo Credit: Stingray at BigStock Photo I will admit that I did terrible job packing for my family’s week-long Thanksgiving vacation to Southern California. As the designated momager to four small children and a husband, I am in charge of wardrobe planning and activity bag packing. Along with…
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I am constantly searching for ways to incorporate more fruit and vegetables into my children’s diets. Looking at what I had available in my refrigerator one weekend, I was inspired to create these carrot-apple muffins. I was a little worried that the carrot might be too strong (and be detected by my boys), but fortunately, they were really good and moist! …
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“What do think she’ll want to play with?” My sister’s reply to my clueless text message was as unhelpful as I was ignorant to what 4 year old girls play with. I have 3 boys and a 14 month old daughter. She plays with their cars, trucks, blocks and superhero figurines. We don’t own any dolls or whatever girls play…
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I still remember the day the doc told me there were two babies inside my growing belly. I was a mixture of not possible/ I can’t do this/ holy buckets, and it honestly took me awhile to let reality sink in. I think it finally hit me when the twins turned 15 months. Seriously. I talked to friends with multiples,…
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There is one dish I look forward to making and eating with ravenous delight every Thanksgiving. No, it’s not the green bean casserole. It’s not the turkey and mash potatoes with gravy or the stuffing. It is a side dish called Champagne Cauliflower, which cooks in the oven smothered in champagne for an hour and a half before it is…
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Photo Credit: Twins by David Costillo Dominici at FreeDigitalPhotos Good twin/ bad twin. It’s just the dichotomy we’re meant to avoid, all the books say so. One child who puts her coat on and goes to bed when she’s supposed to, and wears a halo for it. The other with a forked tail between his legs, because he doesn’t do either…
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