Life with Twins: 15 Months
Yesterday at my gym’s child-play area, I was loading up the girls to leave, relieved that neither exhibited any separation anxiety (a first for trips to the gym!), when I met another mom of...
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Life with Twins: 16 months
Two vignettes to remember about life with twins at 16 months: Toys are communal property around here. We have two of a few things but just one of most items, and generally speaking, the girls share...
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Life with twins: 17 months
Imagine a toddler who’s worked hard for 17 months to gain independence. Suddenly, she’s frustrated because she wants to run and climb but can’t. This all seems to center on that day, not long ago,...
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18 months. A year and a half. Halfway to 3. 10% of the way to adulthood. (Whoa.) This month in life with twins, we’re re-learning what it looks like to have two independent, free-moving, exploring...
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Life with twins: 22 months
Keeping up with monthly posts while keeping up with toddlers hasn’t happened. We’re still alive, though. At 23 months, I present this little slice-of-life with twins. I’m typing a draft on my phone,...
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Explore UT with Toddlers
Last weekend we attended our first Explore UT session. Sometimes dubbed “the biggest open house in Texas,” this event brings tens of thousands of people (of all ages) to the University of Texas campus...
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Twin road tripping
The open road, playlists of favorite old songs, billboards for tourist traps, and sharing a bag of Munchos define a bit of what “summer vacation” has meant for me for the past 15 years. Since having...
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Shopping with Twins
There was a day, years ago, when shopping was fun. Then I became a mom… and a mom of twins, no less. These days, shopping isn’t very fun, 90% of the time. It is simply a necessity. It is also no longer...
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Our first week
Perhaps one of these days I’ll write up what went into my decision to “homeschool” our 2.5 year old twins. For now, in an attempt to show myself that we’re making progress, here’s the first of...
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Weeks 7 and 8… roadschool
Spending many hours, days, and miles driving with twin 2.5 year olds in the back seat doesn’t yield itself tremendously well to home schooling, but I tried to keep up practical life and language...
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