Our little ones love to play in snow. It’s been a dry year and a disappointing winter so far, with only about an inch (11 inches shy of the average for this time of year), but we’ve still managed to enjoy it. A couple of weeks ago we got half an inch, and that was […]
Raising twins has taught us to do things efficiently. One pregnancy, two babies, right? In our case, we’d already had a single child; we knew what that was like. Then reality sets in. There are also twice as many mouths to feed, diapers to change, and jammies to put on every night. It’s much harder to […]
There’s something about having multiple toddler-age children that amplifies the toy factor exponentially. You’d think that one of each toy would be enough, but it’s not, because each child wants what the other has. And if there’s an older, faster, stronger sibling around, chances are she’ll take both toys and then neither toddler is happy. […]
This week, against our better judgement, we took our three toddlers (2-year-old boys and their 4-year-old sister) to their first major league baseball game. We’ve been watching games on TV in the evenings, and they’re old enough to be a little bit interested. That said, taking all three kids downtown in the evening for a […]
Our twins, now very energetic and rambunctious two-year-olds, are a handful at times. We let them roam free in some places — in our house, and our backyard — but we contain them when necessary. It’s a matter of both safety and sanity. Both of those went out the window the other day when the […]