Lots of mommies have a hard time with little things like switching from a bottle to a sippy cup, or switching from an infant carseat to a toddler seat. Those things weren’t difficult for me. The things that were the most painful had to do with them being twins. I distinctly remember the day I made the decision not to carry them simultaneously anymore. They were both around 25 lbs, and I was ... [ Read More ]

I’ve been careful what I say with regards to parenting struggles. It’s no secret that parenting is hard, but  for some it’s even harder not to be a parent. It’s an indescribable pain. I remember silently aching for a toddler with my own DNA to hurl a bowl of macaroni and cheese at my face, and a second toddler to laugh hysterically at my despair. Ok, that is distinctly not true. But I do ... [ Read More ]

Nick and I both love willow trees… so when the girls were born, we planted a baby willow tree for each of them. And last year we took pictures of the girls with their willow trees.. and decided to make a tradition of it! We almost forgot this year, which is why we’re 3 weeks behind. A couple of our loyal readers actually reminded us! Crack me up. I love you guys. Here’s their 1-year pics from ... [ Read More ]

I think we’re past due for a camera dump of the littles! ... [ Read More ]

There are TONS of amazing pictures of Nick with the girls over the course of the last year and a half… but there are only a handful of me with the girls. I’ve asked Nick to make a conscious effort to snap pictures of me with the girls more often On this specific occasion, it was early in the morning, and the girls were abnormally clinging to me, and I’m all… ‘hey honey, look how I’m holding both ... [ Read More ]

How many of you have been around here long enough to remember this post about me whining about having an artificial Christmas tree? I’ll have you know, we took the plunge… Before you judge us for decorating for Christmas before Thanksgiving, know that we just went tree ‘shopping’ and chose our tree, without cutting it down YET. Think of it as Layaway. We went to Poweshiek Pines, and they had ... [ Read More ]

My whole life, I always pictured myself to be a ‘Momma of BOYS’ type of gal. Growing up with five brothers and one sister (who was 10 years younger), you were more likely to find me building a fort, or burying stuffed animals in the back yard than playing with My Little Ponies or Barbie. So when I found out we were having TWO GIRLS, I was a maybe little terrified. How will I play with them? How ... [ Read More ]

So last weekend, we voyaged to the Wisconsin Dells to celebrate my little brother’s wedding. You know, the one that proposed in Spain all romantic-like? It was a wild and chaos-filled weekend for those that have two children under the age of two. But all things considered, the girls handled the weekend like champs. It didn’t hurt that there were so many family members around to entertain them and ... [ Read More ]

Thanks to all of you that cast your vote for your favorite business card design! Over 600 votes? …crazy! I actually placed an order last night for #3 AND #4… loved that some of you suggested that I didn’t need to pick just one! So true… SO TRUE. I’m kinda in one of those weird places where I’m caught in the middle of several projects, and just don’t have anything creative to show you till I ... [ Read More ]