From the category archives:

Recreation

The Only Way to Get Pictures With Your Twins

One of my regrets about our twins’ first year was that I didn’t get more pictures with both my girls.
You may have a similar problem. If you don’t actively make the effort to get pictures with both of your twins, it just won’t happen.
It may seem a little silly to plan for pictures, maybe a [...]

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How to Survive an Amusement Park with Infant Twins

Although I had sworn to never take my kids to Disneyland until everyone was potty trained and they were all tall enough to ride all the rides, we somehow found our family at Disneyland with our four kids, ages 4 and under.
When we went to Disneyland, our twins were 10 months old.
We had a blast [...]

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How to Celebrate Your Twins’ First Birthday

When you reach your twins’ first birthday, you deserve a little celebration. After all, both you and your twins have survived the first year. Congratulations.
You may be tempted to have a big birthday bash with dozens of friends, expensive gifts, decorations, and entertainment.
My advice: keep it simple.
You’ve worked hard over the first year to keep [...]

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How to Survive Air Travel with Twin Infants

We recently took our first vacation with the twins and while we survived, it wasn’t an easy feat.
Here are some tips for surviving an airplane flight with twins in tow:

It is cheaper if they can be free “lap children” so fly before your twins turn two.
Flying earlier in the day means that everyone is fresher [...]

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Tip: How to Remember Your Twins’ First Year

The nurse at our pediatrician’s office is a mother of twins and gave us a great piece of advice to help us remember the first year of our twins’ lives:
Set aside a day of the week to take a few minutes of video of your twins.
Why?
Because the first year will pass like a blur and [...]

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