Scenes from Tonight

So the other day E was playing with the empty laundry basket, and I randomly decided to lay him down in the basket and carry him as if he were laundry. And then I gave M a turn. They thought it was hilarious, I thought it was both hilarious and adorable. Tonight we did more...

My Productivity Essentials

Kabbage.com wrote a great list about ways to be more productive.  It made me think about the ways I try to focus my attention and be more productive. These are all things I will need to use intelligently this year to be successful at home and at work. I'm a lifelong procrastinator, and the Internet...

Our Favorite Toys for Babies, 12-18 month edition

When I went to the big twins club re-sale in 2013, I had a very specific list of items that I knew our 5 month old babies would need in the short term. When I saw the huge area of big toys, I froze. I tried to think about the next 5-6 months and what...

Looking back at 2014

Early last year I made another set of goals for 2014...And I didn't really think much about them after that. Have I mentioned that 2014 got really busy? Looking at the list, I'm a little disheartened, but I have to remind myself that the point of my goals was/is to help me focus on the...

Christmas 2014

We have had a wonderful two weeks of vacation for Christmas! I'd love for this to be one of those beautifully written and thoughtful essays on the meaning of Christmas, and the joy of the season with our small children that leaves you with a tear in your eye and a smile on your face,...

25ish months old

I promised myself (and mentally promised any readers) that I wouldn't keep doing these monthly updates. And I don't plan to! But this past month-ish after their birthday has still been really interesting and I didn't want to forget anything. I'm not going to take monthly photos anymore either, but will try to do the...