Author Archives: Liz

Nursing Twins- Part 5: Nursing Two Older Babies

Clara and Kate are now 8 months old. It’s hard to believe…. Except for their nursing habits, which are much changed from the early days. Here’s what I’ve observed so far with nursing twins older than 6 months: They have more trouble focusing.  They still fit on the nursing pillow in the football hold forContinueContinue reading “Nursing Twins- Part 5: Nursing Two Older Babies”

Red Bird, Red Bird, What Do You See?

Saturday morning, Samantha (the cat) was quite upset with something outside the kitchen window. As I looked to see what had her so agitated, I saw a female cardinal sitting on the window seal. She was being pursued by a very persistent male.  Garen snapped a few photos and as I looked through them IContinueContinue reading “Red Bird, Red Bird, What Do You See?”

Icebox Oreo Pie

This is another one of my “throw together what you’ve got” recipes. A few weeks back I bought a couple of chocolate pie crusts off of the clearance rack and put them in the freezer.  Cheapskate, frugal, thrifty. Call me what you want. I was glad I had them the day we decided to haveContinueContinue reading “Icebox Oreo Pie”

Patriotic Babies

These girls just turned 8 months a few days ago and, for our obligatory monthly photo, it seemed appropriate for them to sport their red, white and blue in honor of 4th of July.  MaMa gave the girls these adorable patriotic outfits complete with matching Harlem Globetrotter headbands that she made.  She even made aContinueContinue reading “Patriotic Babies”

Red, White, and Blue Pico de Gallo

It’s just not Independence Day if you don’t make something red, white, and blue. I scoured Pinterest, looking for a healthy patriotic dish that wasn’t a dessert. I happened upon this recipe for Blueberry, Strawberry & Jicama Salsa by Maria and Josh of Two Peas and Their Pod.  It immediately jumped out at me becauseContinueContinue reading “Red, White, and Blue Pico de Gallo”

Mommy Review Monday: Ciao! Baby Portable High Chair 

My cousin, who also has twins, introduced us to these Ciao! Baby portable high chairs. I’ll be honest, at first I was skeptical because they’re about $60 and I just didn’t think it was worth that much times two. But we had two BBQs this weekend and we knew it was going to be aContinueContinue reading “Mommy Review Monday: Ciao! Baby Portable High Chair “

Water Babies 

We took Clara and Kate to my cousins’ annual Fourth of July swim party today.  It was their first time swimming.    True to their personalities, Clara immediately loved it, kicking and splashing.    Kate was reserved at first but loved it as she got used to it.    Swimming with our water babies andContinueContinue reading “Water Babies “

Sammy’s First Birthday

  Our friends’ little boy, Sammy, just celebrated his first birthday today. How time flies when we’re having fun!     Jasmine did a great job decorating with the astronaut theme despite it being a challenge to find little kid space party supplies. It was so precious.  As cute as the decor was, Sammy was even cuter!     ContinueContinue reading “Sammy’s First Birthday”

Smile and the World Smiles with You

As I look at my children, I (almost) always smile. It’s not necessarily that they make me smile, although that’s true as well.   I smile because I want to see them smile.   Why do I want to see them smile? Subconsciously, because it makes me feel good (and because I know they’re happy, of course). I, inContinueContinue reading “Smile and the World Smiles with You”