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Were off for a fun filled weekend in San Diego. As usual I have lots I need to post about but it will have to wait till next week.

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There was an uprising when it came to naps today…

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I thought that might get everyones attention! Team Tadpole will be walking the “March for Babies” in Simi Valley on May 16th 2009 to help raise money for the March of Dimes. We would like to invite our friends and family to join us for this important fundraiser. March of Dimes spends 77 cents of every [...]

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If you scroll down you will notice I finally got around to adding pictures to posts I had started. So they are all up and ready to go so I don’t have to read anymore comments that say “Where are the pictures??”

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We only got 2 pictures of us in our Sunday finery. This is the one that turned out. I was too lazy to grab the tripod so I put the camera on a chair but we had to crouch to get in the frame. You can’t tell by this picture but Tadd was muttering under [...]

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I forgot to mention that last Saturday Derby learned to pull himself to standing. He looked so proud of himself. Now he does it all the time. Where Loen was so cautious and careful Derby pulls himself up and tries to cruise with wild abandon. His forehead looks likes someone has been throwing blocks at it. What [...]

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Loen’s hair has been driving me nuts. It is a cross between Incredible Hulk/Frankenstein/Chaka from Land of the Lost. It is wispy and mullet like, she will no longer tolerate ponytails or barrettes. I wanted to trim it myself but when I got near her with scissors Tadd freaked. Finally he had to concede the mullet was looking bad. [...]

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Sometimes you just have to sigh….. I have been trying to get as many things done in advance when the twins are playing quietly together. Like prepare bottles, lay out pj’s clean up toys, etc. So tonight after dinner I got everything ready for bed ahead of time. Pj’s, diapers and toothbrushes were ready to go in [...]

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That is what I was telling myself as I packed the car for a solo trip to Oakdale. Solo as in one adult with the twins. The drive is 6 hours and previously there has always been an additional adult to hand out toys, bottles, binkers, books, etc. Now it was just going to be [...]

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So here I thought Loen was being extra sensitive because Derby was picking on her. But when she awoke from her nap at 4:30 screaming and holding her ears I knew something was wrong. Of course something would go wrong at 4:30 ON A FRIDAY. She must have realized the doctors office was closing. I called and spoke with [...]

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