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I thought it would be a nice break after tax season (which seemed to drag on FOREVER this year) to take the twins to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Naturally we would spend the night because no one wanted to drive 8 hours round trip in one day. I spent days looking at hotels and special [...]

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Its been so long I have to remember where I left off….ah yes puke. Well we were past the puke by that point. Since I have so much to catch up on I’ll make this short. Tadd in his tux. Loen was in love with the patent leather loafers Hanging out with Aunt Mary The [...]

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Since we are such seasoned travelers with the twins we decided the whole family would fly into Detroit for our friend Maser’s Ohio wedding. Obviously we weren’t thinking clearly. Getting up at 4 am the day of departure wasn’t bad and the drive to LAX was smooth sailing! Then Tadd dropped us off at the [...]

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At the end of May we went to Oakdale to celebrate lil Iain’s 4th birthday. What a difference traveling with the daddy makes. Someone to pack the car, do the driving and help with the twins. I can do it on my own though I prefer when Tadd is with us. We arrived on Thursday [...]

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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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We are driving home from Oakdale right now. I just downloaded the app for WordPress on my iPhone so I can blog from ANYWHERE. Sometimes I think our life has become too convient. Both of the babies were sleeping but Derby decided to wake up. You know how he dislikes doing things Loen is doing. [...]

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I was worried about the flight to Michigan with the twins. This would be their first time flying and we would be at the very beginning of cold and flu season. One of the twins doctors gave us a great tip of wiping down the seat area with antibacterial wipes. So we brought a a [...]

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Tadd took the month off to use California’s Paid Family Leave. It is a program that allows you to take time off to bond with a child or care for a sick family member without forgoing your whole paycheck. It is a great opportunity that those in the Golden State should look into if you’re [...]

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This past weekend we did our fist big outing by going to Burbank for our good friends Jeff and Michelle’s wedding. The ceremony was at 4 pm so to get there in time we got up at ……. 6:30 am. Yes, everything takes three times longer with the twins. We decided to stay the night [...]

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