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We don’t have any animals but we try to expose them to wildlife when possible. We go to the zoo and look at animal books. Derby loves their Little People Ark and will make the animal sounds then shout “ANIMALS!” It is all or nothing with that boy. Loen is fearless when it comes to animals, [...]

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We figured we would expose the twins to the snow before overwhelming them with the freezing tundra known as Bad Axe, Michigan (at least that is how I remember it the last time we went back for Christmas). Snow day at the zoo seemed like the perfect opportunity. Sledding, animals and opened an hour early [...]

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The first weekend in October is when SBCH NICU has their annual reunion. We were excited to see the staff and some of the other NICU graduates. I will say that last year I was worried the twins would get cold and overdressed them. They ended up roasting that day. This year I checked the [...]

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Last month Tadd’s mother and Aunt Tracie came for a few days, we had a small break and then my mother came for a visit. There is much to report on these visits but it all boils down to “spoiled grandchildren”. I often wonder if a little has to do with their rough start in [...]

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Time just flies and I am consistently late with updates (they turned 15 months on January 24th). Seems like every day they pick up something new and I say “I need to blog about that!” but just don’t get around to it. Well, here is a long overdue update. Loen: Weighs 17 pounds 4 ounces [...]

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After many attempts we finally made it to the local zoo to break in our new membership (compliments of the Gaylord’s). On Sunday the weather was perfect, twins were fed and calm. It was the winning choice. We had thought about going to the beach but the twins are too young to wear sunscreen and [...]

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