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Reuse Diaper Boxes to Make a Cute Toy Bin

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We get big boxes of diapers each month, and I often ended up putting my kids toys in them, but what an ugly sight! So I decided to officially reuse diaper boxes as cute toy bins. In order to do that, I covered the diaper box with a paperback storybook my kids had received for free from a Cheerios box and had already started ripping some of it ...

How I Get Twins to Sleep During Nap Time Without Destroying Their Room

We changed Lisa over to a toddler bed about a month ago now and along with it came some other changes. They included my daughters playing for longer and more chaotic periods of time before falling asleep at nap time and bedtime, if at all at nap time. And because they fell asleep so late from their naps, they were often crabby upon ...

The Honest Truth: Parenting Twins is Hard

Everyone told me that parenting twins is hard when I found out I was having twins half-way through my first pregnancy. And I knew they were probably telling the truth. But, as a new mother, I didn't have anything to compare having twins to - I have never had a single baby. I guess for a long time you're really just in survival mode. You just do ...

Book Review: 1-2-3 Magic – Effective Discipline for Young Kids

Josh and I recently bought the book 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 by Thomas Phelan, and have been implementing what it teaches. We have been counting our girls wrongful deeds or tantrums and putting them in time-outs. And it has helped SO much. Having two two-year-olds could be a real nightmare, but it is mostly a joy. ...

Potty Training Twins – Nearing the End

We have been working much more diligently with our twin daughters on potty training (since about the time Josh got done working) and it is really starting to pay off! Alison is now peeing in the potty occasionally, and Lisa is pretty much completely #1 potty trained. While we introduced the potty to them at 18 months (see this post), and it went ...

When Your Twins Personalities Are Different at Home from in Public

Our girls are crazy. And I should've known they'd be since, well, Josh and I are their parents.Our girls love to sing and jump and play. They scream for fun. They try to out-scream each other, and scream so hard they shake. They think it's hilarious. And they have done this for a very long time. I guess when you're raising two girls, you ...

How to Get Twins to Take Turns Happily

I believe having twins gives me the distinct advantage of teaching my child how to share... daily. But, it also gives me the distinct disadvantage of fighting two-year olds every. single. day. There is a lot of crying and whining and screaming and pushing and shoving sometimes in this house by some certain little girls. It's to be expected, and ...

Why I Hate the Question “What are your kids into?” for Toddlers

As our kids were nearing their 2nd birthday, people were asking what they were into so they could get a gift our girls would like, I had to stop and think about that question?What is my 2-year old into?Everything, but nothing at all.My 2-year olds don't have many favorites, yet. And I wonder if they should? Am I doing something wrong if they ...

How to Throw a Birthday Party for a Two Year Old

Throwing a party for a one-year-old is a little different than throwing a birthday party for a two-year-old. When your child turns one, the birthday party is more about you and less about them. Your friends come over and bring their babies, and all the parents sit around and talk. Plus, you get tons of new clothes and toys for your baby. All you ...

Twins 2nd Birthday Party!

My Affiliate Links are Used in This Post. Our twin girls turned two and we had a party to celebrate! It's not every day you have two two-year olds after all! And since we didn't do much of anything for the twins first birthday, we decided to go all out for this one! It took us a while to nail down a theme for the twins 2nd birthday party, ...

Book Review: Every Natural Fact: Five Seasons of Open-Air Parenting

I recently had the privilege of reading Every Natural Fact: Five Seasons of Open-Air Parenting by Amy Lou Jenkins via Business2Blogger. I received a free copy in order to give an honest review. Affiliate links are used in this post. About the Author: Amy Lou Jenkins holds a BSN in Nursing and Professional Communication and an MFA in Literature ...

How to Transition Twins to Toddler Beds

My sister just recently announced on Facebook that she decided to move her 14 month-old son (who is almost as big as my girls!) over from his crib to a toddler bed because he could put his leg up on the crib rail. To which I said: "You're crazy! Keep babies in their cribs as long as possible! They can't get out and escape! It's great for ...