Adventures with Twins, Cystic Fibrosis + a Food Allergy
My watch said it was only 9 am as I shifted on our lumpy couch to better situate myself between a rumpled pile of tissues and my squirming three year olds. It was one of those crappy CF days when I woke up congested and …
Thump. Thump. Thump. As the racers round the corner, my kids pound harder on their drums their eyes peeled for our cousin. I’m not sure what they’re more excited about; getting to see him running in the marathon or the drums they made themselves. These …
“Do we have to go to the Flower Fields? It’s going to be so boring just watching you take a million trillion photos,” they whine from the backseat. Whining is what my 6 year old twins appear to be majoring in this year. “Yup!” I cheerfully reply. …
As a mom I do incredible things to avoid waiting in lines. And for good reason. Waiting in line with my kids for more than a few minutes can be painful. They quickly get either fidgety and crabby or goofy to the point that I …
Ah Green. The color of grass and grapes and a whole host of things that don’t start with the letter G…but apparently that is what I have on the mind. Working our way through the rainbow of colors, we are now on Green! Below are some …
We were looking for fairies and the quiet was intense. The forest and trail was empty that day except for me and my two 3 year olds. Occasionally it was interrupted by one of them shouting or running or singing, but when they were quiet …
You can feel their excitement as my twins scamper off down the trail ahead of us. Even though we have been outside a LOT since we moved to San Diego almost two months ago, this is the first time we’ve been able to get out …
Birthday parties, eating out at restaurants, even dinner at a friend’s house are all on my list of Stressful for a Parent of a Child with Food Allergies, but I learned last month that Disney World is on a different list. Disney World is on …
When my twins were about 6 months old I braved the grocery store for the first time by myself with both of them. It did not go well. 60 minutes later I left the store with half of our list completed, two less socks than …
There are lots of great ways to bring STEM topics to life for your kids or students. You can do experiments, you can read great STEM books, you can investigate with tools and real materials. read also: What We love about STEM Reads However, I …