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👶 Twin Baby Must-Haves (That Actually Made Life Easier)
Real talk from a twin mom who learned the hard way so you don’t have to. When we found out we were getting twin boys, we had supplies for one baby and zero clue what kind of gear we’d really need — or how quickly two tiny humans can take over your entire house (and schedule). After trial,…
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🚐 From Chaos to Colorado: Our Family Vacation Recap
Or: How we survived shituations, scooters, and side mirrors with a smile (mostly). If you haven’t read our drive-to-Colorado post (from summer of 2023), you might want to start there. Spoiler: it includes hotel sandpaper sheets, plumbing party tricks, and Target-bag roadside potty breaks. It also sets the tone for everything that came next. Here’s…
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📸 Just Smile! (Or at Least Pretend To…)
“Smile! Please just stop making that face and look at the camera. Okay, no — stop touching your brother. Just. Smile. One good picture! That’s all Mommy wants!” Sound familiar? How many of you have said some version of this while sweating through a “quick family photo”? 🙋♀️ Because let’s be honest — behind every perfect…
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🚗 Our “Relaxing” Road Trip to Colorado: A Comedy of Towels, Toilets & Target Bags
This story takes place the summer of 2023. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. As a family of four, we’ve taken a whopping handful of vacations in the four years we’ve had the boys. The first was an 8-hour road trip to New Mexico when they were just 9 months old (because we like…
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💩 The Great “Slow” Clean Out: A Poop Story I’ll Never Forget
Let’s talk about poop. More specifically, let’s talk about chronic constipation, the lies doctors tell about “slow clean outs”, and how I ended up elbows-deep in the kind of disaster that haunts baby monitors. So our son Ryder has struggled with chronic constipation since day one. We tried every trick in the book — old wives’ tales, weird mom…
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👋 Meet Michelle — The Heart Behind Twins, Tenders, and Teaching
Hi, I’m Michelle — a former public school teacher, now a full-time homeschool mom navigating life with twin boys, one with autism and one with severe ADHD. I’m also a gluten-free baker, chicken wrangler, chaos coordinator, and enthusiastic RV trip planner. After 14 years in the classroom, a medical leave turned into a new chapter I…
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🐶 From One Pet to a Backyard Zoo: How We Accidentally Built a Homestead
So let me start by saying… 13 years ago my husband and I agreed to be a one-pet household. Just one dog. Simple, clean, manageable. Fast forward to today: We now have 2 dogs, 6 fish, 8 chickens, twin boys, and approximately zero self-control when it comes to cute animals. But let’s rewind a little.
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When One Baby Became Two: Our Wild Start to Twin Parenthood
Right before my husband and I got married in 2017, we received some hard news — pregnancy would be life-threatening for both me and a future baby. It was heartbreaking, but after a few deep breaths and some very honest conversations, we changed direction. There were so many little ones out there who needed mommies…
Twins Tenders and Teaching 