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Santa had what he thought was a gift for Thing 1 and Thing 2 this year. What better to get for a couple of energetic boys than a Jump-O-Gym Toddler Trampoline Bouncer. We had been envisioning for a month the furious jumping which would take place Christmas morning. Then we would be [...]

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Whoever said variety is the spice of life, wasn’t around a toddler very often. While Thing 2’s bedtime routine is endearing, many of the other routines are quite maddening. Case in point: the daily battle over the brown car seat.
We have two identical car seats for Thing 1 and Thing 2. [...]

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This is from last year but it’s still great to watch. Thing 1 sings the holiday classics at his “piano”. That is, when he isn’t distracted by the blocks in the piano.

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I consider myself somewhat of an authority on the 3 and under set. But with our oldest, Thing 1, we are blazing the trail and learning as we go. Today, we learned a very valuable lesson with preschoolers.
Thing 1 has been talking all week about how his class was having pajama day on [...]

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I promised I would do more look-alikes. Here is one for Thing 3. I see some resemblance in the nose.

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This never gets old in our family. A natural performer, Thing 2 loves to show off his muscles. He’ll do a few poses, then realize everyone is looking at him (and laughing), and then he gets embarrassed and slumps his shoulders. It’s very funny. And I can assure you that, unlike [...]

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Watching this dimly lit scene between Thing 1 and Thing 2 made me flash forward about a dozen years. I started to picture an innocent, teenage Thing 2, getting a lesson from his big brother on how to “take a hit”.
Then the image in my mind unraveled further, to Thing 2 hanging around all [...]

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The test of wills with Thing 1 continues. The latest battles have been over something you probably won’t hear talked about at a presidential debate. It’s the age old debate of Sweatpants vs. Jeans. Thing 1 insists on wearing sweatpants. Every day. He was fine with jeans for, oh, [...]

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