Author Archive: Danielle Cort
More Than Just Mom Jeans
When you’re pregnant with twins, or a new mom to them, they are your priority — not whether your handbag matches your flats or studded earrings. But you don’t need to throw the style towel in quite yet. There are ways to get your mommy wardrobe back on track after giving birth. You don’t need [...]
For the Artist In All Of Us
When you’re expecting new babies, or just have the urge for a little remodel, investing in artwork (or creating it yourself) is a great way to brighten up your kids’ room and add personality to a space. We’ve scoured some fine art resources that we think you’ll love. An early Mother’s Day gift perhaps? Oopsy [...]
‘Old School’ Games
Remember when hide-and-seek with the neighborhood kids provided you with endless entertainment as a child? Before the iPhone, iPad or even just more T.V., kids were outside, they made games out of cardboard and believed that they could fly. This isn’t to say that your twins no longer do or believe all of this, but [...]
Birthday: Times Two!
So, your twins are turning 2 … or 3 … or 10! The birthday celebration is a pivotal one in our kids’ lives, and especially when they’re young, we work hard to make them count. In previous posts, we’ve covered baby showers, holiday celebrations, gender reveal parties — but the birthday is different. Our twins’ [...]
Beach Babies
Summer is approaching, which means your twins’ wardrobe will soon change (yes, again!). We’d be lying if we said we didn’t like to ogle over the pretty, and sun-protective, swimwear that’s out there for our babies. Let’s be honest — you simply can’t go wrong with frills and pink for the girls, or sailboats and [...]
Kids Helping Kids
Ten-year-old Colorado twins Sam and Ben Tollison have shown their father, Ray, just how smart they can be. Together, they have founded A Monster to Love, a company that originally grew from Ray’s work with World Relief. For every hand-made monster toy that is bought, its “twin” (fraternal, of course — inspired by Sam and [...]
Pregnancy Dreams
Dreams can say a lot about our subconscious, and when pregnant they become more vivid. We remember more of them, question more of their meaning. The emotional roller coaster of pregnancy is present even in sleep, and our dreams often tell us things about our present life or feelings of what’s to come. Sharon Johnson [...]
Poetry for Kids
April is poetry month and before it comes to a close, we want to make sure these kid-friendly poetry reads are on your book list: I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus, by Jack Prelutsky Jam-packed with over 100 funny poems and pictures for your twins to enjoy. Poem Runs: Baseball Poems, by Douglas Florian [...]
Ancient History
If you’re a history buff, then you most likely heard of one Italian expert’s statue identification of a quite famous pair of twins: Alexander Helios (Sun) and Cleopatra Selene (Moon), the offspring of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII. Discovery News is just one of the many news outlets that broke the news and shared the [...]
To Grandmother’s House We Go…
At TL, we chat a lot about twin parents, but we can’t exclude those great twin grandparent’s out there. Just as newbie parents are figuring out how to traverse the twin landscape, so are their parents. Grandparents.com published “Grandparenting for Twins,” which does a good job of highlighting the joys and challenges of having twin grandkids. [...]
