Shedding Light
M o m m y B l u e s...I want to talk about something that I feel isn't shared or talked about often. It's something that I haven't talked about with hardly anyone, even just recently talking with a...
View ArticleJust Married
Last week was Alex's spring break. He's a high school teacher and I absolutely love his job. I love that he has breaks (Summer, Christmas, Spring) but most importantly, he's passionate and HE loves...
View ArticleScrubbin' Mama
"Do you stay home with the babies?" Notices the twins, "Oh, so you don't work then?""How do you like being a stay-at-home mom?" All are actual questions I've received from mostly strangers when out...
View ArticleRain, Rain, Rain
This week ended a very rainy week and a half, and we survived! Yesterday, my sister and I took the babes to W O N D E R S C O P E, one of KC's hidden gems for families with little ones. It's an old...
View ArticleWeekend Updates
So..... *HI*, and sorry we've been absent on the blog for a few weeks. We were hit hard by a cold/ virus and it took me out too. I'm feeling better now, but still not 100%. We've had a lot of things...
View ArticleChange is Good
Hi All! Happy last Thursday of April! So I'm coming to a blog post that I think was a long time coming... The last of the weekly updates... for now. Let me explain why. I'm feeling very forced to...
View ArticleS U M M E R , thus far
Hi Friends!This summer has seemed to go by faster than a bowl of goldfish in front of Bennett. It’s been awhile and I’ve missed writing and am here with an update post for you! Summer 2017 is proving...
View ArticleCall Me Their Referee
I know that other moms of multiples can relate to this one. It sometimes feels like 90% of my day is spent resolving spats, teaching the social skill of "sharing" and comforting the twin that gets...
View ArticleItalia: Pt. 1
As some of you know already, Alex and I just returned from a trip to Italy, just us two. It was an incredible trip, jam packed with adventure, wine, foreign language and all the proscuitto my heart...
View ArticleItalia: Pt. 2
If you're tuning in for the first time, WELCOME to Keithing Up With The Twins! We are in part 2 of our trip to Italy (just my husband and I) and it's continued below. If you are here for just sweet...
View ArticleA Beautiful Mess
Hey all! Wanted to touch on something that seems to always be a part of our lives: messes. Toddlers are messy. And to no real fault of their own. They are figuring out what every single thing in this...
View ArticleOur First Ambulance Ride
We had quite an eventful Labor Day weekend... and not in a good way. My sweet Bennett had a febrile seizure. Thursday we were gearing up for my Dad's party on Friday night and we were laying low....
View ArticleThings I'm Loving
Hey guys! We have been loving fall here in KC and been enjoying parks, libraries and being outside without the fear of being eaten alive by mosquitoes or suffocating in the humid Kansas summer heat....
View ArticleAnd Then There Were 5...
You guessed it... we are pregnant! And excited as ever for baby #3. Even as I sit here and type that, it's weird, awkward, scary and somewhat amazing at the same time. I don't feel like this is baby...
View Article2 0 1 8
Happy New Year Everyone! I kind of strongly don't like the whole "new years resolution/ new year, new me" yada yada that happens every year, sorry to start off negatively. To me, it's setting myself...
View ArticleSocial Media Who?
As some of you may have noticed, my footprint on social media has disappeared the past few weeks. I've decided to give it all up entirely for Lent and deleted it off my phone. I wanted to share this...
View Article3 Years + 3 kids + Huge Hearts
Hi friends! Feels good to be back and writing again. I'm sorry I've been MIA but my computer broke and it's been super hard to find ways to blog without it. So here I sit, on my anniversary gift...
View ArticleTwins vs. Singleton: Pregnancy
People are ALWAYS asking me, "how much easier is this pregnancy than your first?" And it's been very different I can tell you. Not always easier, but different. First and foremost, here's the current...
View ArticleMJ's Birth Story
MJ is HERE ya'll! And I'm sure you've seen it all over my social media. This birth story will be very different from the twins birth story. I went into my last scheduled OB appointment on May 8th...
View ArticlePotty Training
Let's jump into the number one reason blogging has been hard for me lately: potty training twins (with a 10 week old). I never thought I would talk about poop this much but c'est la vie. Yes, we have...
View ArticleMilk Drunk
BreastfeedingMaggie is 3 months old this weekend and I've kept her alive and growing from my body and my body alone. It's awesome to be able to say that but this journey has been anything but...
View Article3 vs. 1
Overwhelmed. Exhausted. Pulled in different directions. My life dramatically changed when MJ arrived and changed the daily dynamic of 2 v. 1 to 3 v. 1. I've heard it MILLIONS of times: "I don't know...
View ArticleWhere is T I M E going?
It's been 2 months since my last blog post, and it feels like it. But I am back, and jumping in. Life with 3. Twins will be 3 in December. Maggie is 6 months old. Alex and I are 2 years away from 30...
View ArticleMama Realness
I've tried to be as transparent as I can on this blog. I struggle to blog consistently, as balancing life with 3 kids keeps me going all the time. But this society of "show and tell" on all forms of...
View ArticleI remember...
It's been a minute. I remember when I used to blog weekly. That sweet, peaceful time during one of the 2-3 naps a day where I sat on the couch, cozy under a blanket, fresh cup of something to drink,...
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