The day of the twins third birthday party as the hot food was cooking in the oven and thirty minutes before the party was due to start our electricity went. It was a Saturday afternoon, slightly rainy but warm( welcome to Irish summers!) and we expected the power to come back moments later. But it... Continue Reading →
One for him, one for her and one for Mammy. Friday fashion.
I am away with the kids at the moment at the seaside and taking a little break from browsing online or visiting shops this week . However I still managed to find some nice bits to show you this week courtesy of a need for a toilet stop from the twins and the need to... Continue Reading →
And then they were three
We celebrated the twins third birthdays' last week and it is sometimes hard to believe I have two toddlers, let alone now, two three year olds ! I scribbled this post the other night after their birthday party, I was a little emotional as I always get on their birthday. This is for B and... Continue Reading →
One for him, one for her and one for Mammy. Friday fashion.
I had two little helpers with me this week as I flew around the Cresent shopping centre Limerick so please forgive the photos in some instances. I also have to thank my Mam as half way around the shops my phone went so I filled up her camera with images! There are still some nice... Continue Reading →
Then versus now. Pregnancy and parenting, the early days.
Finding out you are pregnant Back when my mam was expecting me, her first child, she had to wait two days to confirm she was indeed pregnant after a trip to the doctors. These days we don't even have to wait for a missed cycle before we can find out a baby is due,with early detection... Continue Reading →
One for him, one for her and one for Mammy. Friday fashion.
The sales are well and truly underway everywhere, some are throwing out stock that we have seen in the last three or more sales but there are still bargains to be had. I've been confined to online browsing this week but still managed to get some nice bits for the twins and lust over some... Continue Reading →
When did our youth get so old…
Let me start by saying the fact that I am still a little bit wobbly in the tummy area a few years post twins and I’m facing a penultimate birthday in January may bear a little influence in how I am feeling as of late. I feel a little delicate about my ageing self however there is... Continue Reading →
When being a multiple Mam is hard.
It literally started for me when I made my first trip to the NICU unit to see my newborn twins. My husband wheeled me into a little room off NICU where our few hours old boy and girl lay in separate incubators. Who do I go to look at first? Whose little finger do I... Continue Reading →
Giving the twins freedom and not losing any hair in the process.
There will come a day when you will give up your double buggy after one too many black eyes( I joke) from wrestling your twins into their seats . You will have had one too many stressful situations trying to manipulate two rigid kids into what they deem a medieval torture holding device and will... Continue Reading →



