Twinnies of the month- July 2012

July 2012

Twinnies of the month

 

Alessa & Caleigh

are 6 years old.

They sing, play dress up, sword fight, explore nature and play with bugs. These girls do it all!

There moms describes them and “self-rescuing princess”

We fell in love with them and so will you!

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We asked their mom. What is your favorite part about being a mother of twins?

Seeing the love between them. Even when my husband and I “divide & conquer” the list of errands and each take a girl, they’ll say things like “we should get one for Caleigh too” or “I think Alessa would love this”. They’re both fiercely independent and are “self rescuing princesses”, happy with a sword or light saber in their hand as they dress in ball gowns. They love stories where the female character saves the day or rescues the prince – the damsel in distress/ princess waiting for her prince to sweep her off her feet doesn’t cut it with them. They’re confused why the princess isn’t off having adventures too! It’s been heart-breakingly wondrous to watch them become their own little people. They’re getting to the point where they’re becoming self-sufficient – I can set a checklist in front of them for items to put in a stack to pack for a trip and they can do it, they’ll play together in the backyard for hours, and they’ve finally learned that playing quietly together in their bedroom until 8 on weekends makes for much happier, fun parents 😉

What makes them unique?

Caleigh is outgoing & friendly and loves to be center stage. Alessa is more reserved and loves to view the world with a quiet, naturalist’s eye before documenting it in her field journal. Snuggle hugs vs fierce hugs, arts vs athletics, mercurial vs routine driven – my sweet girls are more different than day & night. But they fit together so perfectly… I wouldn’t change them in any way.

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Their mom asked them a few questions for us so we could get to know them better. Here are their answers.

What do you like most about being twins?

Alessa: “I get to have a sister – to be with, to play with, to LIVE with.”

Caleigh: “I like being with my sister & never being alone.”

What your interests?

Alessa: “What I REALLY like to do is go swimming & look at nature.”

Caleigh: “Usually, I play in the backyard and catch bugs and other exciting stuff. We use our imaginations!”

What is your favorite toy?

Alessa: “I love my Etch a Sketch and my My Little Ponies.”

Caleigh: “My Little Ponies – especially the Rarity with the sparkly hair.”

(we live a very “pony-centric” life right now at our house)

What is your favorite song?

Alessa: “Hey Soul Sister” (by Train)

Caleigh: “Mean” (by Taylor Swift)

What is your favorite subject in school?

Alessa: “I’ll be in second grade next year. I love to do math, but I love reading a lot too.”

Caleigh: “My favorite thing in school was music – we learned all sorts of cool songs and dances, but what I really liked was throwing away my math workbook on the last day of school.

What is your favorite book?

Alessa: “The Night Before Christmas.”

Caleigh: “Go Dog Go.”

Here is a cute video of Alessa and Caleigh singing

Alessa and Caleighs will receive this Creative Projects Table from our friends at Step 2. It has many compartments for storing art supplies, books and more. It has a large work space and two stools, perfect for twins to be creative together.

Do you think your twinnies are outstanding and should be highlighted here on Twiniversity.com? Send in your funniest pictures, most clever videos, heart melting photos or amazing story, whatever makes you think your kiddos are tops!

Then email Community@Twiniversity.com with the subject “Twinnies of the Month” and tell us why your twinnies rock. Include pictures and/or a video (YouTube links would be great) to back up your story.

All submissions will be considered by our team and if your multiples are chosen, an awesome Step2 prize will come their way!

Vote for a Super Dad!

It is fathers week at Twiniversity. We know Dad’s need recognized too! So we asked for you to nominate a super dad. We got a lot of response and in our eyes they are all super dads! The working dad, the stay at home dad, the step dad, the care-taker dad, the involved dad and the dad who makes the best of the limited time he has. There were so many great nominations that we couldn’t choose just one. We narrowed it down to 3 and we need your help to choose the winner. Read below what makes them “super” and vote at the bottom for your favorite dad. Voting will be open until this Saturday June 16th at noon (Eastern time.) The winner will win a $50 gift card to Amazon.com.

“The Help” needs no help! Check out this week’s iTwinsDay for a chance to win “The Help” prize pack.

It’s been a LONG while since I’ve seen a movie that made me feel good. The Help did just that.I took my mom to see The Help last week, since both of us had heard so many good things about it. Since I had run the trailer for the movie a few months ago, on the Twiniversity website, I was hooked.

The Help was a book that I’ve wanted to read since it was published in 2009. Since it was the same year Twiniversity launched, I never had the time. So when the movie came out, I couldn’t wait to go.

The afternoon we got to the movie I got myself a medium popcorn and soda, (yes, I ate it all, and I don’t share! It’s my one condition on movie dates!), and sat through some AWFUL previews of some movies, that I would rather not discuss, but let’s just say, one is a remake of a great 80’s classic!

As the movie started, I already liked it. The setting in Jackson, MS, was the most picturesque backdrop to introduce Skeeter, a young, single, ‘wanna-be’ writer, who gets her first job writing for a local newspaper’s domestic column.

Reaching out for some household tips from the local ‘Help,’ Skeeter turns to career maids, who live a very different life then her own. The movie takes place during the start of the civil rights movement. You can’t help but to sympathize with these working women. And so the tone is set…The women can take care of, love and raise the children of the employers; but they aren’t able to use the same toilet as them, and are still pushed to the back of the bus.