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The Twins Explore The Petrosains Museum | Part 2

After the dinosaurs, we headed to the Maker Studio. We spent the longest in this section and still didn’t see all of the exhibits. There were plenty of hands-on...

The Twins Explore Petrosains | Part 1

Today we went to the Petrosains museum for the first time. Because the girls are still under 3, they were free! Plus, I got a discount on my ticket! Overall, I’...

The Twins Make Rice Castles

Coming up with activities for 2 two-year-olds isn’t always easy. Either they require a lot of prep and expensive materials or they last of all 5 minutes and the...

5 Reasons We Love Gossip & What To Do About It

http://reformedexpressions.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5-Reasons-We-Love-Gossip.png Gossip and hypocrisy often go hand in hand. How many times has it been th...

The Twins Explore The Botanical Gardens Part 3

After our long hike through the Botanical Gardens, we were hot and thirsty. The girls did an amazing job walking on their own. Even though we had to carry them ...

The Twins Explore The Botanical Gardens Part 2

After getting dropped off at the entrance, we headed down a paved path. The path opened up at an intersection. On the left was a huge playground (which we steer...

The Twins Explore the Botanical Gardens Part 1

The other day we visited the botanical gardens. Now that the girls are walking well on their own, it’s easier to get around. We ended up making the venture with...

Happy Birthday Twins

The twins are two ... two squared! We celebrated their special day with an animal-themed party. And after cake and ice cream, the kids got to go swimming too! S...

Survival Swimming

When the girls were little we took them for infant survival swimming lessons. There are pools everywhere in Malaysia and it helps knowing our girls know how to ...

Swimming ... For A Good Night’s Sleep

In the midst of a very busy season, it’s challenging to sit down and write about the little things. But I know my future self will appreciate the reminders of w...

Hugs and Kisses

Squirt has started giving out hugs and kisses on request ... well as long as you’re mom or sister. When Squish gets hurt, Squirt gets worried and looks at me li...

Copycat

Yesterday we had Squirt with her bottle cap nose. And today, we have little sister who picks up everything big sister does (and vice versa). It’s cute to watch ...

Little Reindeer

The girls’ antics always have us laughing. Squirt picked this one up awhile ago ... but it’s hard to get a picture because she usually starts laughing when she ...

Scrub-A-Dub-Dub In The Tub

One of the best things about our new house is the bathtub. Not only does it make for easy cleanup after messy meals, it’s entertaining too! The girls love bath ...

The Value Of Memories

I took a long break from blogging, on Steemit in particular. It felt like there were a lot of changes and I wasn’t keeping up with the trends to get the highest...

The Twins Explore KLCC

We had a friend visiting us this weekend, so we took him out to see the city ... and the twins got to see some new things too! We took the LRT to our first stop...

Why We Need To Be Broken Parents, Not Just "Good Parents"

http://reformedexpressions.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Why-we-need-to-be-broken-parents.png After becoming a parent, I was hit with a barrage of what it mean...

Fears About Motherhood As An Adoptee

A little over one year ago (near the end of December), I began to suspect that I was pregnant. The twins were about 7 months old at the time. And because we ado...

Walking With The Twins

Remember the shoes we bought the girls for Christmas? Here they are! They’ve definitely clocked a lot of time ... these girls love getting out and about. Daddy ...

The Year In Pictures + A Quick Check-In

Girls with fevers and runny noses + trying to get a year’s worth of work planned in the space of two weeks = no time for blogging. I feel like this year has bee...