I was up early today, and started my routine while the rest of the family were safe and sound snuggled in their beds. This is always the quietest part of the day before the starting pistol for the day fires off. I bought my husband a Latte Espresso Machine for Christmas this year. We didn't used to drink a lot of coffee but in the last year and a half (since the twins were born) we've gone from coffee virgins to connoisseurs in a relatively short amount of time. (Parenting ha

In our family we eat a lot of vegetables. When the twins were first brought home from the hospital we loved using our steamer and Vitamix to make nutritious baby food. It seemed like a lot of work at the time but eventually we got into the groove and froze a lot of ice cube size portions of broccoli and carrots. On Sundays we make a grocery list for the week, pack the kids up and head off to the Superstore bright and early. I love the 'AnyList' app (parenting hack alert!). I