Category Archives: Twin Fun

How We Ended Up on House Hunters International

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Brenda Kimaro

It all started with this blog. Last year a casting producer for House Hunters International contacted me through my About page. If you aren’t familiar with the House Hunters International you are apparently in the minority because I’ve been told it’s one … Continue reading →

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Crafting with Max and Elly: Toilet Paper Roll Butterflies

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Brenda Kimaro

With a family of seven there’s no shortage of empty toilet paper rolls in our house. So I had been contemplating for a while what sort of craft project Max and Elly could do with them. Grandma and Aunt Carla … Continue reading →

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5 Photo Friday: School Uniforms

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Brenda Kimaro

Max and Elly have been attending The Tanganyika School for seven weeks now and they are loving it. They are showing progress in counting, the alphabet and colors. And lately I’ve overheard Max singing the Tanzanian national anthem to himself … Continue reading →

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5 Photo Friday: Welcome 2015!

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Brenda Kimaro

Happy New Year! After enjoying Christmas in Arusha we went to the village for a few days to ring in the New Year. While we were there Max and Elly put on some of their new Christmas clothes and we did an impromptu … Continue reading →

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5 Photo Friday: Rainy Day

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

The rainy season seems to have arrived. With November and December come what are called the “short rains”–shorter rainstorms that happen once or twice a day a few days a week. Earlier this week we had a pretty good rain … Continue reading →

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5 Photo Friday: Max

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

Since I premiered my new weekly series with photos of Elly, my Twin Mommy Guilt insists that this week features Max. He’s a pretty worthwhile photo subject on his own standing, though.

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My First Year of Blogging: Five Favorite Posts

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

Happy blogiversary to me! On this day a year ago I hit the Publish button on my first blog post. I had been thinking about starting a blog for quite a while–more than a year actually. But I struggled for … Continue reading →

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Packing For Safari

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

If you’re planning a safari to Tanzania, I don’t recommend having Max and Elly help you pack. I made the mistake of telling them on Tuesday that we were going on a family safari on Friday. They’ve been preparing every … Continue reading →

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Max and Elly Turn 3!

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

Max and Elly are three! Their birthday was a couple of weeks ago, but I guess I’m still recovering from my blogging marathon month in June when I was doing the #clickaday photography challenge. When Mom and Carla came to … Continue reading →

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Our #clickaday Weekend: Days 27, 28 and 29

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

I’m on the home stretch with my #clickaday photography challenge! Day 27: Max and Elly don’t particularly like getting their hair washed, but in an odd turn of events on Friday, they both decided it would be fun to dip … Continue reading →

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