'The Twins'

The "Twins Days" outfit for Julia (left) and Olivia. (Danielle Rowe photo.)

They're frequently mistaken for being twins. They take every opportunity to deny that they are even sisters. Except for today – when Julia and Olivia participated in Lewis and Clark's "Twins Day."

They didn't take my suggestion to put their hair up in a pony tails. They straightened it instead. Their matching T-shirt and jeans made for plenty of fun at school. And it further fueled the classroom talk that they just might be "cousins" – which is what they usually claim. And we won't even begin to talk about them saying they are related to their friend, Journey. That's a story for a whole 'nother day!

The 100th Post

Ronan and Declan remind me of my hijinks with my brother, Paul.
What better way to mark my 100th post on the YD Cafe than to share photos of my brother's beautiful twin boys? I hope to see them next month if I can coordinate my schedule.

I would be remiss if I did not mention here just how close my brother, Paul, and I were when we were growing up at 5550 Mason. We are the source of our mother's gray hair and I recall many a night when our dad came home and was NOT happy that we had been misbehaving. It wasn't always a welcome sight to see our dad pull his black Volkswagon into the driveway.

I'm guessing a little bit of that rambunctiousness has transcended into our own children. Certainly, with five girls in the mix - and only an eight-year age difference from oldest to youngest - that is going to be the case.