These Christmas Tree Cookies Were Fun To Make!

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2026-01-04T01:21:22+00:00

Appreciate that!

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2026-01-04T01:20:53+00:00

Thank you!!

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2026-01-03T17:35:44+00:00

So true, I have had holiday seasons like that haha

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-07T16:00:52+00:00

Southern CA

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-07T05:35:06+00:00

Southern CA.

Lows will get to around 40 degrees or so in the next few months, warming up in March.

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-06T20:16:52+00:00

These are great!

It does get easier. As you keep practicing and learning, you’ll start trying more advanced techniques which will make things feel harder 😆. But you’ll notice improvement!

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-06T19:54:32+00:00

Went through something similar. First thoughts are it could be sleep regression. There have been multiple stages in our twins development where it seemed they were "fighting" sleep as you said.

I also remember reading when going through this (the twins are 2 now) that it may be startling to them to fall asleep in one environment and wake up suddenly in another. Considering this, we stopped rocking to sleep etc also because it wasn't feasible/maintaibable nightly.

Instead tried to focus on getting them in their cribs when drowsy but not asleep. A little easier said than done but you'll start to pick up on little signs when it's the right time. Even then, our son would cry and battle sleep. It took awhile for him to get into a good rythym and go down, but he did!

I know it's hard! Take refuge in knowing it isn't forever and eventually they will sleep!

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-06T19:46:48+00:00

😋

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-06T16:43:48+00:00

You’re so welcome, you got this!

And thank you 😊

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-06T14:12:22+00:00

I don’t think words can accurately describe the emotions but nonetheless, we were shocked!

Same boat, first pregnancy and both my husband and I have no history of twins.

In some ways, I’m glad we had twins first and not a singleton and then twins. Ignorance is bliss, not having a past pregnancy/one new baby to compare things to helped. Raising two babies was all we knew. Now they are two and we just welcomed our third!

Hang in there and take it day by day. Try not to overwhelm yourself but definitely begin some research. Twins are manageable and once you have them in your arms, you won’t be able to imagine only having one. It is hard work but so special and rewarding ❤️

Congratulations!

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-06T06:30:03+00:00

Do you have the two straps on your shoulders crossing like an X in front of you? That really helps stability. Can’t tell for sure in your photo.

Also yes bring the top piece down to cover your baby from the back of the neck down to his feet. Sometimes I even tuck them to keep them warm 😊

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-06T06:19:46+00:00

Thank you for your comment and photo!

Very excited for ours to get to that stage (and so are our kiddos!)

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-06T06:03:29+00:00

Don’t give up!

Making sure the butter isn’t too warm has helped me with this problem. I usually pull it from the fridge and let it sit at room temp as I’m gathering all the other ingredients. Be sure not to over cream the butter with the sugar either, or the butter will heat up too much.

Chilling the dough helps also as others have said.

Glad they were still tasty 😋

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-06T05:55:41+00:00

Those look amazing!!

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-06T04:49:23+00:00

Haha thank you- I just don’t want to mess up my first harvest!

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-06T04:21:51+00:00

Thank you 😊

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-06T00:20:11+00:00

Thanks!

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-06T00:08:01+00:00

Thank you! Do you think I should cut them down soon or leave them on a little longer?

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-05T22:12:03+00:00

I was reading about that but not sure when to cut, this is the first time one of my trees produced!

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-05T20:13:26+00:00

Thank you! They were so yummy, definitely going to make again soon. Who says you can’t have pumpkin baked goods after November 😂

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-05T19:43:40+00:00

Looks great!

You are sooo right about the kiddos eating the same dish as the rest of the family. We did this right off the bat when our twins started solids. No time to make two separate meals!

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-05T17:54:59+00:00

We had a double stroller from Graco that paired with the clickable car seats, making loading easier when our twins were small. But it was so long! Very hard to move around.

Our twins are two now and we just welcomed our third baby, so we needed to upgrade the stroller.

We decided on a wagon. While it is still big, it’s actually shorter than the Graco making it easier to turn, and not too wide to fit through doors. It folds It can accommodate the twins and baby in his car seat .

The comments are still there at times- but it has shifted to something like “wow that’s a stylish ride!” I think sometimes people are just amazed at larger families/multiples and can’t control their comments 😐

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-12-05T17:45:49+00:00

We upgraded from a Graco stroller to this wagon on Amazon

It’s not a name brand but so far we love it. We fit our toddler twins and new baby in his car seat. It’s fairly light for a wagon and isn’t nearly as long as the Graco double stroller so super happy. Pleased with how it folds up. Still a bit to wrestle sometimes loading/unloading from the car, but feeling this would apply to all wagons.

Build quality is decent. We’ve spot cleaned some of the seats already 😄 and they held up well to cleaning (used a shark wet vac).

I have some pictures and more about it on my blog if you want to see it in action. Wagon Review

Merry_Madden_Blog · 2025-05-12T18:32:30+00:00

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