I am going to pray to the moon and the stars and everything up there that this girl remembers how fun Halloween was after it took 40 minutes to convince her not to just wear tights outside and to coax her into this kitty costume. #stubbornisanunderstatement #ullaannabelle #stubborn #markovichedwardsclan (at South Tabor, Portland, Oregon)

This kid. He chose a gourd for his pumpkin this year. As we left the house to go trick or treating, he grabbed the gourd. When I told him to leave his pumpkin at the house, he handed me the bucket. #hugoluca #smartmonkey #markovichedwardsclan (at South Tabor, Portland, Oregon)

The day they didn't nap, I said f* it. I grabbed all the kids, headed to the basement, unfolded the pull out bed from the couch and the five of us watched a movie. Because despite the panic and the sirens going off in my head, the yelling "I'm not ready! Don't your DARE change my groove, cause I'm in a groove and this is gonna screw it all up!" But I also knew that the more I forced it, the more misery was going to settle in, for all of us. Then this happened. 15 sweet minutes and then those little ones were climbing all over everything. But still, THIS happened. #markovichedwardsclan

I am in tears over here. #seriouslywhatdoidonow #twins #markovichedwardsclan

Tonight, they are sharing a bed again. I can't remember the last time that happened, it was somewhere between rolling over and two naps a day. How easily I forget. But tonight, they both figured out how to jump the fence. For an hour, we monitored them. Ulla. Then Hugo. Ulla. Hugo. If crying ensued, we intervened and moved them to their own cribs. The crying stopped. Together. A small part of me wants to pick Hugo up and move him back to his bed. What is the likelihood this will mean a sudden wake up in the middle of the night or a much too early rise? But I resisted. I left them. Because isn't this what we, as parents, want most for our kids? That they may tolerate small spaces just to be near one another. #ullaandhugo #twins #markovichedwardsclan

I might as well open my own daycare. #markovichedwardsclan

Elsa got a haircut, now wears glasses and prefers ham & cheese sandwiches. #markovichedwardsclan

Please please PLEASE let this be indicative of how the rest of this vacation will go. #fingerscrossed #markovichedwardsclan