B, being dad

Can a grown-up kid raise twins in the Windy City? Follow the adventures of a first-time parent and watch B, being dad!

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Chapter 5 -- The Dubai Experience - Page 276-280 of 365 in #HomeIsWhereThe... - WindyCity is!! 🌬🌃 #TheCityOfWind - I miss the Chi; I miss my city...I DID NOT miss Amerikkka and I for that reason, I stay away as long as I can... - ...but for the #wedding of @bradleyamurray & @mickaylajay returning was a must seeing as how the #twinkies were their surprise wedding presents - ...okay, wanted to surprise the grandparents too - #twinstagram #双子 #twinboy #twingirl #twinboygirl #twoofakind #twinspiration (at Chicago, Illinois)

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Page 274 of 365 in #HomeIsWhereThe... - Rehab is!! @EmiratesIntegra @DrJanineMcKay - I think the #twinkies found their calling #DoogieHowserMDs and the staff LOVE them - I cant' wait to start rehabbing here during the @EAFL_uae season!! So, I recommend you break something so you can see them...or maybe just walk in healthy and see them because that works too - #MyDubai #DHCC #emiratesINTEGRA #chirodubai #physio #podiatry #orthopedics #sportsmedicine #strengthandconditioning #clinicalnutrition #shockwave #prp #medicine #nutrition #exerciseismedicine #dubaiclinic #uae #dubaisports #crossfitdubai #dubailife #EAFL #twinstagram #双子 #twinboy #twingirl #twinboygirl #twoofakind #twinspiration (at Dubai Healthcare City)

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Chapter 5 -- The Dubai Experience - Page 266 of 365 in #HomeIsWhereThe... - Beach is!! @JBR_Official (@MrMurrayiv's backyard) - I'll let the seven thousand words caption it for me... - #MyDubai #DubaiEye #JBRbeach #BeachDay #BeachVibes #SaturdayAfternoon #FunInTheSun #BeachBum #SunAndSand #BeachPlease #SonOfaBeach #DaughterOfaBeach #BeachBetterHaveMySunny #Twinning #TwinBeach #Twinning #twinstagram #双子 #twinboy #twingirl #twinboygirl #twoofakind #twinspiration (at JBR)

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Chapter 5 -- The Dubai Experience - Page 256 of 365 in #HomeIsWhereThe... - Tooth Fairy is!! - 30 days after his sister, B joined the toothless club and became another enamel-coated victim - At approximately 17:47GST, the lower left central incisor - which has been loose for a month - finally decided to fall. Not wanting to have it pulled, B opted for the "let it fall out on its own" option - Sitting on the couch playing on his iPad, he had to blow his nose (battling asthma and a cold) and just like that...the tooth fell out - #ToothFairy #twinstagram #双子 #twinboy #twingirl #twinboygirl #twoofakind #twinspiration

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Chapter 5 -- The Dubai Experience - Page 226 of 365 in #HomeIsWhereThe... - Tooth Fairy is!! - Just a month pass being five and we have our first enamel-coated victim - At approximately 20:58GST, the lower left central incisor was extra loose. Fearing the pain of her tooth being pulled, #Clove (which is a #Vitality @YoungLivingEO that can be applied topically as a localized numbing agent) was applied with a q-tip to the gums and tooth. Kaylani screamed more from the hotness of the Clove than the pain of the tooth - I won't say it came right out when I wiggled, twisted, and pulled. But, if it hadn't been for my work loosening it @kendra_twinessentiallyoilymom WOULD NOT have been able to pull it out 12+ hours later - #ToothFairy #ILoveMyOil #OilsForTheWin #twinstagram #双子 #twinboy #twingirl #twinboygirl #twoofakind #twinspiration

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Chapter 5 -- The Dubai Experience - Page 206 of 365 in #HomeIsWhereThe... - Pool is!! 🏊🏾🏊🏾‍♀️ - As an athlete, I know "repetition is key" as "practice makes permanent" - Since turning 5, they have been training and are on a three-day #twinning streak swimming every day equipped with new @Nabaiji goggles and matching flotation suits (can NEVER be too prepared) - Slowly breaking the curse of Black people not being able to swim (70% of Blacks in America cannot per USA Swimming Foundation and the University of Memphis 2016 research) - #DYIsummerCamp #swimmers #twinstagram #双子 #twinboy #twingirl #twinboygirl #twoofakind #twinspiration

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Chapter 5 -- The Dubai Experience - Page 202 of 365 in #HomeIsWhereThe... - 🎉THEY'RE FIVE is🎉 - It's Dubai where kids' dreams comes true for all things fun & exciting, but nothing beats a 90s-esque birthday #HouseParty - Not to mention, having a summer birthday (and winter-break birthday) sucks because nobody is around to invite - #ItsACelebrationTwinkies #RiceKrispyTreats #HappyBirthday #twinstagram #双子 #twinboy #twingirl #twinboygirl #twoofakind #twinspiration

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Chapter 4 -- The Dubai Experience - Page 187 of 365 in #HomeIsWhereThe... - Bowling Alley is!! @SwitchBowling @IbnBattutaMall - #twinkies first time bowling🎳 B got his first strike and Kaylani picked up her first spare. They finished with a 68 and 78 respectively - Only one meltdown: Kaylani and the bowling shoes not being cute enough to wear (she legit would not put them on)...what can I say, the girl has style - #IbnBattutaMall #SwitchBowling #DYIsummerCamp #twinstagram #双子 #twinboy #twingirl #twinboygirl #twoofakind #twinspiration (at Switch Bowling Dubai)

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Chapter 4 -- The Dubai Experience - Page 183 of 365 in #HomeIsWhereThe... - Dominos Are!! ♪All Falls Down - @Hidden_Beach [Unwrapped Vol. 4]♪ - #Dominos #RelivingChildhood #AllFallsDown #DYIsummerCamp #twinstagram #双子 #twinboy #twingirl #twinboygirl #twoofakind #twinspiration

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Chapter 4 -- The Dubai Experience - Page 181 of 365 in #HomeIsWhereThe... - Hot Wheels Are!! @HotWheelsOfficial - Contrary to some people (who shall remain nameless) it's perfectly normal to buy excessive amounts of Hot Wheels Track Builders tracks and take over the ENTIRE living room & apartment corridor in an effort to teach the #twinkies about engineering and scientific experimentation - 44 Hot Wheels cars (five @DubaiPoliceHQ diecast cars, a few @DCSuperHeroGirls, a couple #Batmobile (Adam West *RIP* & Michael Keaton), and daddy's favorite a #GranTurismo Nissan Skyline GT-R 32) and counting as we're attempting to classify the cars by very strict criteria. Who needs to pay for summer camp when you can pay for toys and create summer camp fun right at home!! - ...and for the record, #HotWheels > #Matchbox @MrMurrayIV - #OrangeIsTheNewTrack #RelivingChildhood #DYIsummerCamp #DubaiPolice #DCSuperHeroGirls #twinstagram #双子 #twinboy #twingirl #twinboygirl #twoofakind #twinspiration

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Chapter 4 -- The Dubai Experience - Page 166 of 365 in #HomeIsWhereThe... - Movie Night Is!! @IbnBattutaMall - Lemme start off by saying... - I got them #Cars3 3D glasses, but not the 3D screening 😵 - I know, I know!! I was being cheap and they complained "the glasses don't work", but the next Pixar/Dreamworks/Animated whatever we're doing 3D!! - SIDENOTE: the #twinkies are so curious about #Ramadan asking while in @HabitBurgerUAE "why are there dividers up in the restaurant" to which I explained that it's out of respect for Muslims who are fasting, but that they can eat because their little, growing bodies need food #CulturalCompetency - #IbnBattutaMall #HabitBurger #DateNight #MyDubai #twinstagram #双子 #twinboy #twingirl #twinboygirl #twoofakind #twinspiration (at Ibn Battuta Mall)

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Chapter 4 -- The Dubai Experience - Page 112 of 365 in #HomeIsWhereThe... - Back-to-Back Birthday Parties on a Three-Day Weekend are!! @SplashnPartyDXB - This one was actually needed!! - 36° (~97°) and it's only going to get hotter!! - I felt like a black woman: "don't splash me and get my locs wet, I just got them done last week" - 🚨Phobia Alert🚨 #1: the #twinkies do not know how to swim...yet. This place is a nothing more than playground equipment found at your local park with HELLA water everywhere!! So, keeping track of them at a park is scary enough. Just add water and the fear/anxiety exponentially increases - #2: ...I'm cringing just thinking about it. I LOATHE walking barefoot around a pool or in the locker room😖 on some looking down and saying "what the f*** is that??" Seeing hair and...EWWWW!! The ONLY saving grace was the putting green, astro-turf around the entire pool. No stone, no marble. But then they had to go to the toilet...barefoot...🤢#CringWorthy - #SplishSplash #twinstagram #双子 #twinboy #twingirl #twinboygirl #twoofakind #twinspiration (at Splash N Party)

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Chapter 4 -- The Dubai Experience - Page 111 of 365 in #HomeIsWhereThe... - Flip Out Dubai is!! @FlipOutDubai - I've lost count of how many birthday parties we've been to... - But for each one, it's been about taking notes for the #twinkies 5th birthday - There are a PLETHORA of options available and just trying to find the best place - #FlipOutDubai #Acrobats #JumpAround #WithoutTheBounce #twinstagram #双子 #twinboy #twingirl #twinboygirl #twoofakind #twinspiration (at Flip Out Dubai)

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Chapter 4 -- The Dubai Experience - Page 103 of 365 in #HomeIsWhereThe... - Blue Man Group is!! @BlueManGroup - Time to get prim and proper and be on our Ps & Qs because... - ...it's a night out at the Opera... - #DubaiOpera that is!! - But, you can't take 4-year old anywhere!!! - "Bernard and Kaylani!! No, you may NOT run up the water fall stairs..." - "...no, you may NOT play in the water-spout pathway thing!" - "Turn around slowly and step a-way from the water!!" - "and STOP screaming. You are not ou...nevermind" - **SIDE NOTE** we had to come on the other side of the world to see something that was down the street from us in Chicago...#DamnShame - #BlueManGroup #RhythmNation #GimmeABeat #twinstagram #双子 #twinboy #twingirl #twinboygirl #twoofakind #twinspiration (at Dubai Opera)

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Chapter 4 -- The Dubai Experience - Page 96 of 365 in #HomeIsWhereThe... - Family Is!! - Second wave of fam to come visit us - Time to show them what #mydubai is all about and hopefully convert them to the #ExpatLife - #twinstagram #双子 #twinboy #twingirl #twinboygirl #twoofakind #twinspiration (at Dubai Airport International)

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Chapter 4 -- The Dubai Experience - Page 90 of 365 in #HomeIsWhereThe... - Reggae Is!! #AfroNationBand - Gonna let the music speak for itself - @fernandocapoeira - #RiseDubaiCreekHarbour #MusicHeads #twinstagram #双子 #twinboy #twingirl #twinboygirl #twoofakind #twinspiration (at Dubai Creek Harbour)

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Chapter 4 -- The Dubai Experience - Page 90 of 365 in #HomeIsWhereThe... - Reggae Is!! #AfroNationBand - Packed up the bikes and made our way to Rise Dubai Creek Harbour to see @fernandocapoeira perform - @ClintonStDubai @ColdStoneArabia #MusicHeads #twinstagram #双子 #twinboy #twingirl #twinboygirl #twoofakind #twinspiration (at Dubai Creek Harbour)