On February 25th, Tacoma Parents of Multiples rented out the historic Blue Mouse Theater to watch a movie for all ages.

We got to enjoy fresh popcorn and not worry about our big families bothering anyone since we all were used to busy kids! Every year there are some kids that wander around because they can’t sit through the whole movie. We had a few toddlers doing that this year and it brings a smile to the face of parents with older kids – because that was how our kids were just a few years ago!

Check our private Facebook group for details on our next event: the egg hunt!

This was our group’s second time visiting McMillin Farms in Puyallup for our Pairs at the Patch event. We had over 40 people attend, from babies to adults! Most of the kids wore costumes and enjoyed seeing what others were dressing up as this year. Each TPOM kid got to take home a sugar pumpkin at the end.

All families brought snacks to share with each other. One family brought a pumpkin loaf for every other family!

This year we had our annual picnic in September to coincide with the new school year and our new membership year. Our group met at a park in Tacoma where TPOM provided the main dishes of hamburgers and hotdogs. Members brought side dishes and desserts, potluck-style.

We had an informal survivor 101 with new parents who brought their sweet twin baby girls! The older kids ran around and played together while the parents could catch up with each other and share strategies of what worked for them in the past.

There was smoke in the sky from the wild fires, which also kept some families home. Looking forward to seeing everyone at our next event at the pumpkin patch!

About 60 people from our Tacoma Parents of Multiples club came together for a morning at the Fircrest pool a few weeks ago. Although it was a cooler July morning, the water was warm, and the kids had a blast. It seemed like the parents did too! It’s so nice when the kids play together and the parents can talk about the challenges and joys of parenting multiples.

Santa was kind enough to video call our families last night to read a story from his cozy home! The families with twins or more decorated and ate cookies while he read. Then each family had a chance to join a private break out room with Santa for the children to share what they wanted for Christmas.

This is an especially memorable event for me (Becca, tech chair) as cookies with Santa was my first TPOM event 3 years ago. I was 8 months pregnant with twins, brought my 2 year old to the in-person event, and met some wonderful and helpful moms! Although we were virtual this year, it was so great seeing some of the first faces I ever met again. Thank you everyone who helped make this one a success as well!

Wow! What a crazy year! We’ve continued virtual events with our members including pumpkin carving, cookies and milk with Santa on Zoom, family movie night, and more! We are patiently waiting until we can see each other again in person.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have moved to virtual meetings, if you would like to attend Survivor 101 on the Third Thursdays at 6:30 pm email tpom_vp@tacomamultiples.org for more information.