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Comment by Angelina Bodine on May 26, 2010 at 9:37pm

Hello!

I have 5 year old twins and I'm starting a summer play group in northern CO Springs if anyone is interested. You can contact me at johnandangelina1@yahoo.com.

Angie

Comment by Donna May Lyons on March 21, 2010 at 12:58pm

Hi fellow MOMs: I wanted to share some information about a family of triplets I have had the pleasure to meet and write about.

David and Antonia Broadwell of Potomac Falls, Virginia have triplets (two boys and a girl), born in July 2008. Mom, Antonia, was diagnosed with a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in May 2009. Antonia has a tumor above her heart (about the size of an orange) that is categorized as high-grade. The tumor is cutting off blood flow to her heart, and is inoperable due to its location.

Antonia has endured chemo treatments over the past year, and the couple has given up their home and car to pay for the medical bills to fight Antonia’s disease. Through it all, Antonia’s one wish is to be close to her family in Slovakia as she deals with her cancer, and to have the security of knowing that her children will be raised surrounded by her parents, brother, grandparents, and Godparents.

Antonia’s parents gave David and Antonia a small piece of land next to them in Slovakia to build a house on, with all the work being done by David, and Antonia’s father and brother. At the end of this month, the family of five will move to Slovakia and begin the process of building their home – a home that Antonia calls her “small peaceful corner of the world close to her family.”

The cost of building a house from the ground up in Slovakia is around $75,000. By doing the work themselves, the family intends to complete the house for $50,000.

A friend of mine, and fellow mother of twins, is the owner of Lillians of Colorado Springs, and she has offered to host a fund raising event to help the Broadwell family.

Kelli will be holding a "Diva Day" at her store on Sunday, April 11th from 12-4 pm, and she will donate 20% of the sales to the Broadwell's barn-raising effort. Additionally, she will have a booth set up during the Colorado Parents of Multiples convention on Saturday, April 10th, and will also donate 20% of the days' sales from that event.

Please mark these dates on your calendars and share the information with your friends and family members (they don't have to be parents of multiples to shop at these events).

To date, the Broadwell’s have raised $9,300 of the $50,000 needed to build the Slovak home. Please consider making a difference in this family’s lives, and helping David fulfill Antonia’s wish.

For more information about the Broadwell family and information about how you can support this family, go to: http://tinyurl.com/yj5e2w2

While this is not a Colorado Springs family with multiples, they are a family with multiples, and the multiple birth community is known for reaching out to their fellow parents of multiples.

Thanks everyone!

Comment by Scott Hallas on January 13, 2010 at 11:05am

I'm the father of 5 1/2 year old twins, boy/girl. My little monsters. Just saying hello.

Comment by Jane Jenik on December 31, 2009 at 8:25am

I am a busy mom with twin 5 year old boys. Glad to be a part of this site.