That’s not chocolate on Margaret’s face; it’s mud from playing in the back yard this afternoon.
The twins are nine months old today. They’re much more mobile than our other kids were at this age and the babies of other parents we speak to.
Our explanation is that the twins are competing with each other and they’re both trying to emulate the big children in their lives. They know already that if they can’t press their case and keep up, they’ll be left behind.