~ Twins ~

TWINS

So many good things come in pairs,

Like ears and socks and panda bears.

But best of all are sets of twins,

with extra laughter, double grins.

There's so much fun in having two

with twice as many points of view.

So much alike, forever linked,

and yet they're also quite distinct.

They share a birthday and a name,

But moods and tempers aren't the same.

Although at times they may dispute,

their loyalty is absolute.

From days of youth till life is done,

it's one for both and both for one.

We're all quite novel and precise,

But special folks~

God made twice.

Twins... the same and yet so different ;-)

OK, people tell me ALL the time, that Jasmine and Juliet look so much alike. Yeah, I kinda agree (not really), but look at these close-ups and you won't agree anymore! The girls have such a different personality as it shows in their eyes, smiles and the way they talk, hold their heads, move their body.

Jasmine is the shy one, although she hides behind her princess and silly looks. Then she can come out as quite the outgoing personality, but as soon as she is Jezzy again, she likes Juliet to take control.

Juliet is the bold one, the leader, the more talkative one. She protects her sister and makes sure nobody will hurt the princess. When they do role plays, she is the boy and Jezz is the girl ;-)

Since they were at pre-school we color-coded the girls (teachers asked us for that) and since then it is the way the girls pick their clothes. Jezz has the 'girl' colors and JJ the 'boy' colors.

Look for yourself and see, and try to guess who is who. Don't look at the colors of their clothes but at their faces!! The eyes give away so much. JJ has a rounder face and her eyes are rounder as well. While Jezz has a finer face and features with a bit more almond eyes. Can you see?? (Click on the images to see a larger view)


Sweet Jasmine

Vivacious Juliet

Being confident and happy together

Tickle me, tickle me!

Confident JJ

Silly Jezzy

Tomboy JJ

Princess posing Jezzy

How I LOVE my beautiful twins!!

Have a fun day, hope the weather is better on your side, here it is raining already for a few days ;-(

Ciao, Mireille

Xmas cards finally printed!

(by the way, this is not the card that made the cut, the original is even better!!)

I worked hard to get my cards done, being just a few months here in SA I didn't know where to go for cards. It is not so ready available as in the US having many outlets and online studios who design and deliver, so a lot more work and dedication went into this card than the previous years. Much more effort to get the same result. But I made it, it is done with the help of a beautiful team at Pixel Pro in Pretoria. Albert and Stella helped me with the photographs and design of the cards. A young team that has a lot of talent who work together and use both their strengths and capabilites to make the most of it. I am glad I found them! The cards came out just wonderful! If you live in Joburg or Pretoria, go and check out their website and book an appointment you won't be dissapointed!

So if you are on my address list you will get one very soon. And I am hoping you will like it as much as I do ;-) If you are not on my mailing list yet, but we connected this year through our blogging or Facebook connection, please send me yours and I will add you to my list....isn't that nice of me ;-)

Monday I will go to the post office and mail them and I am hoping they will arrive on time or at least at all! Because I don't hear good stories about the mail system here...unfortunately. We will give it one more shot, if most of them don't arrive this year, than I will switch completey over to digital next year. Since I am mailing out 150 cards, we are not talking about a small issue here!!

And I am hoping that we are on your mailing list to get a Xmas card this year from you, I LOVE to receive a card...hint hint!! But please don't use our home address, the mailsystem doesn't deliver to home addresses, so please send it to this address on the right hand side of my blog. And here it is as well:

Dijkstra family
PO Box 5588
Halfway House, 1685
RSA (Replubic of South Africa)

I am looking forward to receiving many new ones ;-)
Love, Mireille