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Hi I’m Jenn, but my friends call me Coco. I recently lost the love of my life to cancer. I’m now a single mom of IVF miracle twin boys. I hope to help others as I share my journey as a new widow and mother of twins.

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Join the fight against cancer! 🙌 I was so excit

Join the fight against cancer! 🙌 I was so excited to collaborate with @loveyourmelon to help raise money for the fight against pediatric cancer! They are launching their new Disney beanies today and 50% of the profit is given to a nonprofit organizations that leads to the fight against pediatric cancer!

I hate cancer more than anything! I pray there will be a day when we no longer have to worry about cancer. I’m grateful for all those people out there working so hard to find a cure! If Justin had been diagnosed 40 years ago he would have never lived as long as he did. I had more time with him because of people out there raising money and working on finding answers!

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I missed #nationalsonsday yesterday and had to do

I missed #nationalsonsday yesterday and had to do a post today! I can’t even tell you how happy I was to find out I was having boys! I was made to be a boy mom and I love every second of it! Plus it’s extra special to have little minnie Justin’s and I’m excited to see them look more like him the older they get! ❤️

Some exciting things are happening over here!!!!

Some exciting things are happening over here!!!!

As many of you know we moved to Colorado a month ago. I decided to still live with my parents and we were able to find a house with a basement that could be turned into an apartment for the boys and I. Last week they started putting up wood and I’m getting so excited about it! There will be two bedrooms, one bathroom, a big family room, and a kitchen! 🙌 I’ll post updates on my stories and I’ve also started a “basement” highlight bubble just in case you missed the stories! I can’t wait to have our own little space!! ❤️

🎉DIY UP COSTUME 🎉 Some of you were asking ho

🎉DIY UP COSTUME 🎉 Some of you were asking how I put together the boys UP costume so I did a whole blog post on it!! [link in BIO]

I love love making costumes so this was so fun for me! This year I’m lazy and not putting as much work into our costume, but it will still be fun!

Have you decide what you are doing for Halloween costumes this year?

“Born together, Best Friends Forever!” Do yo

“Born together, Best Friends Forever!”

Do your twins stay together when they go places with other kids? So far I’ve noticed they do like to stick together. I’m so curious how it will be when they are in school. They really are the best of buddies! ❤️

Took the boys to the Zoo this morning! Met up with

Took the boys to the Zoo this morning! Met up with a friend and had so much fun! I’m kinda a homebody so it’s easy for me to chill at home, but it’s for sure good to get out sometimes! The boys had a ton of fun!

*don’t worry just took my mask off for the pic

My dad captured the cutest moment yesterday! They

My dad captured the cutest moment yesterday! They for sure have their moments when they fight and bother each other, but they also have these sweet moments! So grateful they have each other ❤️ #twinbond

🎉NEW BLOG POST DIY UP HOUSE! “Why spend $25

🎉NEW BLOG POST DIY UP HOUSE!

“Why spend $25 on a costume when you can make it yourself for $50” 🤣

Halloween is my favorite Holiday and I love making costumes! I know it would be easier to buy them, but that just takes the fun out of it! Last year when I decided I wanted to do the movie Up I started to look for tutorials on how to make the house. I searched and searched, but could not find one tutorial. So I tried my best to document how I made my Up house costume and put it all on my blog! Click on the link in my BIO to see!

Also thanks for all the Halloween costume ideas for this year! I finally decided on what I’m going to do and the DIY has already begun 🤣🙌

“I am prouder of my years as a single mother tha

“I am prouder of my years as a single mother than any other part of my life”

-J.K. Rowling

I didn’t plan on being a single mom and hoped so badly Justin would be here to share this journey with me. But sadly we don’t have control of how life turns out. When Justin was going through chemotherapy people would ask me “how do you do it?” We did it because we had no other choice, but to keep moving forward. When I was going through IVF people asked the same question and I had the same response. We have no other choice but to keep moving forward. People asked me the same question when Justin started to get sick and when he passed. I have no other choice! Ether I give up or I keep moving forward. Being a single parent is super hard at times, but I have no other choice but to keep moving forward and be present for my kiddos! We often talk about how the kids need us to survive, but it very much goes both ways. I need them just as much to survive and thrive! They are my everything! ❤️

It is my goal to get professional family picture d

It is my goal to get professional family picture done once a year. This was our family pics last August and I loved how they turned out! I’m planning on getting family pics done in October and I have no idea what to wear or good color combos for fall picture. Any ideas? Tag me in pics of other family pics you or someone else has done! I would love to get some ideas! 🙌 Also maybe clothing boutiques that would be cute to wear for family pics! You guys always have the best ideas!!!

**This dress is from @modestshoppin and it’s still one of my top favorite dresses from all time!

Last week I wrote a blog post about leaving Minnea

Last week I wrote a blog post about leaving Minneapolis and Provo. The pic on the left is the day I left the home Justin and I had lived in together. That was a really hard move and transition. The pic on the right is in front of hour home in Minneapolis. It was hard to leave, but easier than leaving Provo. Our lives have been in limbo since we left Provo, but I’m really hoping to make a home here in Colorado. We are going to finish the basement and make a little apartment for the boys and I! It will be so nice to have our own space!

If you missed the blog post last week I posted pics of our house in Minneapolis and talked more about our time there. Link in BIO to see!

Yup it’s that time of year! The time I start thi

Yup it’s that time of year! The time I start thinking about costume ideas for this year! I want to do a matching theme idea for the boys and I! I want to hear all your amazing ideas in the comments below!! 🙌👇

I obviously love anything Disney themed. Last year we did Up and the year before we did Lilo and Stitch! I want to hear all the ideas!! 👇👇

Still summer over here! 😎 One of the best parts

Still summer over here! 😎 One of the best parts of moving back to Colorado is living close to cousins! My sister has four kids and her youngest is just a couple years older than the boys! Many of fun times ahead for these three! We went to the splash pad yesterday and the twins were sooo scared of the water haha 🤦‍♀️

Anyone else still enjoying the last bit of summer?

🎉NEW BLOG POST🎉 Goodbye Minneapolis! Now tha

🎉NEW BLOG POST🎉
Goodbye Minneapolis! Now that my parents have officially closed and moved out of our Minneapolis house I thought it would be fun to show pictures of the house on my blog! [link in BIO]

Minneapolis will be known as the city that helped me start to rebuild when I was broken. It was where I needed to be! I loved the City and will miss it a lot! Check out my blog post because I also share some of my favorite parts of living there!

📸 @mobraphy

Am I brainwashing my kids to love Jeeps as much as

Am I brainwashing my kids to love Jeeps as much as I do? Yes...yes I am! 🤣 On all our drives and walks they point out every jeep they see! I just love hearing their little voices say “jeep! Jeep!”

One of my dreams is to do a collaboration with @jeep so I’m going to keep posting pics of myself in my Jeep and tagging them until it happens! 🤣💪 How amazing would that be!

I even bought the boys their own little mini Jeeps to deepen their love even more! Haha Check our my “links” highlight bubble for a link to these ride on Jeeps! (Not an ad just thought they were perfect for this Jeep obsession of mine) 🤣

The boys are coming home today 🙌 I feel so rel

The boys are coming home today 🙌 I feel so relieved to have everything unpacked and decorated! I thought I was going to get most of it done in the beginning of the week and then chill and enjoy my kid free time the other half of the week...nope! It took all week trying to get the house ready for the boys to come. Thanks to Justin’s parents for watching them because I can’t imagine trying to do this all with little boys running around!

I decided to put their cribs up and I’m praying they don’t climb out! 😬 They have been sleeping in pack n plays for the last 3 months and they learned how to climb out of those. I made sure to keep anything dangerous out of the room just in case they do climb out, but I might be converting these to toddler beds next week 😬 They also haven’t slept in the same room for awhile and they might go crazy and never fall asleep out of excitement! Tonight is going to be a interesting night! Who thinks they will stay in their crib? Who things they will climb out the second I close the door for bedtime? Haha I’ll update you on my stories tonight! 🤣

Also thanks to @alexandra_wright and @valdezposse for helping me out this week! I would not have finished in time if it wasn’t for them! ❤️🙌

Alright who is missing the boys as much as I am th

Alright who is missing the boys as much as I am this week? While I’ve been unpacking the boys have been with Justin’s parents. I’m pretty sure they are having so much fun they don’t even know I’m gone 🤣 I’m so glad they were able to watch the boys this week. I’m not sure how I would have unpacked with kids around! So for those of you that have done that...you are AMAZING!! Can you tell which twin is on the left and which twin is on the right?

MOVING DAY!!!!! So excited to finally be moving in

MOVING DAY!!!!! So excited to finally be moving into our new house! The boys are with Justin’s parents this week so that I can focus on moving in and unpacking! Any tips for surviving the unpacking and organizing life? 😬

New favorite word of the week Fish and Fishing Pol

New favorite word of the week Fish and Fishing Pole 🤣 I guess this is what happens when you live in the mountains! I bought them toy fishing poles for the bath and they carry them around all day. They are obsessed with fishing now 🤣 It’s so cute!

*no fish were harmed in the making of this video... the fish was put back in the pond 🤣

Ev and me last week on our walk! I’m so happy we

Ev and me last week on our walk! I’m so happy we decided to make these shirts so we could remember Justin in such a happy and positive way! I decided to do two week batches with @bonfire. At the end of every two weeks all the orders go out. Today is the last day of the two week batch so if you order today they will ship out on the 28th! Thanks for all the love and support! I can’t wait to see pics of everyone wearing the shirts!

I started a separate account where I’ll post more updates on the shirts there. I thought it would be fun to have all the pictures of everyone wearing them all in one place! It will be so fun for the boys to see all the pics when they get older! You can follow along here @justintime4adventure Click on the link in the BIO to purchase shirts!

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Join the fight against cancer! 🙌 I was so excit

Join the fight against cancer! 🙌 I was so excited to collaborate with @loveyourmelon to help raise money for the fight against pediatric cancer! They are launching their new Disney beanies today and 50% of the profit is given to a nonprofit organizations that leads to the fight against pediatric cancer!

I hate cancer more than anything! I pray there will be a day when we no longer have to worry about cancer. I’m grateful for all those people out there working so hard to find a cure! If Justin had been diagnosed 40 years ago he would have never lived as long as he did. I had more time with him because of people out there raising money and working on finding answers!

Here is free shipping code: COCOSCARAVANMAFFS

I missed #nationalsonsday yesterday and had to do

I missed #nationalsonsday yesterday and had to do a post today! I can’t even tell you how happy I was to find out I was having boys! I was made to be a boy mom and I love every second of it! Plus it’s extra special to have little minnie Justin’s and I’m excited to see them look more like him the older they get! ❤️

Some exciting things are happening over here!!!!

Some exciting things are happening over here!!!!

As many of you know we moved to Colorado a month ago. I decided to still live with my parents and we were able to find a house with a basement that could be turned into an apartment for the boys and I. Last week they started putting up wood and I’m getting so excited about it! There will be two bedrooms, one bathroom, a big family room, and a kitchen! 🙌 I’ll post updates on my stories and I’ve also started a “basement” highlight bubble just in case you missed the stories! I can’t wait to have our own little space!! ❤️

🎉DIY UP COSTUME 🎉 Some of you were asking ho

🎉DIY UP COSTUME 🎉 Some of you were asking how I put together the boys UP costume so I did a whole blog post on it!! [link in BIO]

I love love making costumes so this was so fun for me! This year I’m lazy and not putting as much work into our costume, but it will still be fun!

Have you decide what you are doing for Halloween costumes this year?

“Born together, Best Friends Forever!” Do yo

“Born together, Best Friends Forever!”

Do your twins stay together when they go places with other kids? So far I’ve noticed they do like to stick together. I’m so curious how it will be when they are in school. They really are the best of buddies! ❤️

Took the boys to the Zoo this morning! Met up with

Took the boys to the Zoo this morning! Met up with a friend and had so much fun! I’m kinda a homebody so it’s easy for me to chill at home, but it’s for sure good to get out sometimes! The boys had a ton of fun!

*don’t worry just took my mask off for the pic

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