"I'm a little bit concerned how this is going to turn out," said Shannon Teresi with daughters Madelyn and Nora in her arms as she headed over to the photo booth at Schaumburg's Woodfield Mall.
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As with most tasks for a mother of twins, the photoshoot proved challenging; there were plenty of tears along with the distracting toys.
"We got almost everybody looking I think," said organizer Stacy Kifer, juggling her boys Kobe and Kaleb after the photoshoot.
"You really can't get out of your house very easily like some moms can with one baby a little bit better," she added.
With that in mind, these moms have come together over the last two years as a support group. They number roughly 40 now and have become good friends.
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"We do once a month big play dates and then the moms do mom's night out," said Miranda Marshall with a Starbucks coffee in hand.
Back in December, 10 of these moms decided to brings their kids to the mall for a photo with Santa. It was such a hit, they decided to go bigger for Easter.
"We know it's going to be chaos," admitted Dee Knoll of planning.
But the moms kept on smiling, helping capture a priceless moment that will last forever.