MUM KEEPS THE SCHOOL BUSY
Sisters follow in brothers’ footsteps
A PROUD mum and dad will see their third set of twins begin their school career at the same primary today.
Rowan and Isla Rodger, five, will follow in the footsteps of their brothers Lewis and Kyle, 19, and Finn and Jude, 17, when they start primary one at Langbank Primary School in Renfrewshire.
Mum Karen, 47, said: “It is so emotional seeing the girls in their uniforms and off to start their school adventure.
“I was absolutely fine until Lewis said he thought I was going to cry when I was dropping them off… The girls have been so excited to start school.”
Rowan and Isla made headlines after their birth in 2013, when Karen and husband Colin were said to have beaten 500,000-1 odds by having three sets of twins.
Karen said: “After four boys, I never felt finished and when I hit 40 I thought, ‘ It’s now or never.’ It didn’t cross my mind it’d be twins again.
“After the girls were born, it all seems a bit blurry – life was so hectic.
“It’s been an absolute joy but girls are definitely different to boys. They were negotiating with me aged three.”
Langbank Primary head teacher Simon Cundy said: “We’re absolutely delighted to welcome the third set of twins from the Rodger family to the school. I know Rowan and Isla are very excited to be following their big brothers.
“I’m pretty sure we must be the only school in the country which can claim to have educated so many twins from the same family.”
Lewis and Kyle are both at university now while Finn and Jude are starting their final year of secondary school at Park Mains High in Erskine.