Our swingset has a little wooden “fort” at the top of the slide which is about 5 feet long on a side. That’s plenty of room for a few little kids, or even two kids and one grown up. Two grown-ups and two children, however, is quite crowded. Consequently, C & I were in the […]
Read MoreOn Monday, we celebrated having the day off by taking a bike ride. We have one of those kiddie trailers attached to my bike, so the kids can ride along while we pedal. We rode out to a park, played in the park for a while, and then went to get some lunch. Lots of […]
Read MoreI have always had a great deal of difficulty changing N’s diapers. His mom has never had a problem – he just lies there and quietly gurgles – but it’s never been easy for me. In the early days, he’d scream. As soon as he went down on the changing table, he’d scream, kick, and […]
Read MoreSeveral months ago, I was awakened from the depths of sleep by C calling out “Daddy! Help! Help Daddy!” Of course, I leapt out of bed and ran to his room. Flipping on the light, I saw that he had fallen in the little crack of space between his bed and the wall. He was […]
Read MoreC goes to pre-school a couple days each week. This is primarily because we thought that he needed to learn how to act among other kids when his parents weren’t around. When we went looking at pre-schools, however, we discovered that they are primarily all run by churches and religious organizations. I’ll admit that this […]
Read MoreA few weeks before Halloween, we went shopping to find costumes for the boys. I’m all for creative home made costumes normally – but not for toddlers. For toddlers, I want something we can just zip on and not worry about: quick to put on, quick to take off, and we can throw it in the […]
Read MoreA few weeks ago we took the kids and dogs out for a walk after dinner. For us, "going for a walk" means loading the kids in the wagon. One of us holds the dogs while the other pulls the wagon. The kids jump in and out, sometimes riding, sometimes walking, sometimes even pulling. On […]
Read MoreWhat is it about kids and vegetables? I understand not liking brussel sprouts, but raw carrots? Who doesn’t like those? Here’s a portion of a typical dinner conversation at our house. I remind C that he has to eat his vegetables. "The doctor said you have to have two bites. Remember? Two bites." C nods […]
Read MoreThe other day at dinner, we had an interesting little moment. Dinner was over, the boys had been excused from the table, and we were cleaning up. Then I remembered that we had Heavenly Hash ice cream in the fridge. I love Heavenly Hash. I asked C to ask his Momma if daddy could have […]
Read MoreThis past weekend, we went to a wedding. At the reception, N had his first real encounter of the feminine kind. For those that don’t remember, N is 16 months old. We were standing and chatting when this little cutie in a red dress – who was right around 2 years old – came running […]
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