The last time I was down at Epcot with the boys, we were lucky enough to be near the Japan pavilion when the drum show started. The drum show is a great performance. The drummers (usually three of them) stand on the porch of the drum tower and perform on huge drums. They’re in costume, […]
Read MoreThe kids really love helping their mom cook – particularly pancakes. They stand on chairs so they’re up high enough to reach and help her add ingredients and mix everything together. The best part, however, comes as she is putting the pancakes on griddle. That’s when they get to pick what they want to add to […]
Read MoreIf you have been reading these tales for a while, you may have noticed that when my wife is busy on a Saturday or Sunday I almost always take the boys out for an adventure. These adventures can be anything from a Disney park to a trip to the local park. The reason for this is […]
Read MoreAs Chronicle readers may remember, we have an ongoing issue with my wife trying to convince the kids to share their pizzas. For those that don’t remember, here’s the story. The other day we had a leftovers meal (cleaning out the fridge of the week’s leftovers). Leftover meals are actually kind of fun. There’s never enough […]
Read MoreAbout a year ago, maybe more, the kids hit on the idea of putting on a show for us. Whenever they could, they’d drag us to a couch, have us sit down, and then pretend they were the center of a show. They’d either grab something and pretend it was a microphone, or they’d just […]
Read MoreIf you’ve been reading along, you’ve no doubt realized that our two boys sometimes seem as different as two people can get. This was really driven home to me the other day as we were cleaning up. They had been playing some sort of game with their mom that involved extremely large plastic bowls. I’m […]
Read MoreBoth the boys are really into pretend play. They are always turning blocks into people, pillows into trains, or otherwise converting the toys they have into pretend versions of real things. One toy that they don’t convert is their plastic toy cash register. It’s a cool little thing with a real scanner on it. You […]
Read MoreN is three years old now, and resisting naps with all his might. The other day the two of us were home alone, around his usual nap time. I was pushing him on the swing and his little eyes were drooping closed so much that I was worried he was going to fall of the […]
Read MoreFrom my kids’ point of view, much of my work consists of me sitting at my computer and typing. There’s no need for them to differentiate between spreadsheets, e-mails, word processing, coding, or any of the rest of it. To them, it’s just daddy sitting at a computer and typing. The other day, my wife and […]
Read MoreGenerally, when we go out to eat with the kids they drink either lemonade or milk. They rarely want water and we don’t let them have soda too often. When we go to a restaurant that doesn’t have lemonade, things get a little tricky. I was at such a place with my youngest a couple […]
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