A couple of weeks ago, we went to Cypress Gardens. Cypress Gardens is a strange place. It used to be a set of large decorative gardens, with animals and a water skiing show. Now, it’s an amusement park – with decorative gardens, animals, and a water skiing show. Since the kids are way too small […]

When you have dogs and kids, you develop some interesting dynamics. For example, the dogs frequently (and accidentally) knock them over. They (the dogs) are also always trying to steal food out of their hands. Of course, we discipline the dogs. However, it seems as though the kids translate us saying "No!" into "Go hit […]

Yesterday, we flew back from Texas with two extremely tired boys. I mean, really, really tired. After a week of playing with their cousins, both were ready to spend a week sleeping. We were standing in the security line in the Houston airport with them sitting in their strollers, when J decided to try to […]

This week J and the kids were visiting her family in Texas. So last Saturday, I thought I’d take the boys some place special while J was at work. Sort of a “here’s something to make sure you remember me” trip. We went to MGM Studios. For those not from Orlando, MGM is one of […]

As I mentioned on Monday, several months back I took the boys down to the Animal Kingdom for a Saturday of fun. If you’ve never been to Disney, you need to know that they name their parking sections. At the Magic Kingdom, they’re named after Disney Characters. At the Animal Kingdom, they’re named after animals. […]

In honor of the arrival of my new niece, I thought I’d go back in time to when N first arrived at the hospital. Having a baby when there’s another one already at home is a lot more complicated. Instead of just staying in the hospital until discharge time, I shuttled back and forth to […]

A few months after C was walking, we took him to Sea World to see the Clydesdales. He took one look at them and said "Cows!" J corrected him, "no. Those are horses. Horses." The second time she said ‘horses’, she said it very slowly so he could learn how to pronounce it. He wasn’t […]

We were moving furniture last weekend. At one point, J was off doing something and I was "watching" C & N. I say "watching" because I was actually shoving furniture around, carrying boxes, and looking in on the two guys every couple minutes. Mostly I was listening for screaming. Despite their huge age difference (C […]

Sometimes, the absurdity of a situation really gets to me. Having the kids around makes this more of a problem, because laughing is simply not always appropriate. Here’s a case in point. The other night we had pasta for dinner. When I say "we", I mean J, N, and I. C was refusing to eat. […]

This one’s for all the new dads out there. When you’re sitting on the couch with your family, do not show your son how much fun it is to pick up a pillow and bop his mom. Even though it is incredibly tempting – and I realize that it is incredibly tempting – resist. Yes, […]