Thanks to certain battle that happened during our first visit to Sea World, it was over a year before we went back. When we went finally did return, C was just a few months shy of 3 years old. 3 years old is a very important point in a child’s development. It’s the point at which […]

With C, the terrible twos came early – right around 18 months, actually. With his little brother, therefore, we’ve been hoping that maybe they wouldn’t be so “terrible”. The other night at dinner, however, I think we may have seen their beginning. The boys were being bad with a capital B. I managed to bring the older brother […]

About two years ago, C and I were taking a walk when he suddenly had something important to tell me. I knew it was important because he stopped, looked up at me, and said in a very serious voice, “Daddy.” I stopped too. We were, after all, holding hands. “Yes?” “I love pink.” “Ah. Okay.” […]

One of the problems with taking toddlers to an amusement park is dealing with the lines. A 20 minute wait to get on a ride is no big deal for adults, but it seems like forever to a 4 year old. Sometimes it seems like that to a dad too. Disney has the added challenge […]

One of the big lessons we’ve worked on with the kids is saying “I’m sorry” when they do something that hurts someone else. It seems like a good idea, but now I’m starting to wonder if we’ve gone a little too far. The other day N jumped off the ottoman on to the couch. His […]

A couple years ago, we hit on what is perhaps the easiest game in the world: making faces. All you do is make a face and ask the other person to guess what your expression is. There’s no score. You just take turns making faces. Angry face, happy face, sad face, confused face, and so on. […]

I am, all modesty aside, quite talented at carrying kids on my shoulders. It’s an unusual and singularly unmarketable talent, but that’s the way it is. To me, carrying a child on your shoulder is like being a roller coaster. Sure, you can just plod along, but it’s more fun to make it exciting. It’s […]

As I may have mentioned before, we have two big lab mutts. By “big”, I mean that that each dog is a bit over 70 lbs. These are not the “lie down and loll around labs” that you may have encountered. These are the “look, we can stand on our back feet and hop straight […]

The boys were roughhousing again. Since they seem to love it so much, our rule is that as long nobody cries, they’re okay. If one makes the other cry, however, there’s trouble. This seems to be working out, at least somewhat. By “seems to be working,” I mean that now they try not to make […]

Epcot with a two year old and a four year old is a lot of fun. If there’s only one of you, it’s actually better than the Magic Kingdom. All the appropriate rides at Epcot can handle three people in one car, whereas Magic Kingdom has rides that the two year old can’t ride and […]