C loves to take baths. He splashes around, floats his little toys, and just has a blast. The natural extension of this love of baths is his disappointment when it’s time for the bath to be over. He’s learned how the drain stopper works, but understands that once I pull it, he’s not allowed to put it […]

We took the kids out for ice cream last night. There’s a place near us that serves ice cream through windows. There’s no place to eat inside the store. You walk up, order your ice cream and then just sort of hang around outside, eating it. They also have these little kid-sized cones that are […]

With everyone else in the family sick yesterday, I went home early from work at noon to try to help out. J went right to bed, and I had the kids for the rest of the day. The biggest challenge for me with the kids is nap time. In particular, C doesn’t like to nap […]

The other day, J took C and the dogs for a walk, leaving N and myself home alone. Though there were good reasons for this separation of parental duties, N seemed to take it hard. While his mom was getting everything ready, he went to the baby gate and cried his eyes out. You may […]

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 […]

A few months back, I took C & N to Epcot while J was at work. You may remember the part of the trip that I mentioned before. Well, something else happened there, which has had an ongoing affect. I’ve been waiting until this resolved itself before writing about it, but now I’m not sure […]

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. […]

I think I’ve probably already mentioned that C loves trains. The depth of this love can be rather surprising. Several months back, I took the boys down to the Animal Kingdom for a Saturday of fun. On the way, which is about a 45 minute trip, they completely conked out. By the time I arrived […]