We watched Enchanted the other day. Fun movie, even if it is, as my 6-year old says, a “girl movie.” At one point, the well-intentioned-but-rather-dimwitted prince says “Thank you for keeping my bride safe, peasants.” “Daddy,” N (the four-year old) asked. “What does peasants mean?” “Poor. He called them poor.” The little guy burst out […]

Today’s tale is in the Chronicle. Click here to read it! Terms for Searchers: Cross Seminole Trail, Bicycle, Biking, Cycling, Big Kids, Competition

For the longest time, our biggest challenge when we were out with the boys was the fight over who got to be first. Both boys wanted a chance to be the leader, and neither one wanted to let the other one lead. This inevitably ended with two boys racing to get in front and shoving […]

Ever since the kids discovered superheroes, they’ve been fascinated with them. We talk about them, we make up our own, we play the “what power would beat what power” game… In fact, for my six year old’s last birthday we had everyone dress up as superheroes. Some time during this whole mishmash of heroism, the […]

Our four year old loves to share candy. He’s always sneaking a piece of candy into my hand or offering a piece to one of his friends. The other day, he offered a sour worm to a three-year old girl that was visiting. “Would you like to try one?” he asked, holding out the bright […]

The other weekend, while my wife was out walking the dogs, the boys burst into our bedroom. “Daddy!” the four year old shouted. “We made you breakfast!” added his older brother. “Yeah, come look! Come look!” I followed them out to the kitchen, where they had set up a plate with bananas, dry cereal, and […]

Years and years ago, in a land far far away, Easter was a time for people to get all dodded up. People understood the concept of an “Easter dress” or “Easter suit” or, dare I say it, an “Easter bonnet.” Those times are long gone, at least here in Orlando, where “Easter” means wearing khakis […]

Today’s Tale is in the Seminole Chronicle. Click here to read it. Terms for Searchers: Mountain Lion, Little Big Econ, nap, alligator

A few days back, as we were walking around the Flower and Garden show at Epcot, my six year old made an announcement. “Daddy,” he said. “I’d like to visit Lost Vegas.” This wasn’t a complete shock. We had seen the movie Bolt not too long ago, and part of it takes place in Las Vegas. […]

The alligator wrestling show down at Gatorland is a lot of fun. The gator wrestler stands on a concrete island surrounded by a moat filled with alligators. At the beginning of the show, he grabs an alligator by its tail and hauls it out of the moat on to the island. Actually, that’s not quite […]