(Editor’s Note: The following is a reprint from December of 2009. The writer is on assignment in Ocean City having a “staycation.”)Driving around with the kids can be quite entertaining these days, due largely to the element of surprise always looming.What’s great is most of the time the kids are laughing at each other and… Read more »

Over the course of the last month, Beckett has been counting down to this week’s White Marlin Open.Last year he got spoiled because he was given an inside perspective on how the tournament functions at the scales at Harbour Island Marina. He was able to touch many of the fish weighed and took a couple… Read more »

Carson takes his mom’s birthday seriously.I’ve always known that, but this year he confirmed it again.Pam’s birthday was Tuesday. It was 6 a.m. and I was on our Peloton getting in a workout when I saw Carson come out of his room with his handmade gifts for his mom (thanks to his friend Danielle who… Read more »

Change always seems to be blowing around my house.There was a time not too long ago when we were out of the house heading to the beach, the pool or to a water park first thing on weekend mornings. The kids were always up no later than 6 in the morning so after an hour… Read more »

Five keeper flounder in the first hour was a great start to a father-and-son fishing trip last Saturday.Since he has a little brother with special needs, it’s important for Beckett to get time alone with his parents or just me in this case. When I booked the trip, Pam and I talked about whether we… Read more »

No two travel adventures are the same.That’s what I was thinking last Friday morning as I pulled over on Route 1 in northern Delaware.The final destination on this particular road trip was New Rochelle, N.Y. to spend the weekend with family. The plan was to drive from Berlin to Wilmington, Del. and catch a train… Read more »

One week into summer break for the kids, and I’m confused by what I’m observing from them.It’s like everything has changed in a matter of days. In different ways, both Beckett, 11, and Carson, 9, have clearly downshifted into summer living.The summer is supposed to be the most enjoyable time of year when you live… Read more »

For parents with kids in school, this was a big week.It’s the transition from school to summer. Like most years, my boys, who are finishing fifth and third grades, respectively, were eager to throw their bookbags in the corner one last time. Carson even took his book bag up to his room, and it hasn’t… Read more »

There is a certain bond among parents we all should embrace.Raising children is a journey full of peaks and valleys. It’s meant to be challenging and rewarding at the same time. It’s the ups and downs associated with the daily trials and tribulations that remind me this journey is like a train with the adults… Read more »

Pool days sure have changed over the years.Some of my favorite memories of my kids have occurred in and around our backyard pool. They learned how to swim there, lost teeth while swimming in it, perfected their cannonballs and diving skills, been hurt from playing too rough and played endless games of basketball, volleyball and… Read more »