Interactions with children are always interesting and I’m thankful to have two sons who always keep life entertaining. Let the following serve as a recap of recent happenings of note.•Beckett buddies up every beach day with newfound friends, and some are more entertaining than others.Before Beckett even started a conversation with the boy — who… Read more »

Not sure if it will always be this way, but the end of the school year is a time of mixed emotions.Summer break is an exciting time for the kids after nine months of school, a set schedule and a lot of hard work, but the fact they will be moving on to new classrooms… Read more »

Some things you just have to laugh about, and I’m so thankful to my children for being the source of so much of it.While driving to the beach the other day, Carson started banging on the window to get our attention.It was a person dangling what looked like a cigarette out a cracked window that… Read more »

By the time Tuesday morning rolled around, I was not sad about parting ways with my boys for the work day.It was a fun three-day weekend, but it was an exhausting one as well. By the time Monday night came after lots of beach time, including hundreds of soccer ball kicks and football throws and… Read more »

Embarrassing my kids is a lot of fun to me.Life is too stressful and busy not to enjoy the little things in life, and one of those recent delights has been bringing a little bit of mortification to my son Beckett, who is now a whopping 7 years old.A few examples to illustrate the point… Read more »

When I saw it on the schedule, I knew I had to go along with Carson on his first field trip to a horse farm.The kid’s love of animals is not reserved for any particular type, but he has a clear affinity for horses. If we are driving in the car and pass a horse,… Read more »

A competitive game of laser tag kept me from doing my job last weekend.We made it a family occasion at Planet Maze’s 20th anniversary celebration last Saturday. While Carson and Pam were enjoying the maze portion, Beckett and I heeded the call for the next laser tag game. The only problem was I sort of… Read more »

Watching over a group of kids in a bounce house takes some steely nerves.I found myself in this predicament for a few minutes last weekend and I quickly shirked my responsibilities after being traumatized by a little girl getting hurt.What happened to her? That’s not really the question. It’s more like: what didn’t happen to… Read more »

Boys are rough by nature, but I continue to be astonished by what I see on a daily basis from my sons.They are brutal with each other but the only ones who seem to take umbrage are their parents.It’s tough to discipline one for blindsiding when the other — who was just decked from behind… Read more »

I love watching my kids do things together.Whether it’s walking down the beach hunting for shells, playing in the backyard on the trampoline, watching a movie or putting Legos together, it does the mind and soul good to see them as little partners in anything. When it happens, it’s embraced because there are times when… Read more »