It was a big day on Sunday around our house, as Beckett finally lost his first tooth.While we had been waiting for several months for it to happen, there was no advance warning of it at all. Out of nowhere, he woke up Saturday morning with one of his teeth on his bottom row literally… Read more »

Sleep was not easy to come by Monday night in advance of the first day of school.While there’s always a certain excitement when it comes to the beginning of a new school year, my feeling is the younger the kid the more anxiety for the parents.With both kids starting school on the same day this… Read more »

There’s nothing quite like hearing a curse word come from your 6-year-old child.Okay, that’s what is called a hook lead in journalism circles and demands an explanation.While on the beach last weekend, as is usually the case, Beckett, “6-and-a-quarter” by his own estimation, made a friend out in the water. He and the boy hit… Read more »

There was a time when separating from our kids was a challenge.For them and for us, parting was indeed sweet sorrow, but those days seem to be long gone now for all of us.I got to thinking about this after dropping Beckett off at day camp at Ocean Pines this week. Before I could even… Read more »

It takes one to know one I guess.That’s what I have been thinking lately when Carson and I engage in our daily battle of wills over the most mundane things.It has come to light recently that our 4-year-old has a touch of obsessiveness. It’s not appropriate to label him with the acronym we are all… Read more »

I learned the hard way this week that the 6-year-old of the house cannot keep a secret.On the way to karate the other night, Beckett and I stopped in Park Place Jewelers to pick up Pam’s birthday present. I made Beckett promise to not tell her beforehand and explained why. He seemed to understand and… Read more »