It was 4:50 in the morning and Beckett was standing inches from my face. That’s how last Saturday began at my house.Instinctively, I picked him up and put him in bed with us, only to be quickly reminded we were going out on crabbing that morning with our neighbor “Mr. Brad”.While I got out of… Read more »

I turned my back on Carson the other day on the beach and I learned a painful lesson.Fortunately, this is not a story of a lost kid or anything as rattling as that, but is memorable for other reasons.While a friend and I were sitting on the beach watching our older kids play in the… Read more »

There may be no better indication of a little one’s temperament than the reaction to having to do something he or she doesn’t want to do.This week I had the pleasure (tongue firmly in cheek) of taking my son Carson for a blood test as well as an immunization. It was all within an hour… Read more »

No matter the circumstances, my kids love freezing water. It’s a little disturbing I admit, but this affinity is on display each night in the bathtub.It routinely plays out that neither boy wants any part of the cleaning process of bath time, and I assume this is a common situation with all kids. There’s not… Read more »

Based on how rough his big brother is with him at times, Carson is going to grow up to be one tough kid.Beckett can get away with some of the things he does now because Carson is smaller than he is and not quite as nimble on his feet as him. However, 16 months is… Read more »

Since it’s been a tad on the hot side of late, and surely you have noticed, we have been hunkering down at home and spending most of our weekends splashing around the pool with the kids.——————— Much of that time lately has been devoted to working with Beckett on swimming.While he can never get enough… Read more »

Big changes on several fronts have been occurring with our oldest son, Beckett, and it’s been wonderful to observe.Many parent friends have told me over the last couple years there comes a time when kids start to turn the corner and noticeable maturation takes place. They advised it would be like the flip of a… Read more »

One of the best parts of my job and being a parent is that every day is different.While there is a routine to guide both the work and home fronts, something new or unexpected occurs each day in both of my worlds, and I am grateful for that because it usually means I learn something… Read more »

From a parenting perspective, Facebook has a lot of value to me because it serves as a way to confirm I have not lost my mind.There have been countless times throughout this adventure called parenting that I have found tremendous comfort in seeing a post on the social network from a friend who is also… Read more »

It’s a different kind of night’s sleep when it involves a bed with my wife and 4-year-old son.Although we go to great lengths to keep our kids out of our bed to maintain some sanity, we have been having a frequent visitor in the middle of the night in our room for the last few… Read more »