Over dinner one night, I was kindly reminded by my wife to write some nice things about our kids every now and again.Of course, this was around 9 p.m. after the kids had been put to bed and we had time to make our own dinner. We learned a while ago it’s best for us… Read more »

Over the course of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, I found myself often amazed at what was coming out of my mouth.When I say these are “aha” moments, Pam likes to tell me I’m citing an Oprah line. I actually never realized that was something Oprah cites a lot, but I guess a little bit… Read more »

Over the last month or so, a famous quote from Charles Dickens has been running through my head.“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …” Dickens wrote in “A Tale of Two Cities.”Now, I understand completely that my reasoning for thinking of his quote runs contrary to what Dickens was… Read more »

A little one’s birthday should be memorable and celebrated, and we basically did that for a week when it came to my oldest son’s third birthday.To be certain, we overdid it, but I think that’s the way it should be.Beckett’s birthday week began with a surprise encounter with Barney a week ago, a new backyard… Read more »

It seems appropriate today that I am now the owner of a minivan, albeit one of the classiest rides I have ever been in.This is particularly of note because my first car when I turned 16 was a minivan (a cherry red Ford Aerostar that I just adored at the time). I drove that for… Read more »

I was the parent that everyone wants to avoid last weekend.If you have ever taken your kid to the Kite Loft store on the Boardwalk in Ocean City, you understand how excited the little ones get when they walk in there.With Pam toting Carson around on her hip, I was tasked with keeping Beckett from… Read more »

It would be competing for top billing and most likely would fall just behind Christmas and birthdays because it truly is a day (really is more of an entire weekend) of fun.Easter around my house is serious business, and my wife, Pam, gets most of the credit for making it such an enjoyable time for… Read more »

Introducing my kids to something new tops my list of fun things to do, and last weekend provided a few unique opportunities to do just that. Here’s a little recap:One of the great aspects of living in Berlin is being within walking distance to just about everything, including the annual Christmas and Little League parades.Last… Read more »

Little kids have much more strength than we adults think.That could be perceived as their resilience, regarding their ability to bounce back from injury or illness in short order, or it could be referencing their brute nature.In this case, I’m not going overly intuitive on you. I’m simply referring to their physical strength and it’s… Read more »

Beckett made his first Facebook status update last month.That’s right, he’s quite technologically savvy for a kid a month shy of his third birthday.When we received our iPad around Christmas, neither Pam nor I could have imagined how much Beckett would love it. Of course, it wasn’t a huge surprise that he would want to… Read more »