Being a parent of toddlers, there’s a big difference between the experiences of low tide and high tide on the beach.Low tide means easy street for most parents, while high tide usually requires constant monitoring and handholding.As far as I am concerned, nothing beats low tide on the beach with my kids. Typically, the waves… Read more »
Low tide on the beach with kidsPlanning a “staycation” hereStopping for a horse to cross the road on AssateagueWatching the “Kids Of Summer” in this paper change year after yearSmores and a beach bonfireA pound of crab meat as a snackHow empty Berlin streets are at nightShort phone conversationsGrammar expertsChips and queso and guacamoleLunch and… Read more »
This month marks the four-year anniversary of this column.As I recently looked back through the hard-copy album of these ramblings that I plan to one day give to my boys, I could not help but laugh at some of the incredibly stupid things I have written in the course of this column.Here’s a look at… Read more »
Jumping waves with my kidsEating dinner on the beachWhen people listen to the lifeguardsHorses walking along the water’s edge at AssateagueSaving up for something specialLeftovers from grilling outWatching how different people open crabsPlanning aheadWhen a kid gets a foul ballBeing sore from a workoutThat football season is near
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 »
Early-morning crabbing sessionsSeeing my kids truly excitedEggs with crabmeat for breakfastTurning in early on a Sunday nightGetting up early on a Monday morningWatching people read this paper Watching the boats leave the Inlet for the White Marlin OpenDogs that love the waterA big breakfast after churchNot taking the phone to the beachBig slices of crispy… 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 »
Watching people doing the hot-sand danceBody surfingThe view from atop the Pier Ferris wheelWhen my sons make beach friends for the dayLunch at my deskFamily reactions at the OlympicsLow tide on the beach with kidsStieg Larsson’s Dragon Tattoo TrilogyHot steamed crabs and cold beerSharing a good bookTrying out new restaurants
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 »
Dry humorAn addicting bookRainbow photosIce cream on the beachHot and dry weekendsCrabs after the kids have gone to bedThe morning after a good workoutSipping a frozen drink in a poolA longer than expected ride on a waveBerlin’s downtown charmBiking on the Boardwalk