Listen to the Magic Happen
I usually reserve this blog for original stuff, but came across this and needed to share! There is nothing better than a conversation about nothing and everything at the same time with my boys!!!
View ArticleSelf-Confidence
Have as much confidence in yourself as Oliver did when he presented his art teacher with his self portrait:
View ArticleHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Part Five in our Read Aloud Series)
This blog entry will Chronicle (pun intended) a father and son’s continuation of the first time reading the Harry Potter series together. We finished Book One, Two, Three and Four… now will move onto...
View ArticleOliver’s Loose Tooth
We’ve been waging war with a particularly stubborn bottom front tooth for what seems like eternity. Oliver either literally has the world’s longest baby tooth root system, or has secretly superglued...
View Article#BackToHogwarts2023
Continuing with tradition (for the ninth year in a row) I tweeted at JK Rowling for advice in dropping the boys off at Platform 9 3/4. I’m sure by now you know that September 1st is a sacred day for...
View ArticleTackle Football
Last weekend, I sat on the sidelines reliving my Pop Warner and high school football days. With that being said, I’ve finally come to the realization that I’m officially living vicariously through my...
View ArticleFlag Football
Flag Football?… Not what I’d expected, but I know enough about football in general to know that Oliver would enjoy a sport where he could run non stop and then occasionally (even though it’s against...
View ArticleHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Brothers’ First Read Aloud)
This blog entry will Chronicle (pun intended) a father and second sons’ first time reading the Harry Potter series together. This time around it’s a twist… As Oliver enters the magical world, this...
View ArticleI Love Watching My Sons Compete
I love watching people compete. I love more than anything the fire that drives athletes to do things no one thinks they can do. Not the champion, not the MVP, but the little extra that pushes people...
View ArticleTell Me You Have a First Grader Without Telling Me You Have a First Grader
As a former first grade teacher and now the parent of our second first grade child… It’s pretty simple if you ask me: All emptied out of our first grader’s backpack the day after a four day vacation...
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