SuburbanDaddy

The new obsession for us this month is mini golf. Thing 1 and Thing 2 have already played more rounds of golf this year than me.
Thing 3 played for the first time today. He was more interested in the sticks and rocks than the game. And he really enjoyed taking [...]

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There has been a major security breach at the SuburbanHouse.
I had devised a sophisticated, high tech barrier to prevent Thing 3 from going upstairs. At first because we didn’t want him to tumble down the stairs, but now because we don’t want him getting into everything in the bedrooms and bathrooms. He’s famous [...]

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I have no idea where he would learn such a gesture.  It must have been from SuburbanMommy, or maybe from that crazy Aunt Crazy.

Ok, if you must know, he was pointing out the cut that he just received on his finger.

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Thing 2 turns four years old tomorrow.  His birthday also happens to be on Fathers Day this year.  We had the party last week, so no real big plans tomorrow.
Except he keeps asking who is coming to his birthday tomorrow.  I’m not sure what he is expecting since we had a full blown dual party [...]

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Hang around preschoolers enough, and you will hear some very entertaining commentary.  Take an example heard this weekend while SuburbanGrandpa was visiting.  We were all sitting at the table eating dinner.  The fact that 3 adults and 3 kids were all sitting and eating at the same time is a shockingly rare occasion in our [...]

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Thing 3 turned two years old today!  The day began with him sleeping in until 7:15, which was the best birthday gift to SuburbanMommy and Daddy we could have asked for.
After that, it was a day filled with fun and celebrations tantrums and time-outs.  At two years old, his brothers were more excited about the [...]

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I am in total shock right now.   Thing 3 is reading quietly in his crib.  Thing 1 and Thing 2 are playing nicely together upstairs.  They are playing games and doing puzzles together.  They aren’t fighting.  They are using indoor voices.
I am in the office downstairs, enjoying some quiet time on the computer.  I think [...]

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