SuburbanDaddy

Last weekend was a boys weekend.  SuburbanMommy went to NYC for the weekend to attend soon-to-be-SuburbanAunt’s bridal shower and bachelorette party.
Surprisingly, the weekend wasn’t too bad.  It was much, much better than the weekends in the winter when I was home alone.  Mainly because we can do things outside.  The Things have way too much [...]

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What does a 5 year old consider to be fun? Sure, there are the typical activities you’d expect – tee ball, board games, puzzles – that Thing 1 enjoys.
But there is another one you probably wouldn’t guess. He likes to write numbers on a piece of paper. He starts with 1, 2, [...]

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I had a company picnic this week.  There were the usual kids activities – face painting, balloon animals, ice cream – and the featured attraction was a softball game where the company “all stars” played against a visiting team with “special guests”.  Turns out the guests were the the Jonas Brothers.
It was pretty cool even [...]

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We went to the Reston Festival this weekend. We got there before it opened, which was good for beating the crowds. But many of the rides weren’t ready yet and the Things grew restless.
By far the best ride/game was this giant inflatable slide. Kids had to climb through a series of levels [...]

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I learned a new meaning of the expression “Cold Feet”.  Last night, Thing 2 came into our bedroom around 4:30am.  Unfortunately, this is not all that uncommon.
He often wakes in the middle of the night, wanting a light turned on, or a different blanket, or some toy to sleep with.  He goes back to sleep [...]

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Waiting for the sack races to start. The race didn’t go too well. Thing 2 jumped out to an early lead but then took a tumble and started to cry. Thing 1 gave up halfway through when he saw he couldn’t win. So much for always finish what you start.

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