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Thing 3 loves water.  He likes to drink it, spill it, pour it, splash it, bubble it, and throw it.  He is really fascinated by water.  He would run his hands under the faucet all day if he could.
And, this weekend, we found out this kid is also a natural when it comes to swimming.  [...]

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This reminds me of the 70’s style jogging suits that they wore on The Sopranos.

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I’ve heard that kids laugh hundreds of times each day, compared to adults who only laugh 20 times on average per day. I’m not surprised. Kids will find humor in the strangest places.
And they remember funny stuff like it happened yesterday. Thing 1 and Thing 2 have a funny moment [...]

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Comfort objects are a curious stage. For a while it was a monkey stuffed animal, then a duck. I can understand being attached to those nice cuddly objects.
The last few weeks Thing 3 has become attached to a flashlight. He carries it around the house, takes it to school, keeps [...]

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The results are in and I’m a runner up in the very prestigious Nickelodeon Parents Pick for Best Washington, DC Blog.
Congratulations to A Parent in Silver Spring. They didn’t post the final vote counts. My lawyers are looking into a possible recount.
Thanks to everyone who voted for Suburban Daddy. Maybe [...]

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I will preface this post by stating clearly, for the record, that I enjoy spending time with my kids.
But I’m sure other parents out there can appreciate this, especially those with more than one kid close in age and young ones like mine. Just because you enjoy spending time with your kids, doesn’t mean [...]

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Yesterday we were at Port Discovery Children’s Museum in Baltimore. Here are some pics of Thing 3. He loved the water room and riding the “horse”.

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File this under hard to believe. A manager at a Burger King in St Louis told a family they had to leave because their 6 month old wasn’t wearing shoes! The baby couldn’t walk or even crawl. To borrow from John McEnroe, you have got to be kidding me.
A possible violation of [...]

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