SuburbanDaddy

I took the animals to the National Zoo today in DC. Urban Uncle went with us. Who knew it would be so crowded. Sure, it’s Memorial Day weekend but I thought everyone left town for the start of summer except for the thousands of bikers here for Rolling Thunder. And [...]

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Two year olds will say some pretty random stuff. Sometimes it makes no sense. Sometimes it’s from something you did weeks ago.
Thing 3 does what I call a running commentary about nothing. Whatever pops into his mind cones out in words.
“Wow! A rock. I don’t like that. [...]

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This is how Thing 3 sleeps. Every single item is essential and must be precisely in the right place.

There are the Buzz and Woody dolls. A book. Not just any book. It must be the Backyardigans Jungle Colors book that is falling apart in three places. And Legos. [...]

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Sometimes the best intentions yield bad results. Last week, for Mothers Day, Thing 1 pledged to help. He even made this in school. How adorable.

So, with Thing 1 leading the way, he and Thing 2 set out to clean the basement. They may even have told me first. I don’t [...]

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Thing 1 and 2 at their first baseball game. The Nationals actually won in a come from behind victory, which is a rare event in these parts.

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When Thing 4 arrived, our first girl after 3 boys, I was fully prepared for everything that comes with a newborn. Car seats, strollers, bottles, sleepless nights, spit-ups, crying. Been there, done that 3 times.
Most stuff is pretty much the same, so far, with a girl as it was with the boys. I know [...]

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