SuburbanDaddy

Kids don’t like to wake up especially for school. Luckily, we have Thing 4 the human alarm clock. If her racket starting at 5:30am doesn’t do the trick, she will climb all over your bed and sit on you. I take her from room to room to get the boys up for [...]

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Just in case you thought the other day’s rambling was a fluke, I present these which were all asked, one after another, within one minute.
What happens when you eat a flower?
What is salad made out of?
One time I ate a shark and it was really good. It was a fire shark.
What do you make [...]

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When you have two older brothers, winning is not something you experience often. So when given the chance you take it.
Thing 3 almost never, ever finishes dinner. He likes grilled cheese, milk, and fruit and not much else, literally. He doesn’t eat any meat because, he claims, he is allergic (not true, [...]

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Here’s something you don’t see every day. Things 1,2,and 3 all sitting down, quietly, and reading at the library.

And now you see why. The promise of a visit to Cold Stone Creamery for ice cream!

Followed by a stop at the toy store.

All of this was done by SuburbanMommy with the hope that there [...]

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There are two types of parents: those who give their kids bad stuff to make their own lives easier, and those who say they don’t.
Here are some of the things I know may not be the greatest for kids, but I am very thankful for them.
Wii
Car DVD players
Oreos
Ice cream
Oreo ice cream
Nintendo DS
Fruit Loops, Apple Jacks, [...]

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Thing 4 is a great sleeper. At two years old she actually asks to go to bed when she’s tired, usually just before 8pm, and the bedtime routine is literally 30 seconds. It’s a nice contrast with Thing 3 whose bedtime routine can take 30 minutes.
There is one slight problem, though, with Thing [...]

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Children have a wonderful curiosity about the world around them. And, like a typical 4 year old, there is no end to Thing 3’s curiosity.
And there is no end to his questions. From the moment he wakes until he finally drifts off to sleep, there is a constant stream of talking [...]

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Thing 3: Mommy, can I climb the beanstalk up to the clouds with a giant?
SuburbanMommy: Sure. Do you know any giants?
Thing 3: Eli Manning!
Oh. And Thing 3 also likes to put fruit snacks on his face. Why? He says he is being Yoshi. No, it doesn’t make any sense. [...]

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