SuburbanDaddy

Tonight we decorated the Christmas tree. You might picture a warm family setting, fire crackling, festive music, laughter, and everyone loving and helping each other. That would be an episode of Happy Days.
Despite the pictures you see here, what happens when we put ornaments on the tree is quite different. [...]

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Ever wonder what kids remember about the holidays? Here is Thing 1’s account of our Thanksgiving. He tells a nice story, full of suspense, building to the exiting finish. The transcript follows in case you can’t read his writing. And yes, it’s about football because, well, that’s his obsession in case [...]

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Another year, another Halloween. This was the first year we all went trick or treating together, at least for a little bit. Usually, SuburbanDaddy stays home with a baby and hands out candy.
We started early, before it was even close to dark, because there is just too much excitement to keep [...]

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Fall just may be the best season. There is so much to do on the weekends, especially when the weather is nice, and we take advantage.
Last weekend was apple picking with SuburbanAunt and SuburbanUncle and the SuburbanCousins. We only ended up taking home 10 apples that met our strict standards, but Thing 3 [...]

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We’re back from our week in Corolla, NC. It was the first trip we’ve attempted as a family of six.  It was exhausting but a good experience.  For a look at one of our previous trips, see this post on why I call it a trip and not a vacation.
Thing 1 and Thing 2 [...]

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Ten years ago today, SuburbanMommy said “I Do”.
Ten years seems like it was an eternity ago, but I can also remember like it was yesterday.
10 years. 4 kids. 912 bottles of wine. 106,719 diapers. 17 weddings attended. A few funerals. A little less, but more grey, hair. [...]

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Parents try hard to pass on to their kids what they feel is important. They want their kids to grow up to be well rounded, functioning members of society. And they want them to have a bit of culture and style.
With three brothers ahead of Thing 4, SuburbanMommy wasted no time instilling important [...]

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Or, as they refer to it in politically correct preschool: Happy Green Day.
Here is Thing 4, dressed in green, enjoying a ride on her birthday present from SuburbanGrandpa.

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