SuburbanDaddy

We slowed down some today and built in sibling separation time so we didn’t have a repeat of yesterday. And since we also needed to get some household chores done in the morning, Thing 1 got to help me fold four loads of laundry, while Thing 2 was SuburbanMommy’s assistant at the grocery [...]

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Day two of our stay-cation was another action packed day. We started with a family round of mini golf, cooled off at Splashdown Water Park, and finished up at Cold Stone Creamery for ice cream (some of us, more on that soon).
One of the byproducts of this stay-cation is that Thing 1 and Thing [...]

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We usually take a family trip to the beach in the summer, which is anything but a vacation for anyone but the kids, but with our new addition this year we weren’t quite ready to go anywhere as a family of six.
Instead, we opted for a stay-cation with just Thing 1 and Thing 2. [...]

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Yesterday was our long anticipated first trip to a pro football game. We’ve been to baseball and basketball games this year, but there is something about your very first football game that you never forget. Being there yesterday brought back my first Giants game with my dad. Also, having not been to [...]

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Our three boys are similar in many ways. All very active, in constant motion, and competitive with each other. But they also have developed very unique personalities and it’s fun observe. A recent trip to the playground is the perfect observation booth.
To Thing 1 everything is a game. He wanted to throw the ball or [...]

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One word: Popsicles!

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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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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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