What kind of family do I want to have? Don’t we as parents dream of having a family that is always close?  The kind of close that makes the millions of miles that may separate us insignificant? It’s the family … Continue reading →...

One thought has impressed me more than any other this New Year: How much my kids have changed in such a short amount of time. I’ve been looking back at what I wrote from last year and reliving the moments, … Continue reading →...

It’s officially 12:33 am on the day after Christmas.  Time to haul all of those garbage bags of wrapping paper outside and get your life back.  But be careful how you do it.  I learned my lesson last year when we … Continue reading →...

Merry Christmas! You still say that?!? (Actual comment someone made when a relative of mine told their neighbor Merry Christmas) Yes I do, despite all the efforts of my daughter’s public preschool to brainwash her into saying that nonsense phrase … Continue reading →...

We had two Christmas celebrations this weekend, and I have been experimenting with my Digital SLR ever since this post by Tiffany on how to take {pretty} pictures of your Christmas tree.  Here’s my weekend recap with photos. The first … Continue reading →...

I’m a dad.  Dads can do anything, right?  We’re strong.  Who does everyone ask to open that tough jar of jam?  We’re smart.  We can help with any kind of homework assignment.  Even if we don’t know the answer we’re … Continue reading →...

In the spirit of Christmas I share this slightly embarrassing but simultaneously proud moment of my life with you.  It may startle some of you to learn that I am the Office Nerd.  Every office has one.  It’s the guy … Continue reading →...

Putting Pax to sleep, I hold him in my lap as we rocked and prayed, then I lift him up and set him into his bed.  It’s the same routine every night. I ask him a series of questions about … Continue reading →...

Tonight I realized again just how little time I actually have with my kids each night.  After getting home from work the amount of actual face to face time can be less than an hour with each.  Things that I … Continue reading →...