11 Jan
05 Jan
Monster Jam vs. Lively Little Campers (Spoiler Alert: We Lost)
I have a confession. I was one of those 28 year olds who swore I would never get sucked in to all that kid junk. You know the type–the non-parent who swears they will always be far too cool to play Raffi on loop in the car or stand with their head through the cut out hole of a wooden penguin at the zoo, acting all, yeah, haha, I really look like a penguin. I’m pretty sure I assumed (pre-children) that parents brought their kids to places like Storybook Land because they felt they had to. They were doing their due diligence,... Read More
31 Dec
Happy New Year! It’s Gonna Be Hard to Beat 2013…
2013, thank you for the best gift ever. 2014, here we come. Read More
02 Dec
Coffee Table Mojo: KOA and the Art of Kamping
KOA And The Art of Kamping It’s only early December but I miss camping season already. I love the holidays as much as the next dad–but I love getting out in our RV even more. Our family has spent over a hundred nights camping during the past four years and most of those nights have been spent at KOA campgrounds. Stephanie calls me a “KOA Fanboy,” and its true. I like their friendly cancellation policy and their kid friendly activities and amenities. But what I have really loved the most about the KOA campgrounds... Read More
25 Nov
Competitive Birding: The Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
A Day at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Preserve So the government shutdown ended, the National Parks reopened, and we finally got to make our annual trip to the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Preserve last weekend. If you think birding sounds boring, then you haven’t done it with preschoolers. After some initial disagreement on the rules of the game–a duck is not a bird…yes it is…no it isn’t, etc– the boys spent the entire eight-mile driving loop diligently trying to spot a bird and then... Read More
17 Oct
Storming the White House…No Government Shutdown Here!
As Stephanie mentioned in her last past, our trip to the Edwyn B. Forsythe Wildlife Preserve was a complete bust. Largely because we did not know it was a NATIONAL preserve. Thanks again Congress. Your approval rating finally hit zero in our station wagon last Saturday. Stephanie also mentioned that after driving up to the barricaded gates we made a sensible parenting decision by deciding to take our three young boys to Atlantic City. But what she did not mention is that we brought our complaints about the shutdown directly to the White... Read More
12 Oct
