A little something different today…. As a dad of five (soon six!) rambunctious kids, I never thought I’d be daydreaming about a two-seat electric pickup. With car seats, baseball and ballet gear, and enough snacks to feed a small army, our family’s rides usually scream “minivan or bust” (actually, our Honda Pilot isn’t a minivan, but I… Continue reading Fifteen: Why the Slate Truck Sparks Joy for Our Big Family of (Almost!) Eight
Category: Fun
Fourteen: I’ll Be Back
Woke the kids up early to see what the Easter bunny left. Went to sunrise mass to worship and receive the body, blood, soul, and divinity of our risen Lord and Savior. Came home to hide Easter eggs all over the back yard. Watched all my kids hunt those Easter eggs, count the candies they… Continue reading Fourteen: I’ll Be Back
Eleven: Cherishing Moments: A Dad’s Very Brief Guide to Raising a Girl and Lots of Boys
The author reflects on parenting four boys and the importance of spending quality time with them while also acknowledging his daughter’s changing interests as she grows up. He emphasizes the need for parents to cherish moments, whether grand or simple, and to make time for meaningful experiences together before children become more independent.
Ten: Unique Family Tradition: Rotating Date Nights with Kids
In this post, I share a unique family tradition of conducting individualized date nights with each child to ensure they receive the necessary attention amidst a busy household. The dates rotate among parents and involve activities chosen by the children, promoting connection and joy. This practice underscores the importance of quality time in nurturing parent-child relationships.
Nine: Family Fun
Simple post today. Five things we do as a family for fun. The only one in order is the first one. The others are in no particular order. One: Baseball Games We love baseball. Thankfully, our hometown has a college team and a collegiate league summer team that each offer multiple free ticket games every… Continue reading Nine: Family Fun
Random Musings #4
I envy people who live where it snows frequently. I love the snow. It’s one of my all time favorite things in the world, something I’ve seen only a handful of times in my life, seeing as how we got snow exactly one time that I can remember growing up (it was truly epic when… Continue reading Random Musings #4
Eight: Never Gets Old
There isn’t a whole lot to say about being a witness to sonograms other than this: this never gets old.
Six: Train Trip Report: What to Expect on Amtrak With Your Big Family
(Long one. You’ve been warned.) As I began typing this, we were on the home stretch of our three day trip. Day one saw us on the train for just shy of seven hours, two nights and a day spent in Dallas (I’ll focus on that in another post soon), and then our 7.5 hour… Continue reading Six: Train Trip Report: What to Expect on Amtrak With Your Big Family
Five: On the Train into the New Year
Our family’s first big trip, a trip to Dallas on the Amtrak Texas Eagle to close out 2024! We didn’t ring in the new year there, but it was an amazing way to close out an amazing year. Only my wife had ever been on an Amtrak train before, so she was the only one… Continue reading Five: On the Train into the New Year
Random Musings #2
“I see the children play outside, like angels in the snowWhile mom and daddy share a kiss under the mistletoeAnd we’ll cherish all these simple things wherever we may beOh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me” “That’s Christmas to Me,” by Pentatonix I challenged my students recently to write an essay for extra credit on… Continue reading Random Musings #2