Fatherhood 549
Grand Rapids Comicon was a great time, even if we were only there for half a day. Crowd was decent – populated but not crowded – and we had a lot of really good artwork to look at. We bought[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Grand Rapids Comicon was a great time, even if we were only there for half a day. Crowd was decent – populated but not crowded – and we had a lot of really good artwork to look at. We bought[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A lot of houses just had buckets or bowls or whatever set out for kids to pick from, and that’s been working well for the past couple years, but it led to another fun exchange that showed the girls being[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The game is actually pretty fun – more so, perhaps, because the girls get so excited about trading gems – and it’s very quick to set up and also to learn. They do get pretty competitive about the treasures, as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Laundry is a never-ending battle, as any parent knows, but the worst part is having to be cognizant of what load I put into the wash after their glittery goodness has contaminated everything. It’s bad enough that I end up[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
They had a serious lack of airflow which made the place very warm (and we didn’t even go on their busiest day), but both patrons and the artists were just happy to be there, so we all put up with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Let me just say that context matters. A lot. The girls do love the game and there’s all kinds of things that they can do, though Arwyn tends to lack creativity in what she does. She just does the same[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Seriously, if you can’t enjoy a Ghibli movie… what’s wrong with you? ;P Nausicaa is my personal favourite, so I’m very happy to know the girls love it too. Arwyn gets to absolutely rolling with laughter with the silly parts,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And you want to know what they said the best part of the whole day was? Feeding the seagulls. These two are for the birds, apparently. Still, if you enjoy boats, history, or both, I’d highly recommend the Valley Camp[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It never fails that while the girls will do all sorts of fun things and talk about them with excitement, but when you ask what the best part was? Always the most mundane thing that we did. They did have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This whole thing came out of nowhere and was completely random, with the giggles from their bedroom the only hint of what was to come. Have I mentioned that my kids are crazy? They get it from their mom. Me? […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…