Archive for the ‘Kids’ Category


Rays and Music

I went to the Tampa Bay Rays game last night with Crystal and Ralph. I thought I was going to the baseball game with a concert afterwards and they thought they where going to have to sit through some baseball to see Adam Lambert. Crystal wasn’t sure she even liked baseball. I had to assure [...]

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New Family Artist

Morgan is turning into quite an artist. With a little help from her mom, she drew and colored this picture of their family walking in the woods at their new home. It’s even got their new cat, Frosty, in the tree. I guess he likes to go on walks, too. Looks like fun to me!

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What Do You Do With All The Shells?

Every time I took the kids to the beach this year, we always came home with a bag of shells. Morgan wasn’t too picky about which ones she put in the bag – just about every one was ‘take home’ material. Gavin and I had a ‘thing’ for beach rocks. We even played catch in [...]

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I Never Roll Out of Bed

Morgan told me last night that she never rolls out of bed. That was right after I said, ‘No’, to her request to leave her cup of water next to her. I checked on the kids a couple hours after they fell asleep and look who was completely off her bed right where the water [...]

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Econo Pool Travels To The Beach

You might remember ‘Econo Pool‘ from an earlier post. Not only does it make a good pool, but it also makes a good beach toy carrier and handy bucket for playing in the sand. We just pretend that it’s totally normal to carry around an empty kitty litter bucket. Maybe I should start sending it [...]

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Gavin’s First Lost Tooth

Don’t ask me when Josh or Crystal first lost a tooth because there was no such thing as the internet back then so I couldn’t blog about it. During Scooby Doo this afternoon, Gavin’s loose tooth came out. He says it didn’t hurt and with the big grin on his face, I’d say he’s pretty [...]

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Econo Pool!

In an effort to save money, instead of buying a kiddie pool for when the grandkids come over, I give them a couple of empty kitty litter buckets! We’re not too proud.. and they still have a ton of fun on a hot afternoon.

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