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My 2 year old loves to pretend he is a cat, and does a pretty good job. Every great once in a while he will be a frog or a dog. Yesterday, he was a frog. All the way home from dropping Ciárán off at preschool. It’s not a long way, but it takes FOREVER…
Last year was my first year participating in the Seattle Mariners Kids Club program. I checked out the website of a few other teams last year, and from what I can tell, the idea of a Kids Club is pretty universal in the MLB, maybe even mandated. Individual clubs, however, implement them differently. There is almost no…
These are a few of the things that have cropped up in my head the last few weeks concerning the Seattle Mariners. Does Edgar Martinez have a lifetime pass to Safeco Field? Is he employed by the Seattle Mariners in any capacity or does he have to pay to go to the ball park…
The kids don’t have school today. Public school is still in session, but for my kids it is a day between trimesters. I had planned on taking them to the aquarium and possibly Pike Place Market this morning. Since Xavier is still taking afternoon naps, I thought a solid morning outing followed by a…
This year, despite several scheduling conflicts, August was able to participate in Cub Scouts much more than last year. I was even able to take him to an overnight camp back in January. Of course there was still a bit of a mad dash to get his car ready for the annual Pine Wood…
Last week we took a look at the Mega Bloks® Skylanders Giants™ Zeppelin Air Ship Assault and now you have a chance to get one for yourself. Two (yes TWO!) lucky recipients will get a set for themselves. All you have to do is submit a comment below and you’re entered. Winners will be selected…
I was recently struck with not just how different my life is now from before I had children, but how different I was as a person. There are times I wonder if the 22 year old me would recognize himself in the me of today at 45 years old. Back then I smoked, but…
Let’s get it out of the way from the start, LEGO’s basic brick/peg construction isn’t an engineering trademark. While Mega Bloks came about later and can be seen as an doppelganger, that doesn’t portend bad things. Mega Bloks may not have as many sets of proprietary creatives as LEGO does, it does have some…
Sunday mornings were very different years ago. I was struck by this recently as my 2 (soon to be 3) year old came running in to bring me a piece of paper. Years, no – decades, ago, Sundays were for sleeping in and sleeping off. I would wake at some late hour on Sunday,…
“I don’t need to go potty!” I’m putting my toddler down for nap. We arrive home from dropping off Ciárán at preschool and Xavier knows the routine well. Shoes and coat off, go to the bathroom, diaper on, then upstairs for story and nap. As we approach the bathroom, Xavier begins protesting. Well, he was…