I’ve decided to document our time where we are supposed to shelter at home in Illinois. Below is how week one went. Day One I let him watch shows more than usual, but also we spent some time outside batting the ball back and forth. I guess you can call that recess. I ordered lunch online and picked it up at Rapid Pickup at Panera…
“This will be your school in a few months,” I said to him as we passed by the brick building with large trees in front and a long empty yellow bus parked by the entrance. I try to keep him informed about where he was going to be at next year so he is familiar with what is coming up for him. “It is still…
Due to these unusual times, I’ve created a list of links to kid’s activities that Facebook friends and the news have posted.
What is our son’s vision like? The answer to this question we would find out after we picked the kid up early from school to take him to his eye exam required for kindergarten. My husband filled out the paperwork while I kept Andrew busy. He asked questions about what he was facing. “Will they use eye drops?” “If you follow what they are instructing…
At the Dad 2.0 Summit in Washington D.C., dads shared their lives including funny instances with their kids and how quickly they seem to grow up. I left St. Louis on Thursday, March 28, to gain some insight on daddy blogging and make connections with other dads across the US and even met some Canadian dads. The best part of Dad 2.0 was the shared…
Mark Loewen’s latest coloring book The True Colors of Family Coloring Book (Celebrating LGBT Families) features coloring pages of families with two moms, two dads, single parents, and even childless families.
On our Caribbean cruise, we were able to take advantage of using the kid’s club since Andrew was way beyond needing diapers. Children have to be toilet trained for Holland America to be at the club. This allowed Andrew some time to do activities with other kids and we took some time for ourselves, which we don’t do very often. The program on Holland America…
Aruba, land of crystal white beaches, Flintstone cartoon sized rocks to climb and a ruby red streetcar to see the town, was our last port of call. The cruise stopped on the edge of the main city of Oranjestad.
Willemstad is a Dutch city transported to the Caribbean on the island of Curacao. It has a rainbow color palette of buildings along its bay and lots of history to explore. The cruise ship was docked here from the morning until the evening so we had plenty of time to check out the island. Checking Out the Shops We headed off the cruise ship onto…
A land of pink flamingos, mountains of bright white salt and aquarium clear water, was Bonaire to us.
