Nine months have come and gone in the blink of an eye. Our brand new addition has become one big, sturdy, rolly-polly bundle of sweetness. She seems to come up with some new antics that keep the grownups around her entertained and enthralled.
Recently, the little baby learned how to make smooching noises, not unlike the [...]

OK, so I’m in a cereal rut.
Writing the last blog (
The Golden Torus and The Enchanted Pants) entry brought back memories from when my son was still in diapers and started eating cereal. He was already eating table food, when my wife and I started discussing getting him some fun, sugary cereal as a “dessert [...]

(I thought I’d have a little fun with this one.)

Once there was a beautiful little girl who sat in a tall chair. She had reached an age of maturity where she could be introduced to a magical new morsel, the Golden Torus. Her parents placed offerings of the scrumptious toroids in front her. She would [...]

My wife and I were chatting about a friend who was having a drinking water well drilled on his property.
“They’re down to around 200 feet now.” I said.
“What kind of well are they digging?” My son interjected.
“Well, a water well of course. What other kinds of wells are there?” I said matter-of-factly.
My son said, [...]

My family and I were sitting together after dinner last week, holding the new baby, and reminiscing about funny memories regarding our older kids when they were the same age as the baby. One particular story came to mind.
We were on the road, headed to a favorite restaurant in the neighboring metropolis. when my son, [...]

My son celebrated a milestone last Saturday. After several years of preparation he went through his First Communion (aka First Eucharist). He was very excited all last week, and was elated when the Saturday finally came.
For the last month the religious education teacher drummed into the class how important this day was in the children’s [...]

This is an old picture of my son. He was around 18 mos. at the time (he is 8 now). I think it is one of the best pictures I’ve ever taken.

I found myself being ready for work extremely early a few weeks ago. I had nothing left to do but sit and wait for 7:30 to roll around so I could take my son to school. He himself was ready early too. So we sat and watched the Pokemon cartoon for a little bit.
My son [...]