Thanks for stopping by! Being a dad is a unique challenge, the winding path through which is fraught with successes and failures. I'm only three months in right now, and the hand brake on this roller coaster is broken beyond repair. And you'll be able to hear (read) all about it on this site! A … Continue reading Welcome to the party, pal!
Year 2, Day 41
Miles has reached the "walk around the house whacking s@#$ with stick*" phase of his youth. * Or, as he calls it, "Me hammer."
Year 3, Day 40
Clearly, Miles has his own ideas about the appropriate location for his potty.
Year 3, Day 39
This afternoon we tried to coax Miles into taking a nap or, at the very least, staying in his room for some quiet time. This was his rebuttal.
Year 3, Day 38
Retrieving a toy from the dark recesses beneath Miles's bed and realizing too late that it was a trap.
Year 3, Day 37
Frozen has dominated Miles's life, and ours, for the last month. Little did I know, however, that a savior would arrive...a savior with a long history of entertaining the Martin family. In all my desperate wishing for Miles to find an alternative to Elsa and Olaf, hoping that another cultural figure would sweep in to … Continue reading Year 3, Day 37
Year 3, Day 36
As we were all reading together last night at bedtime, Miles started talking about one of his favorite things. "Cupcake!" he said. "Do you like cupcakes?" I asked. "Miles eat cupcake!" I nodded, "I remember that! You did eat a cupcake." "Mommy eat cupcake!" "Mommy likes cupcakes too!" Jaclyn agreed. "Daddy eat cupcake!" I nodded. … Continue reading Year 3, Day 36
Year 3, Day 35
When our friends from Europe visited last November, they brought Miles a farm animal matching game that allows kids to string together a series of animals and props to mirror sequences on a card. While he doesn't quite understand how to match these sequences, he loves playing with the figures, cards, and (weirdly) the instruction … Continue reading Year 3, Day 35
