Conversations with a Five-Year-Old: Episode 8 – “Treasure/Super Powers”

Today is Miles's SIXTH birthday, and this is the SEASON FINALE of the show (since, you know, he...isn't a five-year-old anymore). The conversation takes some dramatic turns this week. Treasure hunts! Super powers! Secret identities! And an original song so versatile you could play it during an intense search, when dispersing an unruly mob, while … Continue reading Conversations with a Five-Year-Old: Episode 8 – “Treasure/Super Powers” →

Conversations with a Five-Year-Old: Episode 6 – “Life Under the Sea”

This week, a game of "Would You Rather" leads us into the darkest depths of the ocean, where Miles makes a definitive choice about what type of sea creature he'd prefer to be. If you've never been to the bottom of the sea (and especially if you have), you'll no doubt be surprised by some … Continue reading Conversations with a Five-Year-Old: Episode 6 – “Life Under the Sea” →

Conversations with a Five-Year-Old: Episode 5 – “Super Mario Bros”

Miles had his very first 3-D cinematic experience with The Super Mario Bros Movie last spring, and in this week's episode we talk about everything we loved about this movie that, despite his enthusiasm, Miles only rates as "sort of good."

Year 5, Day 258

My time with Miles was limited today, as I arrived home with very little turnaround time to get to a 6:45 showing of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. I still did my best to find out some information about Miles's day, even as he tinkered away at a paper project he had (I guess?) brought home … Continue reading Year 5, Day 258 →

Year 3, Day 7

On my way home from work tonight, I had my first legitimate phone conversation with Miles. After calling home to make sure Jaclyn had picked him up, she put him on the phone."Hi, Miles!""Daddy!""Did you have a good day at school?'"eeeYES!""What did you do today?""..."Then Jaclyn, in the background, said, "Tell him about your tree!""I … Continue reading Year 3, Day 7 →