Miles's German school put on their holiday program this morning, and Miles's group, being the youngest, was up first. All they had to do was dance ever so slightly, in time with the song, while waving a paper snowflake around. Seriously, that was all they had to do. https://videopress.com/v/KHVSZrMO?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true After retrieving our child, we returned … Continue reading Year 5, Day 295: Baby’s First School Performance!
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Year 5, Day 287: Reassessing a Christmas Classic
With Christmas fast approaching, our standing Family Movie Night has been commandeered by holiday films. While Miles is watching some of these on his own (at, say, six in the morning, like this one), I wanted to make sure we took the time to sit down and enjoy some of these as a family. I'll … Continue reading Year 5, Day 287: Reassessing a Christmas Classic
Year 5, Day 285
We only recently made our annual trip to Hallmark to pick out some new Christmas ornaments (an activity that typically happens a little earlier in the year), and we all definitely found decorations that spoke to us... But which ones spoke to WHOM? See if you can figure out the parties responsible for each selection … Continue reading Year 5, Day 285
Year 5, Day 281
This evening, we headed over to downtown Huntersville (we are locals now, and should probably act more like it) for the town Christmas festival. Featuring outdoor vendors, carnival rides (that, of course, Miles liked the idea of more than the actual riding of), and, thankfully, beer vendors, it was a nice way for us to … Continue reading Year 5, Day 281
Year 5, Day 272
It has been three years since we last made the trip to Myrtle Beach for Thanksgiving, and it'll be at least one more since we stayed in Charlotte again this year. While, yes, that means I won't see my parents and siblings this year, it does mercifully mean that we got to enjoy a slow … Continue reading Year 5, Day 272
Year 5, Day 267: The Fourth Dipsgiving
Today heralded the return of what has become one of the premier events of the holiday season -- Dipsgiving, the friendsgiving that eliminates pesky things like silverware and most solids. GAZE UPON IT. GRAZE UPON IT. Looking back over the years, there has been a lot of child supervision that has had to go into … Continue reading Year 5, Day 267: The Fourth Dipsgiving
Year 5, Day 259
Veterans' Day brought with it a horrifying situation this year -- I was off work (Jaclyn was not), Miles was out of school, and it was raining outside. The latter came after I had suggested to Miles that Friday might be a good day for a hike, which he had completely latched onto. The weather … Continue reading Year 5, Day 259
Year 5, Day 248: Miles’s House of Horror V!
Our tale begins, dear reader, with a familiar scene. Familiar...and yet BONE-CHILLING for five-year-olds everywhere. Imagine, if you will, a child...left to his own devices for the better part of the afternoon. As the sun begins to set and the ghouls begin to emerge and wander the streets of a suburban hellscape, this child -- … Continue reading Year 5, Day 248: Miles’s House of Horror V!
Year 5, Day 212
When Miles decorates Halloween cookies, it's always punctuated by taking bites out of his canvas.
Year 5, Day 114
Today was Father's Day, and I awoke to a Miles who was very eager to give me the card he personally selected. This isn't some trick of perspective; he actually did pick out the largest card he could find. He also gave me a card he had made at school, which featured some of the … Continue reading Year 5, Day 114
The Perils (& Pride) of Paternity 