She’s 6 going on 16.

Scene: Toontown, Disneyland The boy is just tall enough to climb the Toontown mailbox and pull down the handle by himself. He reached over and grabbed it. His body swung down and he was able to pull open the door with the entire weight of his body. The mailbox makes funny sounds when you open [...]

So, I have a photoblog that I haven’t updated in months. A year or two ago I was using this blog for photos and text then later decided the photos didn’t really belong here and created a dedicated photoblog. I even kept it up for a while. However, it now turns out that I simply [...]

We rented Snakes on a Plane from Netflix the day it was out. Knowing full well what I’d done, the only real problem I had with it was that it was almost too good (relatively speaking). That is to say, I don’t think the producers and writers truly embraced the inanity of the concept and [...]

Daughter: Dad, when were you born? Me: 1972. Daughter: Wow. Was that like 100 years ago? Me: No, I’m only 34. Daughter: 34?! Were you born in the olden days? Me: Yah. That’s when I was born. The olden days.

We, the lovely and talented wife an I, just finished a full bathroom tiling job. The previous owners had carpeted part of the bathroom and a recent toilet mishap (2 kids + toilet = time bomb) marked the end of that carpet’s life. We decided to do it ourselves. It’s something I’ve wanted to learn [...]

Children of Heaven is a great movie. Completely atypical of average American family “entertainment,” it tells an amazing story of two children and a family who love each other—without cartoon violence, foul language, or ridiculous situations. It is uplifting and at times heart-breakingly beautiful. If your children are at least seven they should have no [...]