My son was “nominated” by his 3rd-grade science teacher for what both the teacher and we thought might be a nice opportunity – a week-long summer camp that focused on…
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The latest member of the blog – Toren!
Stan Winston toys
I was cleaning out the closet this summer and found some of the toys my uncle Stan sent to each of his nieces and nephews. I had all of the…
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Continue readingFlorida Railroad Museum
I found a museum not far from our house that also operates a short train ride. I took Toren one day to check it out. Here we are exploring the…
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Continue readingGoing to scare Grandma
Toren decided he wanted to draw a picture for his Grandma after she sent him a Halloween card. He wanted it to be really scary. Here he is describing how…
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Continue readingnew school, new backpack
Toren started a new preschool in August that is very close to our house (I walk to pick him up most days). He has to bring home a binder every…
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Continue readinghow Toren plays Risk
I’m not sure what games of Risk look like in your household (You do play Risk, don’t you?!?), but ours involve some nontraditional pieces: 730 total views
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Continue readinglaunching Toren
One of Toren’s favorite activities when jumping on the trampoline is for me to launch him really high. We used to call this “skyrocketing” someone when I was growing up….
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Continue readingI knew this day would come
I think every kid eventually learns a song like this and parents wonder how and why. Anyway, I overheard Toren saying this in the back of the car and had…
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Continue readinghiking in Colt Creek State Park
Toren and I did a little hiking a few Sundays back at a new park. The layout was odd and the maps they had didn’t align with the actually trails…
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Continue readingroadsideamerica.com visits
In addition to our occasional hikes, I decided to start visiting some of the strange roadside attractions in the Tampa area. Here are a few of the first places we…
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