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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Florida 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…
Going 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…
how 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:
launching 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….
I 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…
hiking 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…
roadsideamerica.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…
Toren’s puppy
Yeah, Toren doesn’t have a real puppy; never will. But he decided his robot puppy needed some water: