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The Sign Says it All
Last weekend Kori and I took a trip to visit Number 1 in her home state. With Kori's work schedule and Number 4's activity schedule we...
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Scamming for Fun
About a week ago Kori and I had an evening to ourselves. Number 4 was going to be tied up with activities all evening so we decided to...
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Fantasy Family Football
Today marked the first Sunday of NFL football for the year. For many, the NFL season marks the start of fantasy football too and our...
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Pushing Past The Comfort Zone
This week I put Number 3 on a plane to study abroad for the summer. Are you thinking England or Spain, some place not that much...
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Getting Away
Almost 2 weeks ago already, Kori and I got away for the weekend. With 4 kids at home, it was hard to find time for ourselves and we...
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How We Make Them Feel
Last week my blog was about a weekly podcast that Kori and I listen to. There were two quotes that stuck with me from the podcast. I...
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Four Musicals and a Dance Competition
Now that we just have Number 4 with us in the house, Kori and I have joked with him often that we are going to be up in all his business...
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Boys Weekend, Part 3 - A New and Old Story
Well we have officially been blogging weekly now for over 3 years. I mark the occasion yearly with my “boys weekend” that happens about...
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Travel, Talk and Time
As a stay at home dad, my job rarely requires much travel. When the kids were younger, many of our family trips revolved around the kids...
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Acts of Kindness
Kori and I were talking last week with the Lenten season upon us and we knew we wanted to do this season differently than we have in the...