NADM

I am starting a new category for our blog . . . Never A Dull Moment (NADM).  These will be stories about Ben and Andrew providing entertainment and laughs to Mom & Dad (whether or not it was their intention).  We are curious to see how many of these we can collect by the end of the year.   I know all parents have moments like these so feel free to post your own #NADM on facebook/twitter/email. Here...

Hello my name is . . . . Nathan?

Sitting in the boys bedroom, Andrew was asking dad about his piggy bank.  The bank had his name (Andy) on it so he was just verifying what the bank had written on it. Andrew:  Dad what does that say? Dad:  It says Andy.  That’s your name.  What do you want us to call you?  Andy?  Andrew? Andrew:  *small pause* . . . Call me Nathan . . . *mischievous smile* Andrew further explained that he had...

Snow Tubing Adventure

The family was going to purchase a family ski lesson from Welch Village, a ski area near Rochester.  We were unsure if Andrew or Ben would last through an hour long lesson so we decided to try snow tubing instead.  Judy found a good snow tubing option at Afton Alps and so off we went. Judy and I would have been happy to get one or two runs from Andrew.  To our surprise and enjoyment, both boys lasted...

Andrew’s Christmas Program

Andrew’s preschool class performed in a Christmas program with the rest of his school (preschool -- 8th Grade).  We were fortunate enough to have Auntie Chris and Cousin Jacob around to help cheer on Andrew for his first public performance.  Mom & Dad were probably more nervous than Andrew was. Andrew has been our shy kid and we were unsure how he would do in front of a crowd.  We worked with...

Because I said so . . .

As typical kids do, the boys always want to ask ‘why?’ no matter what the question is. Don’t forget to wash your hands.   Why? Eat all of your veggies.  Why? Stop hitting your brother.  Why? You get the picture . . . after 1,000 why’s, our typical answer has become . . . ‘because I said so. ‘  You can probably tell where this is heading. The other day we were...