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First camping trip of the year (sort of)
Vivian and I did a quick one-night sort-of camping trip to kick off our 2026 camping campaign. I say sort of because we stayed in a campground cabin, so it was really easy (and awesome), and no tent setup was required, but I’m still counting it as camping! We stayed at Raven Rock State Park…
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Basketball and lanterns
Our Saturdays tend to follow a standard format now that we’re back in the States. Usually, I go running while the kids watch cartoons and eat cereal, and my wife sleeps in, then it’s off to whatever sporting event is in season, and in the evening, we do some sort of family thing (event or…
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A slide into a loch
Sometimes, it seems that one of the hardest things to do as a parent is to have fun with your partner. Fortunately, there are places like this one where it’s impossible not to have fun.
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Re-watching Star Wars with my kids
As of April 1st, 2024, my kids had yet to watch any of the Star Wars films. Finally, the time came to rectify this gaping hole in their childhood experience. We spent a large portion of their two-week spring break watching all nine of the main films (aka the movies in the Skywalker Saga). A…
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Simple things matter most
Vivian and I had a daddy-daughter date last Saturday, part of a long-standing tradition that I hope never dies.
Writing and drawings by Nick.
