Category:Fatherhood

Today after school I took Jacob to Mastermind Toys to pick out his reward for going to bed on time without a fight for 14 nights in a row. He was allowed to choose one playmobil that was under $20. It was not an easy decision for him. But after much debate and explaining which …
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After Violet’s little incident this weekend her car seat cover needed a cleaning. So we pulled it off and washed it, today while looking at her seat, I was struck by how much of it is just Styrofoam… I guess that’s why they have an expiry date and are good for only one accident.

Today was a rare Monday that found both Melissa and me home. We were hoping to do more than just house work, but with rain forecasted for the afternoon it didn’t look good. So in the morning we packed up Jacobs T-Ball stuff and some soccer balls and headed to the big park. Jacob tried …
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Today’s picture is from our families Easter Egg hunt this morning. Both Jacob and Violet got really into it. So much so they discussed strategies for finding all the eggs.

Today the sun came out and the temperature skyrocketed. So after Violet’s nap we headed out to the park. While there Jacob and Violet enjoyed the swings with friends.

With tomorrow being Good Friday, Jacob brought home the Easter basket he made at school. It’s a cute little basket and card.

On nights when Melissa’s working we’ve got a pretty good bed time routine. Part of it I spend with Violet in her room reading to her or playing with some of her toys, before I tuck her in. Usually we have a bit of a discussion when I say it’s time for bed, she usually …
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Today we had lunch out. We went to one of our families favourite places to have a healthy lunch. One we’ve always thought of as Nut Safe. Well today it didn’t seem so nut safe. After we left the restaurant and were shopping for groceries we noticed a butch of hives forming on our little …
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Today Jacob wanted to put together his big floor puzzles so we set up in the living room and started putting it together.  As you can see Violet was feeling well enough to join us. I tried to get a picture of both of them but today Jacob wouldn’t co-operate, so we’ll setting for just …
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Today we found ourselves in Urgent care once again. It was Violet’s turn today. My little girl has had a serious case of the poops for the last couple of days. By the time I got home Melissa was getting worried that she might be getting dehydrated so I dropped the two of them off …
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