(Sort of a) Friday Photo Flashback

Earlier in the week, I recapped our Memorial Day Weekend. I found a couple pictures that I wanted to share, but didn't necessarily feel that any one of them would be worthy of an entire blog. So technically, we are "flashing back" but only a little bit. Our dog, Mabel, is spoiled. She assumes that … Continue reading (Sort of a) Friday Photo Flashback →

Baseball and the “Carlson Boys” of Summer (Rerun)

Baseball has been on my mind. Especially with my youngest kids in T-ball and the action that happens right in my back yard. With some updates, here is one of the first blogs I wrote for this site: I took the above picture while standing in my backyard before I left for work. Baseball practice … Continue reading Baseball and the “Carlson Boys” of Summer (Rerun) →

Recapping Past Few Days

It's been busy our way! We've been on the go since Saturday. We had to so some running around in preparation for Mother's Day. We made cards, bought flowers and a big cookie that was supposed to look like a tic tac toe board with hearts and "Mom" in the middle of it. However, on … Continue reading Recapping Past Few Days →

What’s Been Up?

My apologies to you dear reader. It seems that I neglected to mention that last Friday was International Tuba Day! I actually played tuba for a short time in high school. Ella and Andrew had their final T-ball practice on Monday. It really is organized chaos and so fun to watch. They were practicing batting, … Continue reading What’s Been Up? →

Summer’s Coming

We’re barely into spring, but the signs of summer are starting to show up. The kids will start their T-ball season in a couple weeks. They had their first practice earlier in the week. It was a tad chilly out, but they did great! They each took turns hitting into the practice net. Andrew was … Continue reading Summer’s Coming →

Happy 18th Birthday!

18 years ago today, I became a father for a second time, when my son, Dimitri, was born. It is truly amazing to watch them grow from this..... ....to this.... "Don't Blink" they say. True words. He was always a bit more athletic than my oldest son. He loved to play T-ball, and I got … Continue reading Happy 18th Birthday! →

Moments To Remember

I have mentioned how messes raise my anxiety levels. When the kids are playing in slime, or with play dough, or painting I am anxiously awaiting the mess. They have a sandbox that they love to play in. Naturally, the sand winds up on the side porch, in their shoes, on the driveway, in the … Continue reading Moments To Remember →

Life’s Little Moments

We've had a lot going on over the past week. I feel like I am just getting around to settling down. Easter I hope you had a good Easter, if you celebrate. My wife's family did all the Easter stuff on the Friday before. I had to work, so I missed all the fun. They … Continue reading Life’s Little Moments →

Songs From The Backseat

I had a day off this week and had a chance to see my daughter play T-ball. Before the game, we had to take a drive down to get my son's leg braces looked at. The whole family was in the car and Ella asked my wife to play "I am a C" song. I … Continue reading Songs From The Backseat →

Tune Tuesday – Centerfield

Having been able to get out and help with my daughter's T-ball games over the past couple weeks has me in a baseball mood. My Detroit Tigers are not doing as well as I had hoped, but there is a lot of baseball left in the season. For Tune Tuesday, I picked a great baseball … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Centerfield →