8yo: How do they make money? dadventure: Well, in this country the Mint makes money. 8yo: But how? 4yo: Is it minty? dadventure: (snort) No it’s a different meaning of mint. It’s a part of the Department of the Treasury.
Adventure Log: Birmingham, Alabama
Adventures aren’t without learning. In fact, adventures might be impossible without some degree of learning.
Crazy Kids #2 – Problem Solved
Momventure to our crazy kids: “How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?” 8yo: “38.” Problem solved. I suppose he could have just asked Siri.
What do we mean by geeks?
What’s it like having geek kids? Well, my son just said he was going to go watch the sunset. It’s 3:29 in the afternoon and we live in a southern state, and despite the time of year the sunset is
Crazy Kids #1 – Type Casting
Introducing Crazy Kids, an occasional post where we briefly highlight an amusing tale or crazy things our kids say. This time, the roles we play.
Traveling Parent Style
Travel with kids can be chore, right? Sometimes they’re tired, hungry, bored, angry, or just want to be doing something outside of a car (or Vanagon). This is normal. Hey, if we’re being honest here travel without kids can be
Kid Tripping: Kiptopeke State Park
Hey Kiddos, today’s destination is Kiptopeke State Park on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The Eastern Shore is called that because is separated from the rest of Virginia by the Chesapeake Bay and borders the Atlantic Ocean on its’ eastern
Introducing Kid Tripping
One of the key goals of this blog is to chronicle our adventures with our 2 awesomely geeky children. I could brag about them all day, naturally, but I won’t. Instead I’ll tell you about a little project we’ve embarked
The Most Terrifying Thing …
Becoming a parent is the most terrifying thing you will ever do. It’s a role that comes with endless questions about your behavior, their behavior, and what the world throws at them.
Space Oddity
Our kids love experiments, whether planned or serendipitous. Kids are born scientists and are constantly figuring out, “what does this do?” Even if sometimes those experiments entail such questions as “what happens when I take my brother’s iPad?” I imagine