My Boys Are Growing Like Weeds

As the weeks fly by and you are just trying to get from point A to point B, you can easily stop noticing things. Lately, I have started to really see the growth of my two boys. I am not talking about new stages of life or new talents achieved, I am talking about literal growth.

We did an update to our growth chart that we mark on a wall with marker.

Harrison: 53 months – 44 inches tall.

Charlie: 16 months – 32.2 inches tall.

Like I said, they are already big kids and I can see at least one of them  outgrowing dad (6’5).

Here is a photo that shows it really well.

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Easy Dad Recipe: Po-Taco Pie

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Yes, you read that right. I said Po-Taco Pie. No it’s not a poor version of a taco, it is a pie made with mashed potato as the crust and then filled with all the ingredients of a taco.. Someone referred to it as a Mexican Sheppard’s pie. Whatever works for you.

The name really doesn’t matter because in the end, it just tastes damn good.

We made it for Super Bowl Sunday as it fit with the style of food normally eaten. But really, it is an ideal dish for any day that you feel the need for comfort food.

Oh, we also had a side of guacamole with it. Yeah, that happened.

Hey Dads, What Are Your Dirty Little Secrets?

Yesterday on HRM Parent, I did a post listing off a few of the dirty little secrets I have kept to myself while being  a parent. You know, those little secrets you keep to yourself, whether they were done by accident or on purpose.

Like the following excerpt from the post:

1. Pretending to be sleeping when your kid comes in the room at 4am. Yes, I have done it. The boy comes in to our room in the middle of the night and I have pretended to be sleeping until my wife takes care of it. This also happened for both boys when they were babies.

Read the full post (please do) called A Dad’s Life: Dirty Little Secrets.

When Your Son Decides To Cheer For The Wrong Team

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This past weekend, I took Harrison to see another hockey game.

It was part of my Christmas presents. Two tickets to see the Halifax Mooseheads take on the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.

Rivalry game!

This was also going to be the first time I took Harrison to a night game.

The problem was,  once we got to our seats and started watching, Harrison decided it was not the Mooseheads that he wanted to cheer for.

Yep,  my son decided to cheer for the wrong team.

The Boys Are Back In Daycare Town

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Well it’s a new week and so far, so good. Yep, it’s not that old but already we are feeling good. Why?

Cause both kids went to school and both seem to be feeling much better than last week.

Charlie was home pretty much all week with a grab bag of stuff. Fever, cough, cold, etc. and Harrison was not feeling great either although he went to school each day.

It was a rough week on Katie especially because she was home with the sick boy and could not do what she normally does. All week, she kept wishing for a normal week soon.

Maybe it’s this week? We shall see.

My Son Hates Long Sleeved Shirts

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Yes, this is true, it seems as though our 4-year old son hates long-sleeved shirts, sweaters or anything else that is not a t-shirt.

Normally, this would not be a big deal. But we have bought him a lot of nice shirts and sweaters that happen to have sleeves and we also live in Canada, so it is cold in January.

The solution on most days is to wear a long sleeve shirt with a t-shirt over it. So basically he is already dressing like some high school kid.

I usually get Harrison ready for school and it is quite the struggle each day to get him to wear something warm.

And when we do, the deal is that he gets to take off the warmer shirt as soon as he gets to warm.

As you would guess, that means as soon as he gets wherever we are going.

Kid vs. Dinner – The Battle Of All Battles

Every parent has, or will go through what we dealt with tonight. A kid who did not want to eat their dinner, but wanted all the perks of eating dinner. You know, dessert, getting to watch a TV show etc.

But at our table you need to eat some of your dinner to even have the conversation about dessert.

Tonight’s dinner was homemade broccoli soup. Now you might think, broccoli? Of course the kid won’t eat it. But Harrison actually eats broccoli, so it being in soup was not really the issue.

It seemed more like a battle to prove who was in control.