Tag: step dad

  • Elf On The Shelf

    It’s that time of the year again when the elves come out and are jumping around from place to place in the house keeping an eye out on the kids to make sure they are on their best behavior. The kids know to act right because Santa will get that report and will either give…

  • First Day of School

    So we are approaching that time of year when the kids are getting ready for school. The boys are going to pre-k and our oldest is going to middle school. They have their book bags, school gear and new clothes ready to go which is an exciting time. It might be an emotional time for…

  • Tug of War

    It’s funny how time plays out between the twins because when I met them at 9 months Alex was so drawn to me. James didn’t care too much; he preferred to be around his mother. Although James did love me it wasn’t until I introduced him to godzilla, after that he saw me as the…

  • Potty Training Time!

    I now understand why they say girls mature faster than boys. I noticed it from learning how to talk, walk and of course going to the potty. Although there are different situations for every child, some boys will catch on sooner other boys or girls, it seems like a common thing. The twins are now…

  • Spring Cleaning

    An idea that’s worth the digging Spring cleaning was a full days work this year. Apparently my daughter cleaned her room but when I checked, it was still a mess. She tells me she doesnt have room in her closet and when I checked, it was so. What occupied the space was old toys and…

  • Rough Housing

    Boys will be boys, one of the things they’ll naturally do is rough house especially because of some of the cartoons and movies they watch. It doesn’t make it any better that sometimes I just want to wrestle around with them. At their current age of 4 its a bit difficult for them to successfully…

  • Get Your Reading On!

    This will be my first post and my intentions with this blog is to share my experience not only being a step dad but also raising twin boys. These are usually two topics that are not always easy because not every parent has twins or are raising a child who isn’t theirs.  I will also…