For Adrian’s first birthday we went to Disneyland. Where else would we go? We would live at Disneyland if we could. Erin has reached an “I want to meet the characters” age. Adrian has reached an “I want to meet the princesses and make Google® eyes at them” age. After a year with Adrian I…
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The Backpacking Dad Prequel
So, looking through some old pictures I found what I believe to be the very first version of Backpacking Dad. It’s like an origin story in a summer blockbuster based on a superhero comic but with more straps and fewer explosions. So, from August, 2007: That was the first and only time I wore the…
Erin Goes to the Dentist
Today I am very proud of my daughter, my stalwart, curious, and unassailable girl. She went to the dentist for the first time today and she was so relaxed about the poking and prodding and scraping and scratching and flossing and polishing and picking and suctioning that you’d think she was a professional dental patient….