Last year we heard that Paso Robles was overrun with dinosaurs…but we missed Jurassic Quest. So, this year we made sure to go see the colossal scene at the Paso Robles Event Center. I didn’t know much about it other than we suspected it would be fun for Sammy. … [Read more...]

About a month ago, we took Sammy back to the Children’s Museum for the first time in a long time. That’s only the second or third time we’ve taken him. I know, I know…we’re horrible parents. Anyway, it used to be the old fire house but now it’s a two-story wonderland for kids. … [Read more...]

As many of you may know, Sammy started a preschool program this year at the Paso Robles High School Bearkitten program. And many of you may know as well that Sammy was never a daycare kid. Annie was home with him the first three months of his life and when she went back to work I … [Read more...]

Annie and I talk often about different topics that are currently active in our lives. We've talked about recording some of those conversations for years and we finally did. Listen below to a roughly 20 minute conversation/ rant about parenting that we had recently.  … [Read more...]

Although Sammy won’t be 3 years old until October 12 his 3 year checkup was scheduled for today. And the results are in…. … [Read more...]

I was recently contacted by the folks behind a local (local meaning San Luis Obispo) company called, The Cardboard Guys, to see if I’d want to ‘test drive’ their product. Well, not for me to test drive but for Sammy. So what’s the product you ask? It’s actually brilliant if you … [Read more...]

Today was Sammy’s second day of preschool. Annie and I took him at 8am and picked him up at noon. Today also happened to be 9/11/15...the 14th anniversary of the attacks on America, 9/11/01. … [Read more...]

Today was Sammy’s first day of preschool. It felt like a big deal. This morning when we got up I felt excited and nervous. The nerves were mostly for him but I forgot how great he does in pretty much any situation we’ve put him in. … [Read more...]

This was our third visit to Harmony Headlands but our second with Sammy. It’s one of those local trails that is great for kids because it’s not overly challenging and there’s plenty to keep him “eyeball occupied” along the way. On this hike alone we saw tons of rabbits, lizards, … [Read more...]