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Category Archives: Milestones
Proud Dad Moment: Spontaneous Beastie Boys
The teacher’s mouth was moving. I assume words were spoken. All I heard was the sound of the adults in Charlie Brown…wont, wont…wont,wont, wont…wont wont. Like Neal Armstrong driving the American flag into the surface of the moon (did he … Continue reading
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Tagged Beastie Boys, Dad, Licensed to Ill, moment, proud
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Our New Normal {Awesome Mack}
This post has been 1 year, 72 days and two hours in the making. Hands down the hardest post anything I’ve ever had to write. But it feels good. Cathartic. Mrs. Dude already shared some thoughts on her fabulous blog. … Continue reading
Posted in Dad, Dude Family, Family, Father, Jazzy, Man Cub, Milestones, Princess, The Dudeski
Tagged cerebal palsy, cp, Dudeski
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Ninjas, Two Wheels & a Swing
A soup of dude awesomeness. Ninja Class graduation. Little Dude scores a yellow stripe… Little Dude finds his balance. On two wheels. The Dudeski realizes how much he loves the swing. Look at that smile! Awesome.
Posted in Jazzy, Milestones, The Dudeski
Tagged bike, class, Dude, Dudeski, Little, ninja, training, two, wheels
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Ware Wolves & the Hamster Undertaker
An early morning exchange to start the day at the Dude casa… Princess: “Lilly died.” Little Dude: “Was she killed by ware-wolves?” Good question. The tiny rodent that made a home in the corner of Princess’ room has moved on … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Life Lessons, Milestones
Tagged funeral, hamster, RIP, undertaker, ware, wolves
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Jazzy’s Numero Uno
I think I say this quite a bit, but…. Dang, life moves quick! The Littlest Dude crossed the numero uno threshold this week. No teeth, and not walking yet. But the Man Cub eats like a bear! 90th percentile in … Continue reading
Posted in Dude Family, Family, Jazzy, Man Cub, Milestones
Tagged jazzy, mack, numero uno
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Little Dude’s First Ninja Class
We’ve reached the ninja stage at the Dude Casa. Ninjago is all the rage with Little Dude, and Teen Age Mutant Ninja Turtles are enjoying a resurgence. It’s a good stage. Turns out the local Tae Kwan Do class is … Continue reading
Littlest Dude’s First Trim
The Littlest Dude (aka – the boy with too many names) is 9 days short of the numero uno! Crazy. And this dude needed a haircut, something fierce. His self-created mullet lasted longer than his older bro, who scored his … Continue reading
Happy 4th Anniversary Mrs. Dude – Love The Dude…and Old Gregg
The Mrs. and I celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary yesterday. Amazing. How does time move so quickly? Remember when a school day seemed long? And a school year?! Insanely long. Now, life is moving at a lightning pace. 4 years! … Continue reading
Little Dude’s First Haircut. What Were We Thinking?!
We experienced Little Dude’s first “real” haircut today. As you may recall, we’ve shaved that melon a couple times, but it has been almost exactly two years since we’ve touched that glorious coif. As you can probably tell from my choice … Continue reading
Little Dude Turns Two!
El Duderino pequeno es dos! Aaapy bertday! A few notes: Boring to 99% of the population? Possibly. But he’s my Boy! I can’t think of a better way to spend 1:30 of my day. You’ll have to suffer through some … Continue reading
Posted in Age, Little Dude, Milestones
Tagged appy bertday, birthday, Little Dude, two
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