New Blog Launch: KinderQuotes.com

September 1, 2007 No comments yet

Any other parent who reads this blog will understand my reasons behind throwing together KinderQuotes.com. My kids, like most, say the funniest, cutest, or most embarrassing things throughout the day. Sometimes it’s funny because they’re learning to master this silly language we call English. Sometimes they try to mimic my wife and I and spout off adult-like language from their little three year-old mouths. But many times my wife and I have turned to each other and said, “we should write that down.”

Enter KinderQuotes.com. We created the blog to help us jot down those funny, cute, and embarrassing quotes in a way we can share with friends, family, and the web in general. However, we’ve also set up a contact form that anyone can use to submit their favorite quote.

So if you’re looking for a daily dose of childish humor, check out KinderQuotes.com, and be sure to tell us your favorite quotes!

A Date With Dad

April 7, 2007 No comments yet

For those who know me, and might actually read this, I am the proud father of twin girls. They can be a handful at times (just ask my wife) but they are also the biggest joy in my life.

Today, K (I’ll call them K and M) woke up from her nap early and managed not to wake up her sister, with her usual, “Wake up sissy! Wake up!” routine. So I decided to take K with me to run a few errands – shop for some hiking shoes, stop at Costco, and run by the grocery store. I love the little outings like this because it allows me to spend time with the girls one on one and they are also usually more well behaved when the other is not around to scheme with :)

After the stop at REI we drove to Costco and I put K into the cart.

“Where sissy sit?” she asked.

I tried to explain that M was still at home sleeping, but she just didn’t get it. She kept asking, “where sissy sit?” It wasn’t until then that I realized how little time they spend apart from each other. And K, being the older sister, has always been concerned with “sissy” – wondering where she’s going to sit, if she has something too, etc.

Then, as if to drive the point home ever further, after we were done with Costco she turned to me and said, “I miss sissy. I miss sissy so much”

I about died! I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry!

I always think of the girls as “normal” and never really think about the unique situation they’re in being twins. I guess if I spent every waking moment (and sleeping ones too) with someone, I would probably miss them after 30 minutes apart. Or maybe I wouldn’t, and that’s what makes kids so much better than us adults.