Archive for the ‘This is Fatherhood?’ Category

Tug-O-War

Posted: 05.03.09 in This is Fatherhood?

What do you do on a rainy Sunday afternoon? Actually, about a thousand good responses spring to mind, but since we just bought a Flip Ultra HD camcorder, I decided to shoot a quick video of Gretchen and Butter playing. The two of them had been going at it for about fifteen minutes already, which [...]

We decided this past Sunday it was time to remove the training wheels from Gretchen’s bike. And that was pretty much it… I removed the wheels, gave her a push and off she went. We’re still working out the finer points of riding, like proper usage of the braking mechanisms on her bicycle, but for [...]

I play a lot of video games. Once I beat the games, I typically trade them in at a local shop for store credit to purchase new video games. As it turns out, I traded in a bunch of games the other day and wound up getting three new(ish) games in their place. One of [...]

Gretchen’s 1st Grade Class Veterans’ Day Celebration. She practiced these songs for weeks! Sadly, we forgot to clear the memory card for the camera, so I didn’t get the entirety for the final song. Still, you get the idea… I was very glad that the school was helping teach this next generation of the importance [...]

Gretchen’s first school play – wherein she portrays the very complex role of Monkey-2nd-From-Right. This was originally uploaded to Vimeo on September 25th, but I just now realized I never posted it here. DOH!

Pep Talk

Posted: 10.23.08 in This is Fatherhood?

We went for a short walk the other day. All three of us. Well, actually Ashlee and I walked while Gretchen rode her bicycle. On the final leg of the trip, I decided to jog a bit. Gretchen apparently thought we were racing. She’s very competitive and gets it honest. I enjoy friendly competition for just [...]