Home Depot and Donut Sundays

Since 2014, I think, I have been taking Spencer to Home Depot every first Saturday of the month, earlier in 2016 Camden started to join us. The boys love building different thing and it is a great way for them to learn how to use their hands to make things. It's also a great, daddy bonding time. My wife gets tons of time with them to in her own way.
Several months ago we started "donut Sunday". It started of as wanting to try some cool donut places in St. Louis. There are some good and eclectic places in the area but Krispy Kream and Dunking Donut being the favorites. Funny but they prefer those places instead of the expensive places, which is fine by me.
Both things we started doing since I stopped coaching, I think it was my way of making up for all the times I missed when I was away cause for coaching. Don't get me wrong I loved coaching and it was financially beneficial for my family, but I was given a choice or a way out of coaching. Me and the wife talked about it and was still unsure of my final decision but thanks to my AD at the time he made the hard choice for me to exit coaching. I thought he was the biggest jerk at the time but when I started my first year not coaching it was worth it. I loved my XC girls and miss that the most, I really got attached to my last senior class since they were with me since they were freshman. Truthfully I don't think I could start that process again, so it was a good time to go. I was already going to give up track that year so it was a good way to go in good terms. Still miss it but having and making these "traditions" with my boys is priceless.

My two little boys

It has been over a year since I wrote on this but here we go again. My boys are now 6 and 3 and growing fast. Spencer just started Tae Kwon Do the end of January and he is loving it, Camden is not old enough yet but really excited his bro is going and can't wait till he is old enough.
The boys relationship is what you would expect I guess Camden want to do and say his big brother is doing, Spencer well he get annoyed that he copies him all the time but they play together all the time and definitely love each other very much. I can only hope this last as possible.
I often worry that we are doing and teaching them the right thing especially with how crazy everything is now. They behave better than a lot of kids their age and believe are pretty smart, bit bias I know but have seen a lot of bad parenting being a teacher. Love being a dad/parent and sure hope I do this right.

Almost two years has past since I have past since my last one

It is funny how life changes so fast when you have kids.  I have two awesome sons and I would do anything for them, but man how everything has changed.  I just turned 38 years old and I would be lying to you if I said that I was thrilled about that.  I mean I am fine about getting older it just the way things are but every year I get older so do my kids and well it seems to be going so fast.  My oldest was two last time I was on here and my youngest was on his way.  So what has changed since the realization that I need to get back in shape so I can keep up with my boys, I have given up something that I enjoyed doing and gave me so much stress at the same time. 

I gave it all up for my sons, coaching high school athletics!  Talk to any coach after a while it is like an addiction, it put so much stress on my teaching, my kids, my wife and my life but I loved it.  It was being able to see all the hard work and motivation to develop or pull the potential out of my runners was a feeling that can't be described.  Seeing them have success and move on in their life and become college runners or graduating from college.  I was the head coach of girls XC and boys track, I loved coaching both of them but I truly favored coaching my girls.  My girl just worked hard and created a different relationship with them, I considered all of them my "daughters", I mean I made them cover up if I thought their outfit was too small or make sure they were ok if I found out something happened.  This is the first year not coaching, do I miss it? Ya a lot! Then I look at all the times my wife has taken pictures of my son or sons playing in the backyard with my dogs or their play house, times they are at the park or zoo, all these cool places were they were having a blast and I was not there.  It hurt not being there, but I couldn't let go of coaching it was my "thing."  Then it dawned on me, after a conversation with my AD that it was time to let go of coaching.  It was time that I "coach" my own kids, it was time to let someone else do it. 

It was hard that first day of practice this year knowing someone else was running my girls team, a program that I build for 9 years, but you know what made it better, telling Spencer that I was picking him up from school.  He was excited, I have picked him from school before but this time I told him I would be doing it a lot more.  Being able to spend an afternoon with my boys doing boys stuff, like going for treat after school or going to Home Depot cause we could, was awesome.  I found out recently; last spring; that a lot of the coaches my age were giving it up too cause of their kids.  I loved coaching and still here form my girl in high school and in college, some are actually to a point were they are getting married or engaged.  Time goes by fast and you here it all the time, I have said it more time than I can recall, but it really does.  Just spending time with my sons and wife, my family and being able to support them is all I need.  The simple thing like hearing them giggle or cuddle with me on the couch will never get old. 

Well time to start this back up again....Baby 2

It has been over a year since I have posted anything on here, it is almost a common theme on my post.  Well since last on here Spencer, was two and he will be three this summer and will be a big brother come September.  A lot of things will be changing once again and I have to really find more way to spend time with my family and still be able to support them.  I will be taking a chance on a business online that may or may not make me money.  Nothing to high risk but still have to spend a few buck and time to get it up and going.  I am hoping it works out but it will not be easy but I will put some time in.

Since last time I was on here, my little man was just learning how to eat by himself and ask for things, now he is talking, running, having conversations and well he is becoming a little boy.  Next fall he will be starting preschool and potty training is the next big hurdle.  Since getting married and having my son I have not really seen a lot of my friends to often and have lost a few since then.  It is sad and not sad, if that make any sense that my life has changed.  I miss seeing my friends like I use to but I cherish the time I spend with my son and watching him learn new things and figure things out about the world.  I am sure that any parent goes through this phase while they wait for the "single" friends to catch up.  That is the funny thing about friends ships and family no matter what you do they will be there when you need them no matter the months or years of not talking to them.  But for now my life revolves around two and half people, my wife, son and my future son. 

Time flys by so fast

Well the son is just getting so big now he know how to use his Ipod, my wife's old one, our phones and he even eats on his own.  It amazing that just over 18 months ago he was born and he was such a little guy. He has been talking a lot better ever since we got tubes in his ear, ok so it is not really talking, but he has a few words he can say.  He does throw tantrum a bit more often now but I think that is mainly because he is trying to tell us something but we can't understand him and he get frustrated.  He is getting better but he still has moments.  He will be two in  about 6 months and that is going to be great cause I think he will understand it a bit more and really be excited to see everyone.  Just seem to be going by so fast and there is really nothing I can do to slow it down but just enjoy every moment I have to play and hang out with him. 

OMG

So at I was shopping at Target and well started having chest pains. Was not real sure what the hell was going on but was freaked out. Having a wife and kid kind of made me think that I better get this checked out. Needless to say I am sitting in the ER I a gown glad that the doctor does not think I am a heart attack but still this is definitely my wake up call to get my act together. I love my wife and son way to much to be stupid with my health. Here is to a reboot.


- posted from my head

Location:Davana Dr,St Louis,United States

Last one for 2011

Well this year has been a year for a lot of change but it was good change. True my son was born last year but this year he was he started crawling, walking and talking, in his own little language but talking none the less. It has not been the smoothness year my wife and I almost killed each other due to lack of sleep but I guess that is part of what raising a child, we adjusted and lack of sleep is not a big deal anymore.
Life is has been awesome and I know it going to be even better next year. I mean this time next year he will be running, talking real words and phrases maybe teaching him to play catch. I just know that I am definitely excited about it and pumped for what is to come. I love being a dad.