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Obsessed

Our little guy Gus has become a bit obsessed with drawing recently. I'm surprised by this because although Finn likes to draw, he was never really into drawing in a non-stop-over-a-period-of-days-with-only-eating-and-sleeping-as-your-only-other-activities sort of a way. I've never seen a kid so into something like this, he watches his hand make the marks and he tears through paper like nobody's READ MORE
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It’s Melting!

Yes, it's happening, it's really happening. The snow is melting and it is melting fast. The temps are warming up, and we can see little peeks of grass along the edge of the sidewalks! Ecstatic doesn't begin to describe the way we are feeling about the coming of spring. The kids and I went puddle stomin', it was Gus' first official year, and he agrees, it rules. We should start taking bets, READ MORE
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Hello Garden, Hello Spring?

Finn and I held off as long as we could, this time last year we were already knee deep in seeds and plants were sprouting up like mad in our yard. Now, I know last year was a rare occurrence, I know it's not going to be 70º all the time in March, but I also don't expect it to be 5º on the first day of spring either. This is torturous. Combine this crappy and cold spring weather with our ongoing READ MORE
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It’s a Snow Day!

Yo Buddies! Me and the boys are taking a snow day! Did you know it's snowed like a foot here in MPLS in the last 24 hours, and it's still snowing!? Luckily, Finn already had school off for conferences so it's a win, win, win. It might be one of the last snow days of the season, we gotta enjoy these while we can. See you all tomorrow! READ MORE
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Don’t Take My Mullet

Gus suffers from the same hair style that his bro did at his age: he keeps it all business in the front, and party in the back. He’s like Joe Dirt. Out in public or hanging with friends, we’ll occasionally get comments on that mullet. Things like “cool hockey hair”, “hey kid, nice beaver paddle”, and “awesome ape drape, little buddy.” That tyte mullet is obviously the first thing READ MORE
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