Category: FluidDad
Just a dad sharing his experiences raising a little girl; and a lot of photos.
M&M Tree
Lily asked me what I wanted for Father’s Day that didn’t exist so I said an M&M tree. Sure enough, when I got home tonight, I had an M&M tree waiting for me. I hope it’s an ever-producing tree.
I built a fairy garden.
Lily is always making little fairy houses out of sticks and leaves so I decided to build her a fairy garden. Someplace she could grow flowers, decorate, and play with as she pleases. I built it, Christi picked up the accessories, and Lily picked out the flowers. It was a family project and should be fun all...
Lily and I went on a 13 mile bike ride today!
Lily really wanted to go on a bike ride today so I agreed to. She wanted to ride to school which is about one mile away and that didn’t sound too bad at all. However, on the way to school she took a right turn onto the Luce Line Trail and we were off on an...
Cheap, Easy, DIY Glow in the Dark Easter Eggs
What can make Easter more fun? Glow in the dark Easter eggs! These Easter eggs look good in the dark and it’s a nice twist on your typical egg hunts. We usually do these hunts in the house leading up to Easter just for the fun of it. Things you’ll need: Plastic Easter Eggs Chances...
Time for a haircut kitty.
Halloween Pumpkins – 2016 Edition
Here are our 2016 Halloween pumpkin carvings. On the top row we have two scary pumpkins. The first one is not carved all the way through, but rather scraped. On the bottom row we have a penguin, a cat, and the moon and stars. All pumpkins are lit with either rechargeable lights or battery operated...
Minneapolis drinks my town’s waste water.
Lily’s second grade class, and myself as a chaperone, went to visit the City of Watertown today and learned all about how things work around here. They got to sit in the back of a police car, learn about how emergency responders work and their tools, learn about the water/sewer system, and more. I learned...
Say Hello to Marshmallow
We now have a new dog in our home. His name is Marshmallow and he’s a Bichon Frise. What’s really nice is that he’s a hypoallergenic dog so no allergies! Marshmallow is an active dog and we think he’s 2-3 years old. He’s pretty house trained but doesn’t know how to sit or anything like...
Unfortunately, Archie had to go back.
There were a lot of discussions and tears on Friday as we had to make the hard decision to return Archie to where we came from. It wasn’t that we didn’t want him, in fact he was a great dog. The issue was that whatever he was mixed with was causing my wife to have...
