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May 15, 2013, by Zack No comments yet

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You found the blog home of two big kids (that would be the parents) and four little ones.

This blog has changed quite a bit over the years. There was a time that I posted almost every morning as part of my routine. But that was several kids and several years ago.

These days, the posts are a lot more rare, but hopefully more substantial. And all those posts from the past are still here in the archives.

Feel free to have a look around...

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There’s always sacrifice somewhere within our family. We don’t do all the things because with four littles it just doesn’t make sense. So when it comes to sports we pick and choose what we say yes to. More often than not we have to say no a lot, but if we didn’t we would run ragged. Thankful for our kids to support their brother whether it’s their cheering from the sidelines or riding scooters. #mypeanutwarrior #jellybeancarebear #punkinben #sweetpeaainsley #daysarelongyearsshort #savorthesetimes

How these girls roll when their brothers have sports. #jellybeancarebear #sweetpeaainsley #savorthesetimes #daysarelongyearsshort

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So, here’s a crazy Father’s Day memory from yesterday. We’re walking down the beach close to sunset, and there’s a big group of people gathered around. As we walk up, we realize that a fish has washed up on the beach. Cool! A fish! Wait... that’s a shark! Not too big - like the size of a running shoe. It’s sitting there suffocating and everyone is too nervous to touch it. So Josiah sprints to our little base on the beach and grabs the net, runs back, and rescues the shark. A bunch of kids follow him like the Pied Piper - or a kid with a freaking shark. Then, when all the dust settles, we get a little further down the beach and there’s ANOTHER shark, and this one is the size of a dog. Big biker guy grabs it by the tail and drags it back to the water. We’re basically living through Sharknado out here, you guys. Of course, @s_riesland immediately put a moratorium on all swimming - which I fully plan to veto. But honestly, here was what made it special: Josiah was inconsolable about that shark. Probably, he was just completely exhausted after body surfing all day, but that was the softest, most sensitive side to my son I’ve seen in a long time. A powerful reminder that we’re shaping a fragile soul every day.

Friday drive to work vibes. Peter Piper claims he picked them but he just underpaid Pablo

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