Family
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It is a recumbent design so the kid is safe, has a nice seat and a three-point harness.
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Because the kid rides low, the center of gravity is pretty low and it doesn’t tug on the bike.
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The way it attaches to the seat post is well done. It rotates easily and cannot come off.
Minnesota United v San Antonia Scorpions
Minnesota United FC Culvers tailgating dinner with Mazie.
Good luck Minnesota United FC! Let’s win this! ⚽️
Well done Atomic Data sponsoring Minnesota United FC! ⚽️
San Antonio Scorpions must have a flopping clinic mandatory for all players. Go Minnesota United FC! ⚽️
Tyler's First Fish
Tyler caught his very first fish this weekend with the help of Grandpa Don! He was so proud and excited. He even threw it back in all on his own.
Fall Poem
Mazie had a homework assignment for fall poetry that involved having your parents write a poem and copying it in her notebook. Here is my poem.
The leaves had all gone from the trees.
In the air there was a gentle breeze.
My nose could smell the freshness in the air.
The air is chilly and the weather is fair.
The days are getting shorter the harvest moon is tall.
This is my favorite season I love the fall.
shingadooties
For years Mazie has been using this word that she made up. She decided that it meant “everything”. Quite specifically, everything. Any question she asked, if you answered with “shingadooties” it would be right. This wonderful word has no representation on the Internet so Mazie and I decided to fix that by defining it here. So a shingadooties this shingadooties post about shingadooties.
Pronunciation: shing-a-doo-ties
Etymology: Mazie made it up
Verb: Every verb possible. I shingadooties all the way to school. The dog shingadooties around the backyard.
Noun: Every noun possible. One time I got shingadooties for my birthday and it was awesome.
I love my shingadooties!
Shingadooties,
Jamie & Mazie
2023 Update: This page is still the only reference to shingadooties on the entire web. OpenAI GPT-4 also isn’t aware of shingadooties.
Having fun teaching Mazie and Tyler how to use a YoYo on vacation. Got myself a nice heavy one with low resistance and tons of spin.
Mazie and Tyler getting ready for a long day of driving on our way to Colorado for a week of vacation.
New Standards for Mazie's Birthday
This year The New Standards did one of their great shows at The Dakota right on Mazie’s birthday! At first we figured we would just not go see them, but we asked Mazie if she would want to go out for a grown-up night and she was all for it! We got one of the great U-shaped tables along the edge and Mazie got to sit right in the middle and enjoy a Shirley Temple and cheeseburger while listening to great music.
I sent an email to the band letting them know a 9 year old was celebrating her birthday with them and Chan gave a nice call out to her. It was a super fun evening.
Mazie's iPad
We’ve crossed a big milestone this year. As of this birthday Mazie now has her very own iPad. No more sharing. It is also setup with her own accounts for email and calendaring. She’s a digital equal in the house now.
Mazie was ecstatic about it and has been having fun using it for a variety of things. I’m really hoping that she uses email and messages. She’s been playing a couple of games. She even was reviewing her calendar to see what was coming up this week. Nice!
Of course the immediate reaction from Tyler was to wonder where his is. Wait a couple years there.
Family Bike Ride
We have been trying to get a good family bike ride in each day on the weekends. It was a great day today and Tyler got to get his first ride on his new Weehoo. Tammy discovered the Weehoo really liked it. I’ve pulled the kids in the Chariot (now owned by Thule) as well as the Novara trailer bike. The Weehoo is heads and shoulders over both of them. The trailer bikes always feel like they are pulling my bike to one side. The Chariot was fine but the kids didn’t have a lot of fun.
The Weehoo is a wonderful mix:
Tyler loved it. About the only thing that I’m not very impressed with on the Weehoo are the pedal straps. They seem poorly designed and are a pain to get strapped together.
If your looking to go riding with your kid, even when they are still pretty little, give the Weehoo a serious look.
Tyler and I having our respective Sunday morning screen time.
Last Day of School 2014
Mazie was super excited to be done with school for the summer. We have a 4th grader in the house now! The whole neighborhood celebrated as kids ran all over to start the summer off right!
Email from Mazie
I’m starting to introduce Mazie to email. I also showed her how to use emoji characters. One of her first emails to me celebrating her favorite emoji!
Playing Can’t Stop with Mazie and Tammy.
Tyler is really into Puff, the Magic Dragon. Still a great song.
Z-Scale model train awesomeness with Tyler.
Twelve four-year olds at our house for Tyler’s birthday party. Good this is only 90 minutes!
Awesome 8 year old question, Mazie: “Was J Jill related to J Crew?”
Playing Clue with Mazie and Tammy. It’s about to get wild here on New Year’s Eve!
Just reset a Furby Boom from a gross, farty “boy” to a new girl and got “joy to the world!” from Mazie’s friend. 😀
Kids Running for Kid's World Marathon Challenge
Our neighbor Nicole organized the Kids Running for Kid’s team to raise money for the Save the Children World Marathon Challenge. Mazie and Tyler joined 50 other kids running segments of a marathon around the block and raised $1,526 for a great cause.
