Legos, Assemble!

Back in June, I celebrated my 40th birthday and got one of the coolest gifts ever: a Lego Avengers Quinjet. I started putting it together with my boys but various parties and events kept distracting us from finishing it. Until this weekend! Ryan really wanted to finish it, so we dove in on Saturday and started. Sunday morning, we opened the final bag and the beginning of the end began. Jason joined us too and we …

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Smiles, Assemble!

Allie  just came back from shopping at Target. We chatted about a few things and I casually asked her if she hit Walgreen’s by chance, since they’re having a special offer for a Free Bobblehead with the purchase of The Avengers DVD. She merely rolled her eyes and continued our conversation. Then she told me to grab that Target bag and bring it downstairs for her. Yep, sure enough, inside was a Blu-ray copy of …

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When Mommy’s Away, the Avengers Shall Play!

Ryan wants Loki's Head

My wife works nights a few times a week. So those are the days I come home a little early from work (“early” meaning 6 or 6:30), to watch the kids, give them dinner, and get them ready for bed. I can’t tell you how incredibly difficult it is taking care of two boys all by yourself. It’s exhausting both mentally and physically. Having to slave over a hot stove for hours while kids are …

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How The Avengers Ticked Off My Kids

Captain America

I’m a bit of a comic book geek. Okay, fine, a big one. Yes, I had a Captain America ice sculpture at my wedding and I’m not afraid to admit it. So as you can guess, I’ve been anticipating The Avengers movie for awhile now. It’s all I’ve been talking about at home and after seeing a few of the recent movie trailers, both my kids started saying they want to see it. Now my little guy actually watched …

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