Chip

Chip

Blessed father of 4 wonderful children & trophy husband to 1 lovely wife. Part-time blogger, full-time nerd & aspiring Renaissance man!

Third Quarter 2018

It is hard to believe another school year is in the history books!  Gracie will be heading into 4th grade in the Fall, Dominick 3rd and Annie 2nd grade.  It is amazing to see them growing up so fast.  And…

Second Quarter 2018

Early February we made a trip up to the Carousel Mall (now called Destiny USA?) and went to WonderWorks to do something special for Gracie’s birthday.  We had a great time!  I was so impressed that the three older kids…

Prize Winners of Piedmont Place

The Prize Winners of Piedmont Place By Bill Doyle Dominick really liked this book and flagged it as one of his favorites! He read this in the Spring of 2018 as a 7 year old.

Ubtech Jimu Robots

The kids really like these robots! We currently have 2 of them – the BuzzBot / MuttBot one and the Builderbots Kit. Usually, each kit can build 2 different robots (one set of parts – two different sets of directions…

First Quarter 2018

Late November we took a short trip down to the Poconos and stayed one night @ Kalahari.  It’s a resort with a waterpark – and is really close to Great Wolf Lodge (which is another one that we have stayed…

Fourth Quarter 2017

We have another walker!  Sophie is officially a walker now!  She is proving to be a very practical little girl.  She likes to carry around her “Baa Ba” (Stuffed Lamb) – but also likes to keep her hands free (so…