It was an incredible day. At last, Kata was going to be a Kindergarten graduate. Everyone was well rehearsed and the audience was hushed waiting for the show to start. Most of you know the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Well, the Kindergartners presented a puppet show based on that story. […]

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What can I say about a Daddy, a Dad, a Father who – takes the time to teach you how to ride a scooter and a skateboard. watches you blow bubbles for hours. pitches a tent in the backyard just to practice for the real campout coming up in a week and then spends the […]

posted in: Family, Holidays, People We Love

In our Biggest Little City in the world, one of the biggest little pieces of news is our new Triple-A baseball team, The Reno Aces. They have a wonderful new ballpark right in the middle of downtown Reno and for Father’s Day, someone pretty darn wonderful (hint: it was none other than me, gentle reader) […]

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Oh, after weeks, no months of rehearsal finally the day of Recital was upon us all. Backstage was it’s usual “multi-colored dream coat spectacular” of frenzied mothers and carefully coralled performers. Fortunately, the Grand Sierra Hotel’s Grand Theater has a gigantic backstage area. Think hangar sized. It’s a beautiful thing. And then it was performance […]

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Oh, a fourth birthday was upon us on June 6th. And as our new tradition dictated, the celebrant woke up to special Birthday pancakes. Yes, those are number 4s and letter Bs. Just for a certain you-know-who. The morning also started off with a really wet soccer game. It was the last of the season. […]

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Sunflower Preschool has a long standing tradition that right before their Summer Break, the students put on a performance for their dads. This is the concept behind Father’s Day Pizza Lunch. And let me take a second to apologize for the sheer volume of pictures. Consider it an added bonus. I’ll try to keep the […]

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