There was lots of dadding going down in Fredericksburg this last weekend. I went all over the area, doing stuff with my son, my daughter, my niece, and my nephew. Saturday
Saturday morning found…
Author: Matthew Jones
Being a good dad is hard. It’s hard to define and even harder to do. And I’m certainly not an expert enough to tell you how to be a good dad. But what I can do is narrow down your options by…
This last Saturday was quite a packed one for the Jones family. I got to work my dad muscles, both figuratively and literally.Working Up a Sweat
I started the day with a trip to the gym. That’s a…
I’m walking into the men’s room at the Hilton Doubletree in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. I’m on a work trip, and my kids are hundreds of miles away back in Fredericksburg. But even without…
How many miles have I driven going nowhere? Fifty? A hundred? It’s more than I want to admit. And why do I do it? Why do I drive to nowhere? To get a tiny human to fall asleep. It’s 12:30 p.m. The…
Last weekend, my wife Juliann took a girls’ weekend in Williamsburg with a couple of friends. I’m really glad she did it—she works hard both at work and at home and deserves some time off. I was…
We’ve been taking our 4-year-old son Benny to art classes at Art Time 4 Kids for over a year now, and we love it! Art Time 4 Kids is a kids art studio in downtown Fredericksburg. It’s owned and…
Making new friends is hard. Raising kids is hard. But trying to make new friends while most of your time is spent chasing kids is nearly impossible. And trying to do it during an international…
I. Love. Science museums. I went to the Baltimore science museum multiple times while growing up in Arlington, and always got excited when we went to a new science museum in a new city on a trip….
There is a lot of kids music out there. What’s worthwhile to listen to? What should you avoid? Let’s dig into the wide world of kids music. These reviews are geared to best prepare you with the…