So each year my daughter and wife will go skiing with the in-laws, leaving me and the triplet boys to our devices (or devastation).  In 2014, I began to take them on a boys weekend in order to instill the Barry Family Code.

I have discovered that our community has done a terrible job of values-based parenting.  Most parents are reactive, and parenting from the hip.  We have moved from a culture of “can I?” (external restraints) to “should I?” (internal values).  It is no longer “can I afford a video game system, but should I?” For our boys it will no longer be “can I get access to a playboy magazine, but should I access the plethora of pornography on the internet.”

Therefore, I have started to build in values based parenting to our boys.

To be a Barry means that you have Integrity, Perseverance and Confident Humility.

As a result, we have started our annual trips to build on these themes, and this past month we tackled Perseverance.

Curious what our weekend looked like?

Day 1

Morning Workout

• Turkish Getup
• Stair Runs
• Decline Pushups
• Squat Jumps
• Burpees
• Pushups
• Jump Lunges
• Russian Twists
• Diamond Pushups
• Broad Jumps
• Manmaker Pushups
• Handrelease Burpees

ECEVPERRNASER Puzzle

1-on-1 with Jack

Double Decker game of War

1-on-1 with James

Living Water

• Waterbottle
• John 4:14—”Whoever drinks the water I gave him will never thirst.”

EPIC Scavenger Hunt Game: Smores

• Clue 1:  Where dirty boys get clean
• Clue 2:  Watch Your Step
• Clue 3:  Where you sleep with your head up high and your brother below
• Clue 4:  How the Dude and Papa tell time

1-on-1 with Thomas

Movie Time:  StarWars

Day 2

Workout

• 1 Pushup & 2 Air presses up to 10/20
• 11s Dips and Squats
• 10 Fire to Fire Laps

Word Presentation

• Jack: Helpful
• James: Sportmanship
• Thomas: Respect

Puzzle
Perseverance Experienced: Rainbow Falls Hike