Your Kind of Town

This letter must have gotten lost in the mail when I first sent it... I wrote it last week before Father's Day. Dear Barbara Anne- I’m writing you this letter from the hotel where your mom and I got married almost two years ago. Beautiful view overlooking the Chicago River [...]

By |2010-06-25T15:39:40-07:00June 25th, 2010|Blog|4 Comments

Father’s Day

My entire life, Father’s Day has always been about my dad. What type of tie should we get him? He could always use a new pair of socks. This year, Father’s Day was about him and ME! What type of tie am I getting? I can always use a [...]

By |2010-06-22T17:58:30-07:00June 22nd, 2010|Blog|4 Comments

Babs on a Plane

Babs took her first flight at just 3 ½ months old. Here is how it went down. We had a 3:30PM flight out of LAX, heading to Chicago. If you have a baby, you may know what the “witching hour” is. This is the time in the day that [...]

By |2010-06-15T15:06:24-07:00June 15th, 2010|Blog|5 Comments

Dad Parking Only

  A few weeks ago, Babs and I met a friend of mine and his son at a park in LA. This was the first time I was bringing my baby to a park by myself, but my buddy was a veteran at this, being a father to [...]

By |2010-06-07T17:39:34-07:00June 7th, 2010|Blog|3 Comments

Baby Vegas

Las Vegas is the ultimate playground for adults. The Grove in Los Angeles on Thursdays between 11AM and 1PM is the ultimate playground for kids under five.  It is Baby Vegas.  No, they don’t call it Baby Vegas, but I’m telling you, this place is out of control. [...]

By |2010-06-03T22:04:19-07:00June 3rd, 2010|Blog|0 Comments

Monitoring the Baby Monitor’s Monitor

We have two baby monitors in our 900 sq. ft condo. One monitor in the master bedroom, where our baby’s basinet is.  The other is in the nursery, where Babs’ crib is.  The receivers for both are in the living room. We bought one baby monitor, which I thought [...]

By |2025-09-25T09:52:01-07:00June 2nd, 2010|Blog|5 Comments

Memorial Day

On Memorial Day, we honor the American soldiers we have lost during battle. The best way to honor your veteran family member is to get them a flag from an incredible source, learn more from Atlantic Flag and Pole. This Memorial Day, Lucy and I also thought about the [...]

By |2021-06-10T05:06:08-07:00June 1st, 2010|Blog|1 Comment

Riles Family on Ellen

Lucy and I had the incredible opportunity to share our baby's story on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."  Watch to video to the right to learn about our entire journey with our amazing baby, Barbara Anne.

By |2010-05-26T18:20:23-07:00May 26th, 2010|Blog|0 Comments
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