My son turned six in February. He gave me a Christmas present this past Christmas, something he had picked out at the “Santa’s Workshop” at his school. It was wrapped in a pre-printed holiday themed plastic baggie and stapled shut. He had then taken a black Sharpie and written to: [...]
People say that Dads are hard to please but if you give a deeper thought they need nothing more than family time. So plan something around this concept wherein you can have good family time while maintaining the festivity of the occasion too. Something extravagant or complicated is not what [...]
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Those are the wise words from Ferris Bueller. Now Ferris might be a fictional character, but his words still carry a lot of weight. As parents of young children we [...]
My kids and I can't wait to see the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film this weekend. Are you? Here is what to expect. Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael battle bigger, badder villains, alongside April O’Neil, Vern Fenwick, and a newcomer: the hockey-masked vigilante Casey Jones. After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, [...]
30 Days to Becoming a Better Parent Day 1: Find Your Inner Parent When you were growing up did you see yourself in the future as a Mom or as a Dad? Did people say to you, you are so good with kids, or did they make sure that their [...]
I've been trying to think of a way to start my first blog entry and tonight as I got ready for bed it hit me. My house is empty. Just me (and four cats) right now. ...but I see reminders of my kids everywhere. A game of Mouse Trap [...]
If you've been on the fence about getting a new video game console for you, your kids or the whole family, good news, Microsoft made an announcement earlier today that the Xbox One is now only $299, that's a cool $50 cheaper than normal. That new price also includes bundles [...]
One of the first things that Brian “Head” Welch told me in my interview with him was that his daughter was going to graduate high school. I could hear how proud he was of his daughter in his voice. To me that is a Life of Dad moment. Just [...]
It was the biggest story in Philadelphia sports…for a few weeks. Sam Bradford, starting QB, decided to demand a trade shortly after finding out that he would just be a transition QB for Carson Wentz. […]
My kids and I like to watch shows that are educational. One of them is Miles from Tomorrowland. I found out that there are going to be a lot of cool guest stars for the upcoming season. In Season two of Miles from Tomorrowland premieres on Monday June 20th on [...]
