Daddy and Jake at the beach First of all, let me publicly thank Mr. Tommy Riles for allowing me to be an official blogger on LIFE OF DAD in 2012. This may prove to be one of Tommy’s worst decisions to date, however I will do everything [...]
Leading up to the New Year, I wrote this letter to the CEO of Starbucks, hoping to work together in 2012...
Babs said it. I wrote it in chalk. Your job is to try to guess what word or words she was trying to say.
Dear Cheerios, How are you, my friends? Actually, I don’t need to ask that, because I know exactly how you are. You are in a yellow box, hanging out in the homes of babies worldwide. In my house particularly, you are in the cabinet, on the floor, in the couch [...]
April's TINY HEART SUPERHERO is Tristyn Turner!!! April EBay Auctions (expire May 3rd): Playskool Interactive Dinosaur - 'KOTA My Triceratops' (retail value $300) Click here Crystal Cave's Custom Laser Etched Crystal Vase (retail value $300) Click here Hoffman Jewelers' Tahitian Pearl Necklace (retail value $300) Click here To make a [...]
There are some exciting times ahead for Life of Dad. Big changes to the website, new shows premiering, and much more. I think we have grown alot in a year, just like my baby girl. Thank you all so much for visiting Life of Dad on a regular basis. What [...]
One year ago today, my daughter was two days removed from open-heart surgery. That first week was impossible, but little signs of strength from Babs helped us pull through. Today, Babs is walking around the house like she owns the place, whereas one year ago, I was excited to hear [...]
Just after the Grammy Awards and a day before the Oscars, the first annual Barbara Awards were held at a kids friendly venue in Los Angeles. The red carpet birthday party event celebrated Barbara Anne Riles turning one year old. Each of the fifteen children in attendance were nominees, and by [...]
Babs turned one year old on Saturday. We couldn't be prouder of her. Her health is great, and she is really thriving. This made me think back to exactly where we were one year ago. Here is the very first entry I wrote for Life of Dad: February 28, [...]
Babs' first roomate at Children's Hospital Los Angeles was a young man named Bodie. Good guy, great family. As challenging of a road we had with Babs, Bodie's journey was significantly tougher, and the complications lasted for almost a year. Bodie has had three different open-heart surgeries over his first year, repairing [...]