We all get it. We all want to show the world our perfect Thanksgiving. Whether it be Instagram stories documenting our centerpiece assembly or Facebook selfies with arms extended. We've pushed the limits of our agility and everyone at the table - asking them to crunch in and be included [...]
With Halloween behind us, we’re all left in a sugar-tizzy. The kids are spinning around in circles in the playroom. They’re making it rain with vacant Airhead and Milky Way wrappers while Mom is in the living room - already earmarking ideas for next year’s costumes. And this leaves, Dad, [...]
The bachelor (or Stag) party has been a long-standing tradition for men who are on the verge of transitioning from one life...to the next. It’s a final celebration of individual existence, before a man connects his life to a partner he loves. It’s most typically a men-only affair, and [...]
You’re probably thinking, “What war on apples?” You don’t know about it because you typically think of apples from your perspective. But think about events from the apple’s point of view for a moment. The simple, small little apple is the perfect fruit. It’s delicious. It’s portable. It was designed [...]
Can 10 trillion percent humidity be a thing? I wouldn’t have thought it could be... until I moved to Austin, Texas - the city with a dozen nicknames. For a certain segment of the summer months here, Austin might as well be Atlantis. It’s like living under warm water, but [...]
You know that saying “the days drag on but the years fly by”? Well, that’s how I’ve been feeling these days. Time just seems to be flying by. Somehow, I’m on the verge of turning 40. And somehow, summer is already halfway over. Time for the aisles of any [...]
Photo credit: Kevin Ashley Photography Jared McBride of Kansas City, Missouri made his way to the Life of Dad family on March 31st, 2018. He had requested to join the Expectant & New Dads Facebook Group. Like many soon-to-be fathers, he was on a quest to learn more about becoming [...]
Every time a new season begins I get pretty excited. New foods, new smells, new activities surround me and changes are literally, in the air. I get most excited about summertime. It’s beach time. The air is warm. Time to have family BBQs in the backyard. Loads of outdoor swimming [...]
I used to get really excited about movies coming out. There was the long build-up to the release date, the promotions for it, the speculation about how good it’s going to be…but over the past few years, that has diminished. Not because the quality of movies has dipped or [...]
Well, it’s finally happened. One of my children has a smart phone and now the realities of internet security are really hitting home for me. Granted, it should have hit home when we first got our unlimited internet service, or when they got their first computer…or the tablet…but it [...]
