Sometimes being a grown up is hard. Do you ever wish you could just slip back to the simplicity of being a child? I filed my taxes about a month ago, and we ended up getting a nice little refund from Uncle Sam. I’m extremely fortunate to have a great [...]
I’m used to Babs waking up at 6AM every day now. It’s currently 6:20AM, and she hasn’t stirred yet. I feel like I’m on borrowed time… I don’t know what to do with myself. Once she wakes up, there will be non-stop action all day long. This is [...]
Growing up in New Jersey, every few years, my family would take the 24-hour drive down to Florida to go to Disney World. There was so much anticipation and excitement during the drive, which always led to a fantastic overall experience. Except for the tea cups…the spinning always [...]
A few weeks back, I traveled to Orlando for Ellen’s Spring Break Shows at “Universal Orlando Resort.” Vegas, Baby, Vegas! We have been taking this trip for years, and for the first time, I was able to bring along my wife and baby girl! Babs is 13 [...]
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 [...]
The most popular housedads in the world, "The Real Housedads of Orange County," are back with episode four, entitled "Gulliver's Circle." In this episode, The Count follows Todd in slow speed car chase, demanding an apology for the infamous Brazilian Wax. Most of the episode takes place in Orange County's [...]
As we sadly said goodbye to Mr. BoJangles, his acting in some of Life of Dad's videos will live on forever. Here are his top three roles. #3 - CRAWLING Bo's role in this short was to just lay there, as Babs learned to crawl. I think he nailed it. [...]
Yesterday we said goodbye to our best friend, one of the nicest and coolest dogs in the world, Mr. BoJangles. We adopted Bo on September 2nd 2008, which we then declared his eighth birthday. We knew that we would only have limited time with Bo, so enjoyed every minute of [...]
T + B = C (Travelling + Baby = Challenging) D + B = C (Dinner at a restaurant + Baby = Challenging) T + D + B = C² (Travelling + Dinner at a restaurant + Baby = Challenging Squared) These were the formulas that the Riles family was [...]
You’ve been waiting all week to find out…what was the scariest/most adventurous moment of my life? Even more idiotic than skydiving or climbing a bridge, was a hike that I did in Hawaii a few years back. My sister and her husband lived in Oahu, so my brother-in-law and I [...]