A few weeks ago we took a step back into the 18th century. We didn’t need a flux capacitor, just a short drive to a local forest preserve and a place known as Isle a la Cache. Isle a la Cache is a 95 acre island and part of The Des Plaines River preservation system. It [Read More...]
When I was a little tyke I remember wanting to read. I wanted to read so bad I felt like it was killing me. My workbooks were hard, my flashcards were hard, my phonics lessons were hard; but then again I was only 5 years old. I saw people reading and wondered what would it [Read More...]
“Daddy can you help me?” I can’t even tell you how many times I have heard that question from my little ones. I have tied shoes, built with Lego bricks, and helped with household chores all because my kids have done nothing more than ask me for help. Kids seem hardwired to ask for help [Read More...]
For the past decade I have been a dad. Being a father has always been exciting for me, something I looked forward to. It isn’t always easy. It isn’t always fun. It is definitely one of the most rewarding things I have done. It is hard sometimes recalling what my life was like before [Read More...]
It is no small secret that I am a huge Billy Joel fan. I have been listening to his music since I was a little kid so much so that sometimes it feels like he has written the soundtrack to my life. Last year I wrote about an incident in which he brought a fan [Read More...]
The other night while driving home with my boys we got into a great discussion on what it takes to be a leader. As a parent you want to constantly tell your kids that anything is possible as long as you work hard for it and believe in yourself. Unfortunately that just isn’t the [Read More...]
With the new year I have decided to launch a new feature called Dadventure2G0. These are posts with a downloadable pdf to serve as a guide/aide to the adventure. If you use them I’d love both feedback and examples of how you used them. So with no further ado I present the first Dadventure2Go. A [Read More...]
July 17th, 2014
A few weeks ago we took a step back into the 18th century. We didn’t need a flux capacitor, just a short drive to a local forest preserve and a place known as Isle a la Cache. Isle a la Cache is a 95 acre island and part of The Des Plaines River preservation system. It [Read More...]
July 7th, 2014
When I was a little tyke I remember wanting to read. I wanted to read so bad I felt like it was killing me. My workbooks were hard, my flashcards were hard, my phonics lessons were hard; but then again I was only 5 years old. I saw people reading and wondered what would it [Read More...]
June 24th, 2014
“Daddy can you help me?” I can’t even tell you how many times I have heard that question from my little ones. I have tied shoes, built with Lego bricks, and helped with household chores all because my kids have done nothing more than ask me for help. Kids seem hardwired to ask for help [Read More...]
June 12th, 2014
As a dad I get to do many wonderful things with my kids. We play games, we travel, we read, and we learn together. I love every minute of it. One of the most important lessons I can help them learn is about responsibility. Every Saturday we do chores together. Some days they get up and [Read More...]
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June 11th, 2014
The boys and I went on a mustachioed treasure hunt through Sears the other day. We were off to check out the #DestinationDad phenomenon there and try are hand and the “Snap Your ‘Stache” contest. The boys and I don’t like to do anything halfway especially when it comes to fake mustaches… With our faux “cookie [Read More...]
May 22nd, 2014
For the past decade I have been a dad. Being a father has always been exciting for me, something I looked forward to. It isn’t always easy. It isn’t always fun. It is definitely one of the most rewarding things I have done. It is hard sometimes recalling what my life was like before [Read More...]
April 16th, 2014
It is no small secret that I am a huge Billy Joel fan. I have been listening to his music since I was a little kid so much so that sometimes it feels like he has written the soundtrack to my life. Last year I wrote about an incident in which he brought a fan [Read More...]
