The Adventures of a Stay-at-Home Dad of 5
Cornhole, the game of tossing a beanbag into a hole on a smooth board, is a fun outdoor game. Families across the country play it in their backyards, on camping trips and picnics. It is easy to transport and easy to learn, which makes it a fun family game for all ages. It’s Easy to…
Cornhole is a fantastic day to play on a fall afternoon when you don't have a care in the world or anything to do for hours. It's also very addictive, so watch out! Here's how to play the perfect barbecue game. The Box and the Bags First, get your supplies. The box should be 2…
Maintaining a clean family home is incredibly important. Cleaner homes are healthier homes, both physically and mentally. The physical benefits are more obvious as regular cleaning eliminates the dust, germs and allergens that wear us down and make us sick. The mental impact should not be ignored, however, as a cluttered environment has been linked…
Cooking for your baby is an entirely new challenge. As your little one learns to experience flavors and textures of new foods for the first time, it is also important that these foods are nutritionally balanced and good for your kid’s health. Here are some of the top homemade baby food recipes that are both…
Man oh man, things have been tough lately. I don't really know why but they have. Ok, well, I do know why they've been tough. It's because we have 5 kids. But when I say "things have been tough" what I really mean is "tougher than our normal baseline tough." There is always something to…
I'm all about great steak. Steak has been one of my top 3 favorite foods since I can remember. Lasagna came and went, pizza holds a spot frequently and hamburgers will often find themselves on my top 3 foods list. But steak. Steak has never left my top 3. There is just something about a…
On day one of our recent family road trip we stopped for dinner in Georgia at a pizza buffet. While in the bathroom bending over to help our daughter, my wife's iPhone 5 slipped out of her shirt pocket and landed face down on the tile. She knew before she even turned it over, it…
As some of you know, when I'm not watching my kids I really enjoy performing with my improv comedy group Mad Cowford . Our group puts on a show every Friday night in downtown Jacksonville, Florida at the Hourglass Pub . Shows start at 7:30 if you ever want to drop in. In addition to…
This is a post I wasn't sure I'd ever write. I wasn't sure I even wanted to write it. But with October being SIDS, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month I decided now seemed appropriate to write this post. We currently have 4 children and my wife is pregnant now. This is her 6th pregnancy.…
Today is October 7, 2015. There seems to be a group of people who are fairly convinced that the world will end today . Will it? Did it already? Did I write this post for no reason? Who knows. I'm ready to go live forever in Heaven and I look forward to that day, but…
Last night after her bath, Ela started trying to "teach" me something. She was going on and on and being so serious in what she was saying. I was having a hard time not laughing. Every time I tried to do what she was doing she would tell me I was doing it wrong. I…
As a stay-at-home parent I feel like I put in 14 hour days almost everyday. It's good for me to find some things to do outside of the house to let me have some fun. The two main things I do for hobbies are improv and sports. The improv I do fairly regularly with my…
After a few months of blogging about my adventures as a stay-at-home dad, I've had to take a few long looks in the mirror and into my soul and ask myself "is this working out?" The resounding answer is no. It seems people don't want to read funny stories about a super intelligent, incredibly handsome,…
I don't know what it is about bed time, but kids will come up with just about any excuse to delay going to sleep. In a perfect world I like to try and tire the kids out to the point they welcome the opportunity to fall asleep, but the reality is, that doesn't always happen.…
Potty training is a necessary evil in every parents life. I don't know anyone who would describe it as fun but then again changing your child's diapers for their entire life isn't going to be fun either. At some point, sooner or later (hopefully sooner) you will potty train your child. Sometimes these things go…
Last week I wrote about my upcoming annual trip to a remote part of Florida with my dad. Well, we are back and I decided I wanted to share some pictures from my trip of some of the unique things we came across. Here is a completely hollowed out log. Here is a fallen tree…
Every year when I was younger, my dad would let me miss a week of school and take me on a hunting/camping/fishing trip in the panhandle of Florida on the Apalachicola River. It is an area that almost seems to take you back in time, back before we paved everything and put up buildings. A…
It's not often I get to have a day without any kids. But a little while ago I was able to do just that and got to take advantage of the time to play some golf with an old friend. It was a beautiful day and my buddy had 2 of his friends come and…
I consider myself to be a typical dude. I love football, I hunt, I fish, I do my own car repairs, if I need a handyman I go into the garage and get my tools, I do my own yard work, I carry a pocket knife, I love all things electronic, I shave a couple…