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Find a Common Interest with your kids…Embrace it.

It can be hard to find a common interest with your kids but when you find it …Embrace it. Struggles for parents out there come in many forms. One may be trying to connect with your child on a special level, or finding that one common interest. So how do you find the common interest…

Our trip to see Cars 3

This week, we took our kids to see the new Cars 3 movie and we loved it. I am teaming up with Autotrader for this sponsored post to tell you all about it! It was great to spend time as a family and to have great conversation afterwards about which character the kids liked…

How to turn a bad day around…

This is a sponsored post on behalf of Life of Dad and Cheerios. I received compensation for this post; however, all opinions stated are my own. Last week, we had planned it just right. We were going to go out on the lake on Saturday morning with Becky’s family and come home to have…

Laundry Room Makeover (and a giveaway)

I was honored to be asked to write a blog post of our laundry room makeover at Molly’s Suds website. Here is a little sneak peek. You can check out the rest of the post here at Molly’s Suds. Before: After: You can find directions, paint colors, stains, etc… over at Molly’s Suds. You…

10 Father’s Day Gifts for Dad

This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com on behalf of Single Edition Media. Nothing says Father’s Day like a fun gift from your child. For Father’s Day, I can always count on Beau to make me something unique and this year was no different (he made me a Hot-Glue-Gun iPhone case. He used my case as a template,…

5 Ways to Have Fun as a Family- Without Traveling Far!

While many families love to travel in the spring and summertime, there are seasons of life where traveling far is not the most practical. Instead of thinking all hopes of having fun as a family are lost, be encouraged! There are many ways that you can have just as much fun as a family without…

Dad- you are NOT the babysitter …

Take note… Dad- you are NOT the babysitter … Sometimes I just have to laugh. I guess I don’t really get it. Becky and I both work from home, we both take care of the kids and the house. When Becky takes the four kids out, people say things like “You’ve got your…

Dad’s Guide to Summer

Summertime is an awesome time of year – school is out and the kids are ready for fun, but it also can be a time of summertime overwhelm as parents plates start to be filled. Between camps, vacations, summer time learning, playdates, keeping the kids busy, etc… there is more than enough to send any…

3 easy tips to get in shape

I have partnered with Withings, all opinions are 100% mine. About a year ago, I dropped thirty pounds. Sure, it’s nice to have my clothes fit better, but that’s not the reason. The reason that I lost 30 pounds? For these guys: I was tired of being tired. When they would ask me to…

The cracks of life

I have partnered with Life of Dad and Boudreaux’s Butt Paste® for this campaign, but my opinions are my own. Picture it: You find the perfect house. You put in an offer. It’s accepted. Check. You are about to list your house. You notice a crack in the brick. You realize the porch is pulling away…

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