Valentines Day is right around the bend and finding cool Valentines for boys isn’t the easiest thing. While we’ve been able to come up with some great Valentine box ideas for boys, the boy Valentine card concept is a bit trickier. If your boys are like ours, they don’t want to give out “sweet” or…
10 rules to raising the man you want your son to be
I wrote this post five years ago… but it still stands true today. ———————— sept 2016 This week, I was hanging out with two of my good friends, when we started talking about our kids… what else is knew? It’s funny, because for being pretty similar in parenting styles, their kids were complete…
Give children what they need
Growing up, I always had what I needed, not always what I “wanted” or at least that is what I thought. This was a hard concept to understand, as a child, especially when everyone was (and is) trying to keep up with the Jones’s. So how can we give our children what they “need” and what they “want”?…
10 things to tell my son before he is 16
Time will pass you by in a blink of a moment. It seems like just yesterday when we took this picture. Fast forward five years… our kids are growning so much. The time of dressing like a super hero and showing off your muscles is long gone. However, while they are still young, We have…
5 things I wish for our sons as they grow.
If I had to pick just 5 things I wish for our sons, as they grow, I would include these… We, as parents, want the best for our children. We try so hard to give them what they need in life, even if it isn’t what they want. We try to teach them right…
10 things for a first time dad
My best friend from high school is a first time dad and he is about to have his first child. Having four kids, there are a lot of things that I want to tell him, but some things you just have to let first-time parents learn on their own. You have to be the…
It isn’t what we give them … but the time we spend with them that matters
It isn’t what we give them … but the time we spend with them. that matters. It is what they want and need, even if they don’t know it. I really believe this and I want to encourage you today. When I was younger, my parents had to work so hard, multiple jobs to help my brother…
Why you need to NOTICE your kids
Tonight was pretty much like every other night. Becky and I made dinner, fed the kids, gave them baths and tucked each one of them in. However, tonight we had to pack for a little trip. Anytime we plan to leave, we make sure the house and all chores are pretty much done. Well… at…
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…
Lessons I Want My Sons to Learn
There has been a lot in the news lately about kids who have made incredibly poor choices. From fighting and bullying to neglecting others in need, the media has had a field day dragging the details of their behavior across the airwaves. I would love to shield my kids from those types of behaviors indefinitely,…