The Dad Life

Before going to sleep on New Years Eve, I asked Ella if she had a resolution for 2014. She asked what a resolution was, and I explained that...

On Christmas day, the kids woke us up at 6:52 am, having already spied on the tree to make sure presents had appeared as expected. Ella imme...

Full disclosure: the main reason I'm abandoning this endeavor—my introduction into the "official" publishing world—is that I...

Sometimes when I start raving about my kids, I have to pause to make sure I'm not starting to sound like one of those annoying parents w...

A little while ago, I brought home ice cream for a surprise dessert treat, and Sophia’s face brightened. “You’re the best dad in the world!”...

Ella’s fifth-grade teacher recently gave her class an opportunity to become published authors. Students could submit their writing to the ...

During a family road trip to New Mexico a couple of weeks ago, we played a book on CD. In one scene, the main character, a fifth-grader, g...