Recently, I wrote a blog post on how being healthy and fit is beneficial to being a parent. In that post I talked about being healthy and fit, making time for exercise, doing workouts you enjoy, and eating right. One way to stay health and fit is to train for a 5k race. As you …
One of the best ways to give children experiences is to travel as a family. One place to travel is the Florida Keys where children can experience driving the scenic Overseas Highway, snorkeling, kayaking, and seeing and interacting with marine life at aquariums. The Florida Keys are an archipelago located off the southern coast of Florida, which forms the southernmost …
My one year old son is a bit small to appreciate Disneyland. Sometime in the future though, when he’s old enough, my wife and I are planning to take him on a Disneyland vacation. In preparation to go, I’ve been doing a bit of research on how to do Disneyland right. Here are the top …
Since getting married I’ve been wanting to take my wife on a Hawaii vacation. Back in 2003 I lived in Hawaii as a student at Brigham Young University-Hawaii (BYU-H). So I’m familiar with the island of Oahu. But I’ve never been to Hawaii as a tourist. So I did a little bit of research to …
What does our health and fitness have to do with parenting? Being a parent is challenging and requires energy. There can be sleepless nights with newborns. The weekly grind of getting kids to piano lessons or soccer practice. Making sure the kids get dinner every night. And the list goes on. All this requires daily …
2017 is almost over and if you’re like me you are probably thinking about this past year’s good and bad. Like me, I’m sure you have had successes and I’m sure their have been some failures as well. I often find that I had good intentions and was determined at the beginning of the year …
If you’re a parent of a teen who has just got his braces off, you may be wondering about clear retainers for your child. Specifically you may have questions about clear retainers (Invisible Retainers or Essix retainers) vs wire retainers (Hawley Retainers). There are some pros and cons for each kind of retainer, such as cost, …
Recently my sister posted on her Instagram account a picture of a wood growth chart that she made. I thought that is so cool! I want to make one for my kids. Wood growth charts are much better than the old school idea of using the door jam to track you children’s growth. With a …
Less than 24 hours after handing out the last of the Halloween candy I saw an add on TV for Black Friday deals. I thought, Noooooooo! I haven’t even digested all the Halloween candy I ate and we are already talking about Christmas. From a business prospective, I get the commercialization of Christmas. In my …
When I was growing up I hated reading books. Why would I want to read if I could be outside playing neighborhood football or watching TV. My struggle with reading stemmed from it not being easy for me. In essence reading felt like a chore rather then something that I enjoyed. Now that I am …