For every LEGO® ornament built and shared, the LEGO Group will donate one LEGO set through local charity partners, giving 500,000 children around the world the chance to play.
Chicago is full of places for families to spend time together all year round. There are free outdoor movie nights put on by the city, lots of parks that are kid friendly, and a whole bevy of kid friendly stores. Out of all of the options three of our favorite places to spend time as a family include:
Our midwest tradition of visiting an apple orchard and corn maze continued this year. You might have noticed in yesterday’s post that Wes is a BIG fan of Super Mario. The moment we found out that there was a Super Mario themed corn maze near-ish us we knew a visit...
We spent a few days in Indianapolis recently visiting friends and spending some time away from our everyday lives. There is so much to look at we spent the whole day there and didn't see everything. Mr. Dude, our two-year-old, had an absolute blast!
This is Mr. Dude's second Christmas and he's still learning about Christmas trees. He only sees all sorts of interesting things to play with and take apart.
Putting my two-year-old to bed can be a real chore sometimes.
Yes we had breakfast for dinner. I am not ashamed to say so. In all honesty, I love eating breakfast at all times of the day and night. The delicious new Denny's Diner pancake stacks are 50 percent more fluffy than the old recipe. I can totally believe this having seen and tasted them first hand.
I work a lot. That's why when the winter holiday break started I made sure to enjoy as much time with my family as I possibly could.
I have not worn a tuxedo since I got married almost ten years ago. It made my toddler uncomfortable.
My one year old had enjoyed his meal thoroughly. That odd mix of apple sauce, home-made guacamole, mac & cheese,...
My wife is a flight attendant and sometimes travels to some pretty great locations for work. This last weekend was...
Stride Rite is releasing a limited edition adult sneaker with a mini-me companion sneaker style inspired by the original Stride Rite joggers from the 1980’s.
It was only a few weeks ago that Mr. Dude couldn't walk without assistance. Now he can do it like a pro.
Our floors have never looked so good. Seriously. The scheduling thing is a life saver. Life is busy and always full of things to do. The iRobot Roomba 870 has been able to take care of our floors when we can't take care of them ourselves. Its available for purchase at Best Buy right now. Now that we have one in our home I can't imagine ever giving it up.
We quickly realized that getting home from San Francisco over the weekend start of Fleet Week was going to be impossible so we spent a couple of days up north in the California Redwoods. The first thing we did before the long trip north? We check-out of our hotel and then...
Mr. Dude loves the color pink. He’s also a fan of cupcakes. Who isn’t? We made some pink cupcakes on...
Theodore has recently become moderately interested in the potty. He flushes the toilet whenever he can and often likes running...
I swore it would never happen. I didn't have a clue. The rules I had set up for myself in my pre-child world didn't stand a chance once I became a dad. Here are six ways I've changed my standards since becoming one.
A toddler's nose is like a Swiss Army Knife. It has a multitude of uses. All of which are dependent on its working properly. Here are a few:
When I was growing up Halloween was something my parents didn't celebrate and I feel like I missed out. I want my son to experience the fun it can bring.