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In the Kitchen With Dad: Chicken Alfredo

Disclosure:  This post is in collaboration with Barilla. All opinions of apps and companies that help me complete DIY projects are my own.  Cooking is important to me. I like great food, and that’s something that I’m sharing with my kids in the kitchen. Yes, we’re all busy, but there’s always enough time to make sure that they eat good, …

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As a dad, I’m thankful for…

It’s easy to see how my life would have been different if I’d never become a father. In the same breathe, though, I don’t want to imagine any other life. You’ve gotta admit, this life as a dad is pretty awesome, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. It’s not always easy. Nothing in life is really easy 100% of …

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BBQ Pulled Pork

PrintBBQ Pulled Pork Rating: 41 Prep Time: 25 minutesCook Time: 4 hoursTotal Time: 4 hours, 25 minutesNumber of servings: 10 Per Serving 290 calories Fat 6 g Carbs 33 g Protein 25 g 10 Ingredients 10 whole wheat hamburger buns, split and toasted 2 medium onions, cut into thin wedges 1/2 cup water 2 pound boneless pork sirloin roast 1/2 …

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Dad: Why do you do what you do?

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“Why do you do what you do?” It’s a simple question, and it doesn’t seem to come out in just that way. In different ways, though, we hear it from our friends, our kids, our spouse/significant other, and (perhaps most importantly) from our own internal voice. We ask ourselves why we are here, and why we are parents. We want …

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The Day I Became Dad

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We all become dads at different times in our lives… It’s an amazing moment when we see our child for the first time, when we hold the little one, and hear the initial cries. Whatever the path to fatherhood, we find ourselves in those initial moments of utter joy, anticipation and gut-wrenching fear. What’s it like to be a new …

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5 Tips to Encourage My Child to Sleep

As parents, we were there when our child/children entered this world, and we’ve experienced so many memorable moments along the way. But, many of the earliest memories with our little one also revolved around sleep, in various iterations: Trying to get our baby to fall to sleep; Rocking and changing and feeding the baby to encourage sleep; Experiencing our own …

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A Mix of Words

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Words, words, words… I love games, and I’m trying to pass that on to my kids as well. So, we play whatever games interest them, and it’s great to watch them gaining interest as each year passes. So, today is National Scrabble Day; and once again we play with words. We put together the succession of letters they know, and …

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