Do you need to nest, but you just can’t accept it?  Well, the Life of Dad Extreme Nesting Team will help you out…

Babs had a great opportunity recently. She auditioned for Sesame Street! See how it played out…     Now that you’ve seen it, its your turn to help… We need to get Babs on Sesame Street during CHD Awareness Week in February!  If you don’t know, my incredible daughter survived open-heart surgery at three days [...]

You haven’t heard from us in a while… we’ll be been spending money, focusing on our music, and eating alot of lobster.  Expensive lobster with extravagant sauces.  But now “The Real Housedads of Orange County” are back with our very first music video. Please enjoy “Don’t Be Late For The Playdate!”     Song written [...]

Babs loves the word “again.”  Whether I’m juggling, jumping rope, or watching a web video with her, as soon as I finish, Babs says “again.”  And I do it.  Again. Well, a few days ago, Babs asked us, particularly Baby Tommy, to repeat the impossible… Babs and Tommy were taking a bath together.  Tommy was [...]

I’m a huge Patriots fan.  My mom’s family is from Massachusetts, so every year I would watch football games with my cousins. Growing up in New Jersey, most of my friends are Giants fans.  For me, it was a tough loss in Superbowl XLII, in 2008, when the Giants beat the then undefeated Patriots. Yesterday [...]

What would life be without Facebook?  It’s kind of like thinking back to how I survived the 80’s without a cell phone stuck to my head.  With all the wonders of Facebook it certainly has its drawbacks.  Question: Have you ever been tagged in a photo that you really wish you hadn’t been tagged in?  [...]

When woman are pregnant, they have cravings.  It is their man’s duty to do everything possible to make that craving become a reality.  This man did just that…

Ok, yes my topic title is a bit of geek humor (whether it pertains to programming or Star Trek, take your pick), but I’m sure by the end of this post even those who aren’t computer savvy will know what I mean by “core dump”. So I’m sure we’ve all been there, Dads. When my [...]

What matters & what doesn’t?  Is it “Dad’s way, or the highway?”  Or, as dads, do we plant the seed in the minds of our children what we learned from Henry Ford, Sr. when he said, “If we believe we can, or believe we can’t, we’re 100% right.” Well, for this old Dad, it’s all [...]

Today a lot of people are hearing about PIPA and SOPA for the first time. Some people are not aware of what it entails. As a Dad, I barely have time to read about it myself. People have been asking, and trying to figure out how this will affect them on a personal basis. Here [...]

After the success of our first Dad-chelor Party! Video, I realized that I wanted to do it again.  And since Life of Dad coined the term, “dad-chelor party,” I knew that I needed to have one for myself. Sponsored by McDonald’s, please enjoy DP2!

When I was young I remember watching Saturday morning cartoons like Justice League of America, Thundercats and Masters of the Universe. I used to play with Superhero Action Figures as I created major battles on the living room carpet. As I moved on to other things the action figures were put up in the attic. [...]

DAD DRUNK (The other D.D.) Dad Drunk is a term I came up with recently. Having had multiple friends who have kids now, I noticed a phenomenon. When the dad’s had a night off from work, wife and kid, they got hammered! I don’t think it’s intentional at all. I think our brains as dads [...]

I’m a stay at home dad.  I stay home.  I dad.  It’s not a prison sentence and it’s not a walk in the park…even though there is plenty of park walking involved.  But there are certainly things you need to know if you are a man and are going to be the primary caregiver of [...]

Game of the Year Saturday’s NFL playoff game between the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers was easily the best football game in years.  In the final 5 minutes of the game the 49ers fell behind, took the lead, fell behind and then scored the winning touchdown with just 9 seconds left.  Even though [...]

A recent study has shown that badly chosen baby names can lead to low self-esteem, low education and more smoking.  Research shows most people would rather be single than date someone with an ‘unfortunate’ name.  If you’re a Dad like me, then you’ve had the pleasure of partaking in this activity during the 9-month pregnancy [...]

During the final five days of my father’s life, I slept on a cot next to him, and cared for him throughout the day and night. On his final night, as I was helping Dad get settled back into his own bed after a 2:30 AM visit to the bathroom, I placed my left hand [...]

If you have gone through a pregnancy, odds are you have been to a Birthing Class.  I went, and it was the perfect combination of awkward, but also informational.  So…I decided that Life of Dad had to do a birthing class video to show you outsiders what a class like this is really like.  I [...]

10)   Tim Tebow is the biggest star in the NFL right now.  Is he the best player?  No…but on Sunday he could have beaten anybody. 9)   Tebow broke Hall of Famer John Elway’s record for most passing yards by a Denver Bronco in his playoff debut.   Tebow broke the record for most [...]

In cased you missed it, here was my appearance promoting Life of Dad in Dallas, TX!    

About a year ago, the world was blown away by my first ‘Baby and Mouse’ video. Well, here we are a year later, and there is another mouse in the picture.  And that means another video.  Please enjoy.     You were so intrigued, that now you want to see the first ‘Baby and Mouse’ [...]

Even though the topic title sounds like I’ll be performing a finishing move on a beloved character on Sesame Street, rest assured that I actually like Mr. Noodle!  When my son settles in to watch Elmo’s world, I also sit waiting for the moment when Elmo comes up with a question on something and the [...]

First of all, let me publicly thank Mr. Tommy Riles for allowing me to be an official blogger on LIFE OF DAD in 2012.  This may prove to be one of Tommy’s worst decisions to date, however I will do everything in my power to live up to the extremely high literary and visual standards [...]

So here I am, my inaugural post on Life of Dad.  I’ve decided to blatantly rip off one of my favorite TV shows for my post titles, so for other fans of Chuck these titles are for you!  I’ll do my best to keep you interested, but just as a blanket disclaimer if any of [...]

For the first month of his life, there was at least a 65% chance that my son, Tommy Boy, was indeed a vampire.  I say this for three reasons: 1)   He had a rather pale skin tone. 2)   He slept all day, and would only open his eyes at night. 3)   His favorite thing in [...]

Imagine this nightmare: You get to an airport for a multi hour flight somewhere. You were up late the night before packing and had to get up super early to make it on time. You spend time getting through security which took forever thanks to a screaming toddler and a mother who needs to get [...]

We here at Life of Dad want to help fathers, and and soon-to-be dads, in every way possible.  That’s why we invented the “Labor Inducing Picnic.”  Watch the below instructional video to learn how to get your wife to pop when she is 9 months pregnant.     Starring Leslie Garza and Andre Tenerelli. Directed [...]

Happy New Year dads and dads alike. I hope your holiday was filled with joyous experiences that you will cherish forever. Mine sure was. Seeing my kids eyes light up on christmas day, skiing with my son, sledding with my daughter, and the first New Year’s Eve where my kids stayed up and celebrated with [...]

  My favorite sporting event starts this Saturday:  the NFL Playoffs.  My team, the Philadelphia Eagles, could not overcome a wretched start to the season and did not qualify.  Fortunately, the Dallas Cowboys did not qualify either as they lost their final 2 games.   Pretenders (Teams That Are Not Going to Win The Super [...]

I just found these resolutions that my 1 month old son left in his basinet.  I’m sure all of you reading this did at least a few of these on New Years Eve, too.