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Win 4 passes to One Direction: This is Us, 8/10 at AMC Sugarloaf Mills

If you listen to top 40 radio you probably know or have heard of One Direction. If you have a daughter then you absolutely know about One Direction. If you have a daughter who is between 10-12 you know that I should be calling them 1D, know about their movie (One Direction: This is Us) and want me to get on with the ticket giveaway. Continue reading Win 4 passes to One Direction: This is Us, 8/10 at AMC Sugarloaf Mills

The Smurfs 2 is smurftastic fun for the demographic it’s aiming for

The Smurfs 2 is the sequel to The Smurfs from 2011. Smurfs, if you’re from Belgium or didn’t know, are small blue creatures that are generally happy, sing lots and use ‘smurf’ as an adjective for just about everything. It’s a live action movie with Smurfs running around Paris looking for Gargamel and his two gray helper pseudo smurfs called ‘the naughties’. Continue reading The Smurfs 2 is smurftastic fun for the demographic it’s aiming for

Backyard Safari review and giveaway-kids love it

Our oldest son is about to turn 4 and loves exploring. He’s curious about the bugs, crawling things and flying winged insects that he sees in the garden. He calls all of them bees, except for the butterflies and follows them as if he’s Marlin Perkins tracking something in the African savannah. We thought that he would like his gear from Backyard Safari and proved wrong. He went mental, absolutely loved all of the accessories, took them to bed with him, woke up the next morning and started asking when he could go outside. Continue reading Backyard Safari review and giveaway-kids love it

Our family lessons learned between the first and second child

Our youngest will turn 2 years old in a couple of months. The cliché that the time flies by is every so true. You can’t believe they were ever that small and so forth. The bending of time that happens after the second child is born is quick, you blink and suddenly they’re 2 years old. If I could talk to myself a couple of months before our second child arrived here is a list of things that I would suggest. Continue reading Our family lessons learned between the first and second child

Sometimes you have to be ‘that’ dad

‘that’ dad can be taken many ways. It’s the dad that is too protective, doesn’t allow freedom, wears annoying clothing or is hopelessly doing something that his children find embarrassing. In this case I’m talking about that dad (or parent) that stops what’s happening when something is going on that is not right. Continue reading Sometimes you have to be ‘that’ dad

Big Daddy’s Rules-a tough dads tale on raising daughters is charming and funny

In Big Daddy’s Rules, Raising Daughter is Tougher Than I Look we meet a dad of two young girls. What initially makes the story engaging is that the dad is Steve Schirripa, actor and star of numerous TV hits including The Sopranos and The Secret Life of An American Teenager. Steve is also a very large, intimidating man from New Jersey. He fits the mold of an angry Italian onscreen and the written stories of him being a dad are educational, funny and something I could relate to. Continue reading Big Daddy’s Rules-a tough dads tale on raising daughters is charming and funny

The Annoying Orange First Season DVD giveaway

The Annoying Orange is something of a cultural phenomenon. It started out online and in the early months of 2010 was receiving over 1 million hits a month on their YouTube channel. By January 2012 the series had 1 billion views and more than 2 million subscribers. Continue reading The Annoying Orange First Season DVD giveaway