Our first day of school: transitioning out of homeschooling to public school
If you haven’t noticed, we’ve been pretty quiet on here lately and I’m going to bear it all right now and tell you why. After many months of discussion, …
Internet trolling: Being strong for LGBT families everywhere
We’re always sharing the positive side of family travel and being two dads, right? Every now and then we add a dose of reality by looping everyone in on what …
#HowWeFamily for Father’s Day… and any other time
Disclosure: I have received information about #HowWeFamily from the makers of TYLENOL. The opinions stated are my own. This is a sponsored post. Last year Father’s Day was a struggle to …
Mother’s Day with 2 Dads – #HowWeFamily
Disclosure: I have received information about #HowWeFamily from the makers of TYLENOL. The opinions stated are my own. This is a sponsored post. Strangely we’re always asked how we celebrate Mother’s …
Family Travel in the South…as an LGBT family
Originally written for GaysWithKids.com When people ask us where our favorite places to return to for family travel are, we’re pretty quick with our answers: Cabo San Lucas, Disneyland, Georgia/Florida… …
Returning to Favorite Destinations with Kids
Originally written for the Smart GayLife Before we had two kids, we were bold with our travel choices. We could throw caution out the window and road trip through rural Mexico …
Glacier National Park: when a forest fire foils you
“The best laid plans of man…” I hate that phrase. It is so heavy with impossibility. But it’s true. Recently, we wrote an article about traveling in Europe and that …
Families Like Ours: even pelicans have two dads
Having two dads isn’t the norm. It’s true. But gosh, it would be nice if we ran into more families like ours out there. We do what we can to …
Family Travel vs. Gay Family Travel
Originally written for GaysWithKids.com It’s funny. As I think about traveling as a gay man or as part of a gay family, I try to consider what makes our travels …
Fathers’ Day: planning for two dads
Holidays are a strange phenomenon. We set aside a day to specifically think about a topic and then gather with people to celebrate it, aka cook food we don’t normally. …
Building Our Family
Once upon a time… Back in 2009 one of our friends randomly mentioned to us “Hey, do you guys want kids? Cuz my cousin mentioned that she’d be interested in …