17/06/12 16:16 Filed in:
father's day | children | family | KIDS | dads
My son gave me his feet for my first Father's Day. I have to admit I welled up a little. I feel so lucky to have him in our lives. We spent the day hanging out while mom went to a baby shower. We went to Home Depot and bought manly stuff. Then we came home and worked on the boat until it was dinner time. Then we played a little more until at last, he conked out. Not a bad Father's Day at all.Tags: father's day, feet, painting, happy, steve kolander, dads decoded, dadsdecoded, daycare, 2012, conor kolander - See more at: http://dadsdecoded.com/blog/index_files/archive-jun-2012.html#sthash.wxGuoPUx.dpuf
The Brothers Grimm Fairytales are a collection of tales for children and adults meant to teach life lessons. These stories are often dark and grim and hardly acceptable anymore. In fact, my wife had me take out all the colorful parts of the tale as I created a tale with my son Conor and his cousin Laoise. The following tale is a neutered version of Hansel and Gretel.Tags: Grimms Brothers, Brothers Grimm, fairytale, story, hansel and gretel, entertainment, ireland, children, dads decoded, dadsdecoded, steve kolander - See more at: http://dadsdecoded.com/blog/index_files/archive-dec-2012.html#sthash.XHgh5LKE.dpuf
23/04/13 06:47 Filed in:
children | pop culture
This is such an interesting article about a mother who was pained to watch her own daughter be rejected by her peers. Instead of playing with her friends, multi-platinum recording artist Taylor Swift, opted to write and play songs in her bedroom as a pre-famous teen. Well, I guess Taylor Swift has no shortage of friends now. But then again, how many of them are hanger-ons and how many are died-in-the-wool friends? Great article in Elle Magazine; http://www.elle.com/pop-culture/cover-shoots/taylor-swift-3?cid=obinsiteTags: taylor swift, pop culture, children, rejection, singing, career, nashville, elle magazine, platinum artist, friends, steve kolander, dads decoded
14/11/13 21:00
I just keep getting surprised at how much our boy is growing up. He’s already helping dad with maintenance projects around the house and now with breakfast and dinner, too. HIs favorite kitchen tool is the ‘patchula.’Tags: french toast, kids, children, breakfast, healthy, food, cooking, dads decoded, dadsdecoded, steve kolander