My wife and I aren’t big gamblers. Okay, Susan is, but we always manage to stay within budgets and not go overboard. When we were newly dating, neither of us knew how to gamble. But for some reason, we decided to take a vacation to Las Vegas together (it is only a quick drive from […]
Our summer vacation was an adventure — as all of our vacations generally are — as any family vacation is. Am I right, parents? We went to Portland to surprise Susan’s sister for her birthday. But before the big surprise, we explored our cool hotel room, went to the largest bookstore in the U.S., introduced […]
No matter where you live, chances are your family has a favorite local attraction. That place you return to again and again, knowing there will be fun for all, and likely new memories to carry away with you. Maybe it’s a zoo, a park or the beach. But if you were to ask our kids […]
When it comes to having a family, parents often forget about themselves. We love being with our kids, don’t get me wrong, but as parents, we often forget that we were first a couple and that relationship matters too. My wife and I are big proponents of date nights and taking vacations together as a […]
You know the saying, “Kids say the darndest things?” Well, sometimes kids say the smartest things… at least that’s what I’ve discovered. My wife and I are the moms to Sophia, a 9-year-old girl with a lot of insight into the world. So for our latest vlog, we decided to turn the camera onto Sophia […]
This last Saturday, The Next Family hosted our second annual beach party event on Santa Monica Beach in Los Angeles in honor of Pride Month and International Family Equality Day. I have to admit — it was an amazing day! Our attendees ranged from two-mom families to two-dad families, multiracial families, families from Los Angeles […]
A month or so ago, my family had the awesome opportunity to meet Youtube vlogger, Miles McKenna. It was during this meeting that we filmed a cool episode for Miles’ new show Hella Gay on Fullscreen. However, before Miles showed up at our house for the taping of the show, we had to sit down […]
We’ve done it! We’ve completed another 30 days of vlogging and it was fantastic. So much happened this time around. There were great things like Sophia winning her spelling bee, my wife and I getting tattoos, and pranking our kids. And of course, there were some lows — a few fights and Susan having to […]
As a parent, we expect a lot from ourselves. We have to be the best at managing schedules, being present at every school event, the best hugger — just the best for our kids. Though I’m confident in most of those things, there was one place in the parenting sphere that I didn’t feel too […]
For those who haven’t been watching our vlogs, this week Susan had to quickly go home to her parent’s house after her mother was in an accident. So for a few days, I had to manage our three kids solo. Yes, it was a little hectic and I truly missed not having Susan around, but […]
