Recently, I had to let my youngest daughter, Bella, who is five years old, go off on her own adventure. Bella was invited by her friend and their family to visit Universal Studios and my baby girl went off on her own for the first time without her parents, her sister, or her twin brother. […]
Before we started a Youtube channel, we weren’t very much involved in the Youtube community. Being vloggers ourselves now, we’ve learned so much about Youtube, vlogs, and trends in that virtual video hemisphere. Our latest vlog was inspired by one such trend — reacting to old photos. Susan and I sat down this week with […]
They say laughter is the best medicine and it’s so true, especially when it comes to laughing with your spouse. In our latest Youtube video, my wife Susan and I share our “favorites” — items that we can’t live without. It’s a fun little section we do on our Youtube channel and as this particular […]
Most days our children come home from work, my wife and I run them around to practices or planned events, we find time to cook dinner and eat, and then we prepare for the next day with homework, baths, and maybe a book or movie. Weekdays are generally predictable and busy, but that doesn’t have […]
Giving birth isn’t easy for all moms — and giving birth to twins, well, it can be pretty hard or scary. I know. When I gave birth to Bella and Penn, our twins, there were some complications, a lot of fear, and confusion. The only way I made it through was thanks to my wonderful […]
In The Next Family’s recent Youtube video, Susan and I sat down to answer a few questions from our audiences. Things started off a bit humorous with my wife forgetting when and why I gave her the special necklace she wears around her neck. But as always, our funny banter turned into something a bit […]
As parents, we have far too often dealt with disappointment. My wife and I suffered three years of unexplained infertility — disappointment was our very close friend during that time. However, for children, disappointment can be a really hard experience that brings about feelings that they may have difficulty managing. For the last month, our […]
Earlier in March, Youtube users began to notice that non-explicit videos featuring LGBT subjects on Youtube were classed as restricted under restriction mode, which is generally used by schools, parents, and libraries to filter out explicit content for kids. There was a huge outcry by the LGBT community, and rightfully so. It was mainly lead […]
My family and I went on Spring Break to Seattle and like what happens on the first day of most vacations — there were a lot of arguments. My wife and I got into a big fight. There were even a few arguments between me and my oldest daughter too. Though Spring Break is generally […]
Like most parents, my wife and I like to spoil our kids — though “spoil” perhaps isn’t the right word. Our kids are well-behaved and work hard in school. They help out around the house and are so kind to others. With this in mind, we like to reward our kids with great, memorable experiences […]
