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    • in Dad Approved Products · Education · Family Apps Index · iPad
    • — 23 Apr, 2013

    Junior Typer: A Dad Review

    Creativity is a high value for our daughters. At six and eight, our girls still enjoy working together to create an alternate universe during playtime. Some days they are teachers[...]

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    Husband to Hillary - father of two beautiful daughters - Apple addict - live in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains in Edgewater, Colorado

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    • — 4 Feb, 2013

    Outsourcing Creativity: Review of ItsyKits

    You know those Pinterest parents who just ooze creativity? Whose craft ideas are bound for some art gallery? I’m not one of them. My idea of a craft is printing[...]

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    Husband to Hillary - father of two beautiful daughters - Apple addict - live in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains in Edgewater, Colorado

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    The Breakfast Battle: Reviewing the New Tillamook Yogurt

      A battle rages every morning at our breakfast table. The battle lines have been drawn. My wife launches her healthy options at the kids and me while we long[...]

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    • — 28 Nov, 2012

    Gifts of Presence not Presents

    It happens every Christmas morning at our house. The kids rush to open their presents and find what they so desperately wanted. They excitedly play with their new toys but[...]

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    • — 8 Nov, 2012

    Go Local: Benefits of Neighborhood Schools

    Some of us support local small businesses and run to the farmer’s market to get the freshest fruits and vegetables. Why not take the same strategy and invest in our[...]

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    • — 28 Sep, 2012

    Daddy Gets a New Toy: iPhone 5 Review

    Just because we are dads doesn’t mean that we can’t get new toys. After five long days of impatience, I finally received my new iPhone 5. My eyes lit up[...]

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    • — 24 Sep, 2012

    Enhancing Relationships with Technology

    Maybe it’s the fact that we have two daughters but I’m a sucker for emotional commercials especially when they feature dads and daughters. Recently, the commercial for Google Chrome titled[...]

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    Girl Toy or Boy Toy? Gender Assumptions at McDonalds

    My seven year old daughter Anna loves Star Wars and hates Barbies. For her recent birthday the mom of one of the boys who was invited called the night before[...]

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