28 Apr 2021

2022 Toyota Sienna (Woodland Edition) – Rugged, Lifted AWD Minivan for the Outdoors. Plus: Favorite Accessories

By |2023-03-08T09:36:18-08:00Apr 28, 2021 - Wednesday|Family, Travel|

Read: 7 mins. Toyota announced the 2022 Sienna Woodland Special Edition on April 27, 2021, a rugged, lifted minivan with all-wheel drive geared towards the outdoorsy person. Will this convince families on the fence between a SUV and a minivan? Will mobile warriors consider the upcoming Sienna for their outdoor adventures? For our family, that is a resounding YES! We also tackle our favorite accessories to add and modifications to make!

6 Aug 2020

How to Quickly Teach a Child to Ride a Bike + Woom Review (Kids Balance With No Training Wheels)

By |2024-03-16T14:46:40-07:00Aug 6, 2020 - Thursday|Family, General, Product Reviews, Reviews|

Read: 15 mins. Teaching children how to bike is perhaps one of the most rewarding (and possibly important) duties for parents to take on, a job relegated mostly to dads among my family's circle of friends. Naturally, my wife had tasked me to teach our son the skill, a challenge I gladly accepted as I wanted to have the family go out on day trips and spend quality time together. Our son started peddling on a bike -- without training wheels -- four months after he turned 3 years old, and I credit my wife's foresight to putting him on something I had never heard of before: a balance bike. Follow along on our son's FOUR-DAY journey to becoming a confident, fast-riding, joyful bicyclist!

10 Sep 2014

True Story: How a Family Survived A War (The Cambodian Genocide)

By |2023-03-17T11:11:55-07:00Sep 10, 2014 - Wednesday|Family, General|

Read: 9 mins. The incredible, TRUE STORY of a family struggling during the horrific events of the Cambodian Genocide has touched and inspired the author (whom Michael is associated with) in many ways. The strength and will of the said family's parents to keep their children alive is inspiring, putting our daily lives' problems into perspective.

22 Mar 2013

Travel Story: Machu Picchu Proposal

By |2022-08-25T17:51:52-07:00Mar 22, 2013 - Friday|Family, Travel|

Read: 8 mins. She said, "Yes!" the morning of December 27, 2011 at Machu Picchu, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, just minutes after the seemingly endless rain stopped pouring. I had just proposed to my girlfriend of two years, and she had no idea it was coming. Here is our story about Peru, and the day she became my fiancé.

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