Year 5, Day 352

When I said, "Let's watch the Big Game," I think Miles might have misunderstood the assignment.

Year 4, Day 353

"I don't like football anymore!" Miles proclaimed the morning of Super Bowl LVI. "I like basketball now!" Hours later, while at our friends' place watching The Big GameTM, Miles demonstrated an interest in a different ball-related game. Peg-Your-Friend-in-the-Face Ball, to be specific.

Year 4, Day 290

For my birthday this year, Jaclyn made sure she got me a bunch of plain white shirts. Exciting, right? Well thankfully there was a better present to be had soon after -- tickets to the Week 14 Falcons/Panthers game at BOA Stadium. She sent me a text with the tickets in it, and I expressed … Continue reading Year 4, Day 290 →

Year 3, Day 314

When your kid comes home and wants to throw the football around before the sun goes down, you get right on that.

Year 3, Day 199

Yes, Miles actually decided to try eating my face last night. What can I say -- the kid is hyped for the new football season!

Year 3, Day 153

One of Miles's new favorite things to do on our drives to and from daycare is to point out Bank of America Stadium as we drive past. "Daddy!" he'll call from the backseat. "Gonna see the football stadium!" We've talked about the sport, the fact that the team that plays there is called the Panthers, … Continue reading Year 3, Day 153 →

Year 2, Day 320

Typically, when Miles wakes up in the morning, he'll start requesting to watch something on TV. "Elmo." "Daniel." "Mickey!" These are common requests. But today he indicated that he wanted to watch something different. "What do you want to watch?" Jaclyn asked him. "Uh-fuhbuhl!" he replied, pointing at the TV. Yes, only now, at the … Continue reading Year 2, Day 320 →

Day 343

The sound of this kid's laughter is the best thing in the world (and absolutely more entertaining than Super Bowl LIII! More like Super Bowl ZZZ, amirite???).

Day 196

To paraphrase Hank Williams, Jr., "ARE YOU READY TO DRESS UP LIKE A FOOTBALLLLLLL?!?!"