Wisconsin summers are short. I think last year it was on a Tuesday. All jokes aside, summer is one of the best times of the year — and since it doesn't last long, you have to make the most of it. There's no better season to get outside with your kids. It has been a perfect time to get The Outdoor Dad Co off the ground. All of our current packages are built around one idea — removing the friction between you and getting outside with your family. Right now they're all perfect s

Yesterday I turned 39. As a general rule, I hate getting older. This one stings a little more as I embark on the last year of my thirties. Since I'm already on the downhill slide to 40, I've spent a lot of time thinking about how to make this year count. I thought about who I want to be when I turn 40 and set some personal goals — health and fitness, family, finances. All good stuff. But it almost feels like making New Year's resolutions, and we all know how those go. Either

I have a good life. Good job. Great family. A house in the Milwaukee suburbs with enough yard for my young kids to run, play and have a real childhood. We even have enough room for chickens and ducks. By most measures I've hit the milestones a young millennial dad should. Almost four years ago my wife Mandy and I were blessed with our first son, Gavin. At that moment — like any new dad — I had a lot of ideas about how I was going to raise my kid the right way and give him the