Looking for a fun, family-friendly outing in San Diego? A Padres game at Petco Park is hard to beat. With beautiful weather, great food, and activities for all ages, it’s an ideal way to spend a day together. Here are the top ticket options and experiences perfect for families…

But maybe that’s the essence of parenthood—doing things you have no idea how to do, but diving in headfirst because you love your kid…

The California Department of Insurance has approved State Farm's request to increase home insurance premiums by an average of 22% for approximately one million customers…

Many of you know that life is pretty full for me these days. Between running a business and raising a family, most of my time is spoken for. What’s left is dedicated to my health, serving others, and the occasional moment with friends. This season of life demands a lot from Shelby and me as parents, and while the challenges won’t disappear, I do believe the intensity will ease over time. Right now, we’re potty training the twins…

I help people buy and sell houses. My 5-year-old, who has tagged along to many listings over the years, loves to “help” me—especially when it involves trash duty. But recently, I realized he doesn’t quite understand what I do. To him, a house is just a place we visit...

I’ll be honest—I didn’t know this myself. When my wife and I bought our home, we insured it in our names, assuming that was all we needed to do. Later, when we put the house into a trust, we never thought to go back and update our homeowners insurance…

Your hard-earned money deserves to be spent wisely, especially when it comes to home improvements. It’s important to know which projects will give you a strong return on investment if you decide to sell your home. Here’s a breakdown of common upgrades and how they measure up.

The word "intention" gets tossed around a lot, and for a while, it felt a bit too “crunchy” for me. But as life gets busier and fuller, I’m realizing I’m not necessarily more efficient—just stretched thinner..…

Forget resolutions—it’s all about building lasting habits! Here are 10 practical tips inspired by Atomic Habits by James Clear.

Monday, 12/9, would have been my mom’s 70th birthday. My brother Gunnar reached out to check in, and our dear friend Mary Hansen, truly an angel on earth, sent a sweet text about her.…

Experiencing something new has become a way of life for the Gail family. With four young kids, we're always in a season of transition, whether it’s mastering a new skill or figuring out how to meet everyone’s needs…

I feel like my whole life has led to this moment in time. It’s well documented I was a sensitive and incredibly shy kid. I see those genes at work in my kids (for better or worse). It reaffirms exactly what I believe; I came into the world that way…

It just hit me like a lighting bolt, “Kevin’s life and strength was forged by tragedy but not defined by it”. WOAH. Many of us that have come on hard times live continually in that state, we cannot rid ourselves of the trauma and pain that is so prevalent in the human condition. I will be the first to stand up and say, I have lived TOO many days in that time. I made my life about this seemingly unescapable hell…

One of the most difficult things about my sister’s untimely death is that it took me back to a really difficult time in my life. In 2009 my Stepdad Josh (53 years old) took his own life while my Mom Kate (55 years old) was terminally ill with cancer, she would pass in 2011. Soon after my grandfather Wally (78 years old), passed after suffering with Parkinson’s and lastly my Yia Yia (82 years old), Susan passed away in 2016 while dealing with complications with her lungs. From 2009 – 2016 it was a period of loss…

I heard this somewhere, and I tried to find the original author but to no avail, "In your 20s, you care about what everyone thinks about you. In your 30s, you stop caring what everyone thinks about you and in your 40s, you realize that no one ever thought about you in the first place”…

It’s fairly unusual for me not to know exactly what I want to write about in these blogs each month, but I think one theme that keeps coming up is TIME. How much time do we have left? In this life… in this house… in this role.. in this body… in this ______ you name it. No matter what you put in that blank, there’s a time limit to it.

Last week, we had an opportunity to celebrate my sister. We came together to grieve. We came together to talk about her legacy. And she leaves quite a legacy behind. Her biggest legacy being her little girls, who she asked every night, “Who helped you today?…Who did you help?”

By now, many of you know that the world tragically lost my sister, Joanna, on August 19th. She was shockingly diagnosed with Acute Leukemia on July 20th and less than a month later she was gone. As is her nature, she opted for the most aggressive treatment should could receive…

Earlier this month we made our first trip all together as a family of 6 + Alva (our Au Pair). We headed to Lake Tahoe to spend time with my brother, Gunnar and his wife, Allie. Allie’s grandfather bought their Tahoe home in the 70’s and it’s been a family retreat ever since…

I have a distinct memory as a 4 year old in '87 sitting in the backseat of my Mom’s maroon station wagon. My Grandfather won it in a raffle and gave it to her. It was one of those station wagons that the 'way back' seat faced backwards. The windows were all rolled down. Abundant sunshine shined through and salty sea air swirled all around me…