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what do you enjoy doing in your spare time? i really enjoy spending time with chase and
bella
. we go to festivals, the library, the zoo, the beach, and the state capitol. we often look at the calendar and pick a couple of events from each day and go to them. how would you describe yourself? i just love to have fun! if it isn?t fun, what?s the point? how did you react when you found out you were going to be a dad? wow! we kept trying to plan it, but you can never really plan it. when i found out, i just thought ?wow.? tell me about your
children
. chase attends lsu and is into theater. he was recently in their performance of legally blonde , and it was awesome!
bella
plays soccer and piano and actually made straight a?s this year. what led you to fostering? my wife and i had talked about fostering a child before so we went and took a class on it, and that led us to
bella
, who we eventually adopted. signing those adoption papers was big for us. what?s
family
day? in november,
bella
was legally ours and so on that day, we have a
family
day. we will get a cake and celebrate us being a
family
. proudest parenting moment so far? taking the
children
to disney world! watching them experience the character meals at disney was awesome.
bella
was so stunned! what?s your parenting style? i?m extremely laid back, and i like to joke around. i often barter with them on things. what?s one piece of advice you often give your
children
? i always teach them to say please and thank you and to always be polite and smile. how has parenthood changed you? i see everything through their eyes now. we will go places and i?ll think to myself, ?oh wow,
bella
would love this!? i asked my wife the other day, ?what would we do without them?? because everything we do, we think of them. if you could re-do anything, what would you do over? i would have
children
earlier! we waited and we tried to plan, and we worried about finances. but, the finances do not matter. i would have started a
family
earlier. how do you manage work and fatherhood? i have a great wife. the hours are flexible, and her office is right next door to mine! and, we?ve had days where i bring chase to work with me. quick q&a before kids, i never thought i would... have a
family
. the parenting item i couldn?t live without... a camera. in my fridge, you will always find... milk. favorite movies growing up... alien and airplane. my guilty pleasure is... watching television or movies. favorite
children
?s book is... how the grinch stole christmas . my favorite
family
meal is... spaghetti! i can?t stop listening to... michael bublé. what?s the best parenting advice you have ever received? it wasn?t direct advice, but my father was a hardworking man and would always say that he wished he spent more time with us rather than work. so, i don?t let my work be number one. i spend a lot of time with the kids, and i take pictures of everything. what traits do you hope your
children
pick up? even when things are bad, i hope they have a great sense of humor. what?s one thing you would invent to help make your life easier? a time machine to go back in time? especially knowing what i know now. what are three things you like to always have with you? my ipad, iphone, and gopro. what?s one thing your kids have taught you? patience. if you had 24 hours all to yourself, what would you do? i would do absolutely nothing...and watch television! what advice would you give to other parents? have patience, and have fun with your kids. june 2016 | brparents.com 49
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