Tag: birthday


Movember Update And A Birthday Wish!

Posted on November 14th, by Chris Read in Canadian Spotlight, THE BLOG. 5 comments

I’m struggling with writing today’s post for a number of reasons. First and foremost, I wanted to attempt to accurately capture how proud I am of the Movember team I am Captain of. I’m guessing typed words won’t begin to …


It’s A Bird. It’s A Plane. No It’s Super Mario Dad!

Posted on May 8th, by Chris Read in THE BLOG, The Daddy Files, Uncategorized. 27 comments

My son recently turned 4 years old. Okay, give me a minute….. I can’t believe 4 years went by so fast!

Anyway, we asked him what kind of birthday party he wanted and got about 6 answers, ranging from MarioKart …


A Letter To My Daughter On Her 2nd Birthday

Posted on April 27th, by Chris Read in THE BLOG, The Daddy Files, Uncategorized. 30 comments

Hi Honey, it’s Daddy. I imagine by the time you are able to read this, you’ll be wondering why, to this point, most of the posts have featured stories about your brother.

I don’t have a clever answer for that …


And Then Jann Arden Called My House

Posted on April 17th, by Chris Read in THE BLOG, The Daddy Files, Uncategorized. 58 comments

I started to write this post last night. I took a break to hang out on Twitter for a bit, when one tweet changed the entire direction of the story.

I’m not much of a thoughtful gift giver. I mean …


Not Even Spider-Man Can Stop My Kid

Posted on March 30th, by Chris Read in THE BLOG, The Daddy Files. 21 comments

I’m not even sure where to start this one because it’s a bit emotional and funny all in one event.

My son’s birthday party is going to be in a couple of weeks. I can remember last year, we threw …