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Building Camelot is a place to learn how to be a better father and husband. I hope to inspire men to love their wives and children and also give some advice and tips on how to do so.
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Following Up With Vincent From The Dad Jam
At the beginning of 2009, Vincent, author of The Dad Jam, offered up his resolution to be a better dad. This is a follow up guest post from him about how he's doing 6 months later....
15 Manly Diaper Bags You’ve Never Heard Of
Times certainly have changed. No longer do dads have to carry around girly diaper bags that are covered in Pooh Bear, flowers or anything frilly. Dads today want a diaper bag that they can call their own and one that they don’t mind carrying ar...
One Year Ago - “We’re Having Another Girl!”
My wife and I were sitting on the couch the other night and she turned to me and asked: “Do you remember what happened a year ago today?” Immediately I went into guy panic mode and tried to think of all the *major* events that have happen...
Connect With Your Kids and Spouse With Table Topics
Looking for a great way to spark a great conversation with your kids, your teen or your spouse? Table Topics may just be the product you’re looking for. There are seven different versions of Table Topics to choose from and a few of them would b...
67 Resolutions To Be A Better Dad in 2009
With 2009 literally right around the corner, have you thought about how you plan to be a better dad in the upcoming year? Sure, we all make resolutions about loosing weight, or going back to school, but what about resolving to play with your kids mor...
How Important Are Your Actions? Watch This And See
Have you ever stopped and thought about the power your actions have over your children? Children watch their parents like hawks and can pick up on even the smallest little things that you do as a parent. The old saying: “Do as I say, not as I d...
Meet October’s Dad of the Month from iParenting.com, Me!
I was chosen as October's Dad-of-the-Month over at iParenting.com. Click through to check out the article and you'll learn more about me and about Building Camelot.com...
Can’t A Man Just Sit Around And Watch Some Football?
This past weekend was filled with birthday cakes, kids eating too many Cheetos, epic meltdowns and not enough football watching. That’s right – kids birthday parties own college and NFL football when your 3 year old has more of a social calendar ...
Happy Birthday Olivia! Has It Already Been 3 Years?
My oldest daughter celebrated her 3rd birthday this past Sunday and although I’m a couple of days late, I wanted to take a post and wish her a happy birthday. Dear Olivia : I can’t believe that three years have passed since your mom and I we...
Say Hi To Our New Addition, Madelyn Cate
She’s here! She’s finally here…safe and sound. She was born on Saturday July 19th at 10:53 pm. She weighed in at 6 pounds 9 ounces and was/is 18 1/2 inches long. She and Olivia weighed the exact same at birth. But, as you can see, M...
Bringing Home A Second Baby - Tips From Real Dads Part I
I’m nervous. Why? Well, I’m nervous because my wife and I will be bringing home a second baby in the next couple of week. That’s right around the corner! Some days I feel like I can’t handle one child and the thought of bringi...
How To Paint The Perfect Princess Room: Pink, Pink and More Pink
I’m on a mission to paint the perfect princess room for my oldest daughter. This is the second part in the series and make sure you check out the first part of the series to see how all of this got started. To give you an idea about the look I...
Seeing The Everyday Magazine: A Father’s Review
When I was younger and my parents were still married, my old man would spend a lot of time out in the garage tinkering with everything from the cars to one of his many wood working tools. I would always love spending time out there with him…ho...
How To Paint The Perfect Princess Room: Just The Beginning
If you didn’t already know, my daughter is way into the Disney Princesses. So much so that she thinks everything comes in “Princess” . So when the wife and I started talking about painting her room, we knew we had to paint it pink, ...
Bill Walton To His Son Luke: “Everyday Is Father’s Day”
During halftime of Game 5 between the Lakers and Celtics last night, there was a special report with Bill Walton and his son Luke. The report had Bill “interviewing” his own son about how it feels to be playing in the NBA finals against t...
6 Resources To Get Dads M.O.R.E. Involved With Their Children
James Martinez, Media Relations Specialist with the National PTA, contacted me about the partnership between the PTA and 6 top male involvement organizations. The partnership is called M.O.R.E. or Men Organized to Raise Engagement. On June 5th 2008,...
Dad Blog Spotlight At The Father Life
Now that I’m over my Manival hangover (thanks again for all the great submissions), I’m trying to get back on track. Ben Martin from The Father Life was kind enough to interview me for his latest Dad Blog Spotlight. Ben contacted me a w...
The Manly Manival #6 - Admission Is Free!
Welcome to the 6th Manival! I’m excited to be hosting this week’s Manival. Thanks for Brett from The Art Of Manliness for starting the Manival and for letting me host it this week. I was surprised with the amount of submissions for this w...
The Manival Is Coming To Building Camelot
And I need your most manly articles! Got a great article about being a great dad? A great husband? A great guy? Submit your best article to the Manival and get the word out! The Manival is the first and only (at least I think so) blog carnival just f...
If Only Everything Came In “Princess”
Ahh….the joys of having a daughter. She has a very simplistic view of the world…things are either “princess” or “not princess”. It’s pretty simple really…when we walk into Target she only recognizes thi...
Join The “Dads In Media” Blog-A-Thon
Yesterday over at StrangeCulture blog, RC announced the “Dads In Media” blog-a-thon. RC is running this blog-a-thon to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Father’s Day on July 15th. This will be a special Father’s Day for ...
Discovering Dad Series: What Do Moms Really Think
Jeremy over at Discovering Dad just wrapped up an awesome series of articles about “What do moms really think?” He kicked off the series on Sunday and the final part was published today. I had to share it with my readers because it is a ...
Earn Some Daddy Points With Amazon and YouTube
Since my daughter is 2 1/2 she’s into and curious about everything. One thing she’s particularly interested in is my laptop. She’s been fascinated with computers for quite a while. There has been a computer in her last two rooms at...
King Arthur + Nausea = Very Little Sleep
I could have used about 4 more hours of sleep this morning. Saturday night was rough and I’m suffering from the lack of sleep today. The last movie I received from Netflix was King Arthur. I wanted to watch it because it might give me some ide...
New Badges For Alltop Blogs
Not only am I lucky enough to be listed among many great dad blogs @ Alltop, the Alltop team just released 3 badges to show your readers how cool you are. Not sure which one I’m going to plant in my sidebar. The one you see here is the 125*125...
My 5 Biggest Fears Being A Dad
My day-to-day activities don’t revolve around fear, but I am aware of the fragile nature of life. I maintain a healthy respect for life and all the dangers that lurk around us everyday. Now that I am a father, my responsibilities have changed ...
“Spotlight On Dads” Series At Discovering Dad
Fellow dad blogger Jeremy Neal of Discovering Dad has started a great series of interviews called Spotlight On Dads. The first dad in the series is James Austin - owner and author of Luke, I Am Your Father. I was lucky enough to be the second in the...
101 Awesome Sites For Men, Husbands And Fathers
I want Building Camelot to be a great resource for all you men out there looking to become better fathers and husbands. This list was partially inspired by a post over at DadThing. Jared lists many great dad blogs and I tried not to duplicate too man...
5 Rules of Manliness From Michael Buble
You can learn a lot from this guy. Michael Buble’s performance in Memphis Sunday night was incredible. Not only is the guy talented but he captivated a sold out crowd (~12,000 people!) at the Fed Ex Forum for over two hours. If you have never ...
Guess What We Saw At The Zoo
It was a beautiful day yesterday here in Memphis so we packed up the kid and headed to the zoo. Of all the cool things we saw at the zoo, what does my daughter remember? Poopie!…That’s right, poopie We covered most of the zoo and saw all...
