Let's Talk About What We Learned Today

We discuss the difference between being a dog parent and parenting children. Then we take a quiz to see if Rachel is ready to have kids and challenge ourselves with a different quiz to see if we are ready to adopt a dog.

We discuss the challenges and solutions to teething babies. Then we do the ultimate Parent Trap reenactment game with Parker.

Chris and Jessica answer your questions about relationships. We discuss how to handle arguments, how we met, love, and how to be a supportive spouse. We also discuss our high school past and how we used to be groupies at punk rock shows.

Chris, Jessica and Bailey answer your questions about reading and encouraging kids to read. We discuss what techniques we used as parent to inspire and teach our kids to love books. Bailey gives some great book recommendations and takes a fun Harry Potter quiz.

Jessica discusses her experience with childbirth and answers your questions. Then Chris and Jessica play a game that will reveal how many kids they will eventually have.

We discuss our favorite foods and places to eat at Disney World, Disneyland, and Disney Paris. We share our tips for taking kids to Disney and our favorite parks and rides. Which park is your favorite and why? Disney World - Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Disneyland, California Adventure, Disneyland Paris, Walt Disney Studios Park (Paris), Toyko Disney, Toyko DisneySea, Shanghai Disney, and Hong Kong Disneyland.

We talk with Christopher's mom, Gwen, about holiday traditions. We touch on Thanksgiving and Christmas traditions that our families have held for years and whet they mean to us.

We talked about our favorite board games, including Pandemic, Pandemic Legacy, Settlers of Catan, Dominion, Mysterium, Dungeons and Dragons, Mansions of Madness, Memoir 44, Stone Age, Scythe, Villainous, Small World, Zingo, Spot It, Catan Jr., 25 Words or Less, Smarty Party, Who What Where, Hanabi, and May I. Whether you're looking for an intense strategy game for two players, a role playing game for a small group or a giant party game, hopefully our recommendations will help you decide on the best game for you!

We talk with our friend, historian and teacher, Dr. Nichole Sater Foss, about the history, misinformation, and facts about Thanksgiving in the United States of America. Did the Pilgrims and Native Americans actually celebrate Thanksgiving? How did Thanksgiving become a National Holiday? How should we teach our children about Thanksgiving?

Colleen and Jessica discuss their experiences with breastfeeding.