It’s time to sit back, grab your favorite drink, and join the dads on their annual Man Weekend. Do we get crazy during a weekend away from our families? No. But do we at least do something super fun? Also, no. We rent a barn and play board games and sleep in. That’s it. We barely even cook and live off bags of chips and Nutty Bars. But we also record a podcast episode! Come on down for relaxing at the barn! 

3:04—And we get right into it by explaining why it’s important that we get away and take time for ourselves. 

5:58—How many Man Weekends have we taken? 12. 

6:56—A quick shout out to our favorite board games: Settlers of Catan and Carcassonne.

12:55—Mick gives his review of taking a bath. 

19:55—Mick’s son texted Shannon to ask for permission to drive. Yup, that happened. So now we get into the whole situation of a lot of our kids about to get their driver’s license. 

21:54—Shout out to The Lawn Guardian who gave us this question: What was the turning point that each of us experienced as a stay-at-home dad. 

33:12—Did one of our kids puke on a Mormon shrine? Yup, that happened. Here’s a bit of the story. 

36:00—How did our wives meet for the first time? At the Shatto Milk Company

40:00—We get asked to talk about turtles. Alright, let’s talk about turtles. 

The Barn (summertime picture)