This book is about the life of a new Dad. The characters in these tales are myself, my wife Arica, and our new son Braden. After Braden was born I began writing a blog to document my journey through the uncharted territory of fatherhood. This book is taken directly from the pages of that blog. I have included all the stories that are about Braden's first year of life and mine and Arica's involvement in it. This is a collection of the thoughts, dreams, successes, and failures of a new family living in small town Arkansas.