Hi Everyone! I hope you had a lovely Father’s Day yesterday. Ours was filled with boating, skiing, beaching, swimming and stuffing our faces with crabs – too much fun! I did not pay proper homage to my baby daddy on Friday (like I did on Mother’s Day) so, here is my attempt (belated) to honor all the dads out there…a tough job, indeed.

While thinking of the Daddy role, I remembered a time when Davis was very, very little and I still carried a diaper bag around. Tripp would carry it sometimes, too. Bless his heart! Granted, I had a black, “incognito” bag…see my post on my most recent Diaper Bag Quest for more deets. BUT, I know there are dads out there that bravely and shamelessly carry the ultimate DIAPER BAG diaper bag. You know, the kind of diaper bag that just SCREAMS it from the mountain top?! Par example:

Oh my! That is flowery and bright! A very girly Vera Bradley Baby Bag…

Think about that for a moment. Is your hubby one of those brave, brave men? Then maybe you should consider a more manly version. And if he opposes to carrying anything, simply explain it’s uses and cutting-edge-appeal…just as Elaine explained to Jerry in a favorite Seinfeld episode, “It’s not a purse. It’s European!” (And so much more macho than that Vera Bradley number…). Let’s take a look at some manly versions of the VB:

Loving the standard messenger bag from Diaper Dude. Yes, I said Diaper Dude!

A more “metro” version of the messenger…also Diaper Dude.

The “Dude Pack” for the man that’s more into the backpack look…totally incognito, non?

The Dude Pack in an edgier look…

The Skip Hop Duo Deluxe in a classic navy.

Skip Hop TRIPLE BOTTLE Lunch Pack. Seriously, three bottles. This rocks!

Okay…these are about to get seriously creative. Take a look at this:

I have never seen this before. GENIUS! I want want for plane rides and road trips. How about the DVD player stand. OMG! And, look at the hand sanitizer pocket!

Okkatots Travel Baby Bag Depot (and it IS a DEPOT!)

This next one HAD to have been created by a dad. My hubby would LOVE this:

I had to show the diagram so you can see the pocket space. Simply amazing!

Dad Gear

See? You have NO excuse to let your manly man walk around with a hot pink floral bag. I hope this helps and, again, Happy Belated Father’s Day!!

Adrianne

P.S. I would be remiss if I did not mention that I have no idea what I would do if Tripp weren’t around to

1) Kung Fu with Davis.

2) Kung Fu with Davis.

3) Kung Fu with Davis.

(Among LOTS of other very important things!)