This is Why We’re Late

It's only been a month of summer... so why does it feel like we've run a marathon? This week, we're checking in from the trenches of summer break as two work-from-home parents with four kids under 10. Between the endless snack requests, a bucket list that's collecting more dust than checkmarks, and keeping a fearless toddler entertained, we're just trying to survive until bedti...

What should kids simply do because they're part of the family, and what deserves an extra reward? In this episode, we unpack how we approach chores in our busy family of six, why everyone pitches in, and how we're trying to raise kids who see themselves as valuable members of the team. It's not a perfect system, but it's helping us build responsibility, ownership, and a home where...

When the chaos of summer looms and your house feels like a full-blown circus, this episode is your survival guide—minus the clown costumes. Grace and Daniel navigate the wild ride of balancing work, kids, and the endless summer bucket list that makes you wish for a vacation from summer itself. Ever wonder how to keep six kids entertained without losing your mind? We break down their epic “summer b...

Most parents will tell you they’re experts at being late—which means we’re basically professional chaos coordinators. But behind the casual “we’re just a little behind” lie weeks full of busy kids, lost keys, and life doing its best to throw us off course. In this episode, Grace and Daniel finally sit down after a whirlwind five-week break, spilling the real behind-the-scenes on their crazy, beaut...

Spring Break sounded like a dream… until reality packed its bags too. In this episode of This Is Why We’re Late , we’re taking you along for the wild ride of traveling across the country with four kids in tow. From packing for a family of six (how is it possible to need this much stuff for one week?!) to navigating time zone changes and keeping a one-year-old entertained on a five-hour flight—we’r...

Podcast:   This Is Why We’re Late Episode Title:   Keeping the Spark Alive (Even When the Kids Won’t Go to Bed) In this episode of  This Is Why We’re Late , we’re diving into one of the biggest challenges couples face after kids enter the picture—how to keep the romance alive when life is busy, loud, and exhausting. Between school drop-offs, bedtime routines, and everything in between, it can be e...

In this episode of This is Why We’re Late , we dive into the messy, humbling, and sometimes hilarious world of disciplining our kids—without all the extra drama. We share a bit about the homes we grew up in: loud, busy households full of sibling fights, questionable decisions, and the occasional time we got away with things we probably shouldn’t have. Those experiences shaped the way we parent tod...

Going from one child to two doesn’t just add a baby — it changes everything. In this episode, we’re talking about the jump no one fully prepares you for. The logistics double. The noise multiplies. The guilt gets louder. The patience gets thinner. And somehow… so does your margin. We’re diving into the real, unfiltered side of becoming a parent of two: The emotional whiplash of loving a new baby w...

In Episode 2 of  This is Why We’re Late , we rewind to where it all began—saying “I do” at just 21 and 23. We share what it really looked like to build a marriage in the middle of our twenties while we were still figuring out who we were individually. From navigating personal hardships in the early stages of our relationship to learning how to have the hard conversations most couples avoid, we tal...

In our very first official episode of  This Is Why We’re Late , we’re diving into  that first born feeling . We share what it was like becoming parents for the first time as a young couple—completely in love, slightly clueless, and honestly not as ready as we thought we were. From the shock of those first few days to the overwhelming mix of fear, joy, pressure, and wonder, we talk about the emotio...

Welcome to the very first episode of  This Is Why We’re Late ! Meet your hosts, Grace and Daniel Hoke—parents of four, professional jugglers of chaos, and firm believers that real life rarely runs on schedule. In this debut episode, we share how the idea for this podcast was born: a desire to document and discuss our unfiltered parenting journey as it’s actually happening. We talk about life with...