Hottie Dads 2016: Kyle Newell

By Giggle Magazine
Kyle Newell

Kyle Newell

Wealth Management Advisor
Dad to Logan, 4, and Steven, 6 months

What is the best part about being a dad?

The little moments of daily life with myย boys are the best. For instance, the otherย day Logan was busy putting togetherย some Legos as I sat by his side. Then,ย suddenly, he looked up and said โ€œDaddy,ย I love you.โ€ He gave my arm a tightย squeeze and a kiss then went back to hisย work. Itโ€™s also hard to beat the ear-to-earย grin on Stevenโ€™s face when I come homeย from work.

Do you have any special โ€œdadโ€ routines?

I am regularly cast as Optimus Primeย with Logan staring as โ€œthe mean wolfย dogโ€ (not sure who that is), who turnsย into Bumble Bee, who turns into aย puppy in an epic battle against โ€œDocย Moroccoโ€ (aka a pillow on my bed) andย his morbots (more pillows). Once weย have secured a victory, we wind downย for the night by reading a variety ofย books and telling adventurous bedtimeย stories of playing with dinosaurs orย traveling to distant lands.

When it comes time for Stevenโ€™sย bedtime, my five S (shushing, sidewaysย positioning, swaddling, swinging andย sucking) game is solid. I mean, whenย itโ€™s time to put Steven down to sleep, Iย hold that little guy high and tight like aย football, initiate the five Sโ€™s and voila,ย Steven is out like a light.

Who was/is your biggest influence on yourย parenting style?

I know they say to never talk aboutย politics and religion, but I would beย lying if I gave any other answer thanย Jesus. His life and teachings haveย changed me from the inside out andย have not only influenced my parentingย style, but also who I am as a person.ย From the purpose and meaning I findย through Him flows how I want (keyย word want โ€” life is a process and itย goes one day at a time) to live my life,ย including how I interact with and raiseย my children.

Which TV or movie dad are you most like?

Most likely Tim โ€œThe Tool Manโ€ Taylorย from โ€œHome Improvement.โ€ I canโ€™t fixย a thing, but Iโ€™ll give it a good go untilย Brooke has to call a professional andย potentially a medic. It has been at leastย 10 days since the last major accident.

In the words of wife, Brooke,ย “words cannot even begin to express how wonderful of a dad kyle is to logan andย steven. kyle makes sacrifices on a daily basis for our family and works extremely hard to provide for us. he is aย godly man and teaches both boys about god’s unconditional love for them. no matter what type of day kyleย has had, he is always excited to see his boys.”