Creative Director • Writer

Everyone has their Rosebud. This bicycle is mine. That one treasured artifact from their childhood that reminds them of better, simpler times. As we become o...

The Big Boy is coming to town! The Oles Family has always been huge fans of model railroading and trains. When we heard there was a chance to see an actual B...

The last time we were on a family vacation was back in 2016. So when we had an opportunity to visit Florida again this year, Clayton specifically requested t...

Clayton won the Family Night RC Race at Windy City RC Raceway against 14 other competitors and I could not be more proud of him! We discovered this local, in...

I could not be more proud of Clayton right now. At the Elburn Days Charity RC Race on Sunday, Clay overcame adversity and frustration early in the day and ca...

Sunday, we decided to take the Beetle out to Lincolnshire to the Par-King mini golf course. Par-King has been around since the 1950s, and sports two 18-hole ...

This was Clay's second time racing at Hobby Town in St. Charles. We find the event is well organized and the RC enthusiasts who are there are always helpful ...

RC cars have always been a big father/son activity for me and my son Clay. I got him started when he was 4 years old, and his skills have developed quite a b...

Woo-woo! After sitting dormant for the last few years, the Union Pacific Big Boy is once again chugging around the rails of the Oles' O-scale model railroad....

It's no secret my son Clay and I are big fans of Star Wars. So with all the hype over the upcoming film lately, we could not help ourselves. We needed a Star...