Lately, Rubi has a lot of things to say. I just love all her little sounds. This evening, I caught her chatting with her daddy on my cell phone’s video recorder. He worked so hard to entertain her. She adores her daddy! As she should!
After visiting the ships at the Harbor, we strolled around Baltimore Harbor in the evening….
The Santa Maria was a small nao, about 70Â feet long, used as the flagship for the expedition for Christopher Columbus in 1492. She carried 40 men. Interest in reconstructing the Taylor Santa MarÃa started in the 1890s for the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s voyage. The 1892 reconstruction depicted the ship...
On my birthday 1992, we went to the Baltimore Harbor and the Science center. Here is a clip of video of our day. Enric and Miquel were so young!
This is a special birthday clip. Enric was turning 9 and we chose a 50’s theme for the occasion. A lot of music preparation went into this day. We didn’t have the children dress up, but the decorations were 50’s theme and we even had a jukebox piñata. In this...
After way too many years, Flavio stopped by for a quick visit with Lucas and Ryan. In typical 90+ degrees Maryland summer heat, the natural thing to do was to invite them for a swim. The boys jumped right in. Flavio avoids being decapitated as Silas “cleans” the pool. Water...
Like last year, we went to the Baltimore Harbor for fireworks. This year had some differences, we had Enric, Miranda, Silas and baby Rubà with us! However, this year, Miquel had to work, and no Jenny either. On Chrissy’s side, we had Jim, Johnny, Britney, Adam, Sophia, and Cameron…but no...
Now it isn’t that we don’t want to play the Rack-O game sitting in the table, or even a round of Scrabble, but of late, “fun” in our household has taken a new turn. Like the three times since the baby was born, bailing out the two inches of rain...
We had heat and we had humidity, summer feels like it has officially begun. The pool has been ready for swimming for a few days now, but today most of us got in. Silas wasn’t so sure about the pool to start with… It didn’t take long to have fun,...
Only five days old, and Rubi already wants to hold her head up! Silas is a good big brother who wants to love on his baby sister. A kiss from Silas is the best!
Dads often get pushed aside during all the chaos surrounding a new baby in the house. So I wanted to share this moment, when Enric was looking so thoughtfully at his daughter…
Friends of Enric and Miranda, Craig and Leanna Comstock, stopped in from their busy life to pay a visit. They brought their two sweet children, Rebekah and Jared. They arrived right at Silas’s nap time, so Rebekah played… Silas woke up eventually though. Rebekah blows bubbles. Laura reads the children...
Now that the baby shower is over, I feel like we are all looking at Miranda like a ticking time bomb ready to go off. We’re now anxious for the baby to arrive! Seeing how she delivered Silas early, the due date of May 17th just might not be what...
It was time to take John to Dulles Airport, and since it was kind of far from home, Enric and Silas went with me. To make a sad trip a little more fun, we stopped into the Dulles section of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. I had been to...
As Enric tells the story, many times in their courtship and marriage, Miranda would claim any vacant bench as her bench. This became a sort of inside joke between the two of them. As it is soon Miranda’s birthday, Enric wanted to get something thoughtful, her real OWN bench. This...
Hopefully soon, we will adding on to our house. Enric and Miranda will be adding another floor to the house, but one of the physical first steps was to remove a rather large branch from our tree near our deck in the backyard. Silas and Miranda secured a prime front...
He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stands a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure, too. Benjamin Franklin The great advantage of living in a large family is that early lesson of life’s essential unfairness. Nancy...
After days and days of so many feet of snow outside, and little melting, you have to just get out anyway. Saturday was one of those days, and we decided to take Silas to the park. There had been a few warmish days, however it was a tad disheartening to...
This Valentines Day, this very proud mama got to hear her son preach tonight. Being Valentines Day, Enric chose Authentic Love as his topic for teaching. Enric teaches how our culture gives a view of love that is different from the Bible’s view. He also gives a very personal and...
A few times in the past I have given to Miquel as his Valentine’s present, a visit to the auto show in Baltimore’s Convention Center. In the years past, it has been overwhelmingly amazing and it was almost too much show to see in one visit. This year, I was...
This Christmas Eve was special with Enric, Miranda, and Silas here with us. Jenny, back from school, was here too! The evening was sweet starting with our Christmas Eve service at church, and my guess is, that is when the hilarity got its start. Silas didn’t go into the nursery...
I don’t think that our weatherman could have predicted this. They started off saying a chance of snow with some accumulation. Then they began talking inches, and pretty soon, some time later, they were talking FEET! Today, it was a BLIZZARD! Enric decided fairly early to get started on cleaning...
Silas showed us how short a child’s attention span can be today. He saw his daddy pull into the driveway, got all excited about greeting him, nearly hurt himself in his anxiousness to meet him at the doorway, goes running to greet him, Enric puts his bottled water down on...
Many years ago, a game arrived from Spain called Laberinto 2. Enric took to the game immediately and poured many hours into it, trying to win this challenging game. It ‘s made from plastic and had two knobs which is used to move a tiny ball around a maze, avoiding...
It was so nice to see my dad’s old truck back in the driveway! We have a lot of unloading, unpacking, stacking, putting together, and trips to the dump to make. Anyone, stop by at your own peril, you may be put to work! Here are the guys unpacking. Mrs....
I rarely get my precious children all in one place. Enric and Miranda’s last day here, we had fun on the front lawn, and they let me take as many photos as I wanted. A lot of sillyness, but a lot of fun.
While Enric, Miranda, and Silas were here, Miquel had to work odd hours and go to school. Miquel didn’t get to see them all he wanted. Miquel loves children and they seem to love him. So how much more is how he loves Silas. But gee, this is what happens...
Avalon Area of Patapsco State Park that is. Enric, Miranda, and Silas are still in town. Enric and Miquel decided to go mountain biking and Miranda and Laura went hiking. I got to spend some time with Silas. Silas climbed mountains at the playground there. Here, I show off my...
Still more summer fun with Enric, Miranda, and Silas! Yaya took Silas for a spin around the yard in a wagon. Enric and Miranda enjoyed the pool. (Too cold for Silas). Enric and Laura went to the park to play tennis, meanwhile Miranda and Silas went to the playground. I...
Saturday I called Enric, and in my own way asked him if he, Miranda, and Silas wanted to come here for awhile. Here it is Monday, and they are here! We are looking forward to about a week of their company! Here is our precious Silas! I think I am...
“The piano keys are black and white but they sound like a million colors in your mind.” – Maria Cristina Mena Sometimes, it’s hard to see a future. So, I go looking into the past at times. Photos from years ago can be comforting… These days, Enric can sit down...
Ok, it’s been a few weeks since Enric, Miranda, and Silas left… …but I’ve been wondering if they didn’t leave us a little something extra for Christmas? I’ve spotted a few of these little fellas… This ladybug species was purposely introduced into the U.S. from Asia in the latter half...
It’s not even Christmas yet, and alread I am feeling the blessings of the season through gifts, and as usual I like to share with them to my blog readers. My very FIRST present this year was from Enric and Miranda. They noticed my reaction to the lovely birch trees...
Our holidays with Enric, Miranda, and Silas took on an Aussie flavor, when Enric took the challenge of playing the digeridoo John sent to Miquel some Christmases ago. Enric had so much fun with it, I almost hated to see him leave it behind….
While Enric, Miranda, and Silas were here, we got to have some fun watching the Raven’s Game. Most dressed up for the occasion! Silas started the spirit off with bell ringing… My sons… Wish they could do this more often! Laura, poses with her brothers. Miranda dons a hat and...
While Enric, Miranda, and Silas were here we couldn’t resist to have an early Christmas. After all, it’s a season, not just a day to me.
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