Christmas morning I was so fatigued from all the preparations made weeks beforehand and our late night on Christmas Eve, that I wondered how I was going to manage this day, and no matter how hard I tried, I was STILL in my pajamas when people started to arrive! At...
Yesterday we celebrated Laura’s birthday. Heather and Chris arrived first. Then, Miquel and Enric get this wild idea. Since technically the addition hasn’t yet been approved for living in, and things have been left undone and could be for awhile, why not get the ping pong table from the barn...
Tennis Lesson for Silas Last night, Miquel took Silas and I to Holabird Sports. The main purpose was to find Silas a tennis racket. We didn’t get home till dark, so today we woke up to sunshine and off we went to Silas’s first tennis lesson.
21 years old would seem to ask for a big party…but still dizzy from travel, Miquel seemed happy enough to allow his mama to get away with a small family birthday party. I suppose on his birthday, all is well as long as there are FIDEUS!
21. *sigh* Looking through his old photos, it doesn’t seem that long ago he was so little… Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.
Today is Silas’ birthday. He will have a party later this month, but today we had a small family celebration.
Today we celebrated Daniel’s birthday. With some fun at the pool… Miranda walks baby Rubà around the pool… …while Aiden does a dive belly flop into the water. Silas preferred to try out a new bike that Connor and Aiden brought. Bikes going down the hill seemed like a fun...
Ah your first kiss…sweet, isn’t it? In Miquel’s case, it was hard to tell, as he did the old KISS and WIPE it off! 🙂
Apparently, every Sunday 11pm to Midnight Matt Davis from 98 Rock, interviews local/unsigned artists from the Baltimore/DC music scene on the radio. Last night, he interviewed several bands, one of which was Embers for Ashes, my son Miquel sings in that band. I thought Matt was a talented interviewer, and...
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!
For weeks and months I tried to establish a bedtime for Miquel. He wouldn’t have it. He busted out of his crib (literally), he tried everything he could. He wouldn’t even THINK of sleeping until he got to watch the late night talk show starring Arsenio Hall. Finally I had...
Miquel is very busy. Work, band practice, gigs, errands, dates with Jenny…. So when he is actually HOME, and that is rare, he gets to hang out with his nephew and niece.
Miquel has been the ‘star’ of the latest posts putting excerpts of our home videos on the web, but I thought to share the three I know of him that were food related, kind of together. So here is another Miquel moment, eating ice cream, or what he calls “eye...
So a few days ago, I blogged an old home movie about a young Miquel and his love affair with food. The video showed his struggles as he tried to eat a bowl of potatoes. The video that follows, he is about the same age and we are at a...
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...
Last night Embers for Ashes played Recher Theater. This was my third time seeing them at this venue. All the shows there have been very good, but last night they connected with the crowd, and with each other, and it made for a great show.
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...
It doesn’t seem that long ago we went to Rams Head to see Todd Rundgren. Imagine how it felt to see my own son and his band Embers 4 Ashes playing there! Last night was such a time. The band right before they were about to play. It was nice...
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...
Our Thanksgiving was spent at Linda and George’s. Everything was perfect as usual. Anxious for food? And yes, that is Miquel sitting on poor Jenny’s lap! AFTER the dinner…Jenny and Miquel look done for! Laura is sitll alive though. Some just prefer good old peanut butter and jelly! Celebrating Laura’s...
Britney and Heather were in a dance recital at Downs Park. I was excited to see them dance again, and have another chance to take photos. Britney on her toes. After the recital, Laura and Heather go to the beach. The tide must have been very high, there was only...
In the first time, in my adult life, I went to a flea market today. I think as a child I remember once going with Chris and her family, but as an adult, this was indeed a first. I went because Jenny and her mom were setting up to sell...
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...
Our July 4th started with a sit-down family lunch of Tortilla de Patatas. With everyone’s tummy happy, we decided to get some tennis in before heading out to the harbor. Already happy to have spent most of the day with my two children, I showered and looked forward to meeting...
After a morning of playing with “bar-bar” & “Dolphin”, swiming in the pool forever with “Ida”, a three hour nap, and a huge appetite all day, it was nice to see Cameron cuddling and relaxing with Miquel on my bed. Cameron is such a joy.
I don’t get asked out very often, so when Chris called asking if I wanted to spend the day in New York, I said, “Yes!” I knew Laura wanted to go back after a taste of New York last October and Miquel hadn’t gone with us that time. So we...
I have collected some music of late, and added to the list includes some Uruguayan Music in a variety of CD’s sent to me from Fernando. 1. 4Him – The Message 2. Anointed – Under the Influence 3. Antagonist – 01 – Bomb Shelter 4. Antagonist – 02 – Exist...
Each year the Blue Angels come to Annapolis. The first time I saw them was unexpected and almost scary! |A few times back now, it’s just a thrill to see what it is they can do. This was my first time though with my new Canon camera using the 70-300mm...
This Easter was special having John here with us. First we went to church, and afterwards, we did the typical picture taking in the vestibule. Here is ( l. to r.) Miranda, Laura, and Erin. John joined in with he picture taking, and showed the girls the three beauties he...
Along with his other looks, apparently a tattoo was in order… My son Miquel is a knockout. (So are all my children). He has some natural good looks… I think he can say he inherited them from his very good-looking grandfather. So it’s confusing, to me his mama, what he...
Yesterday was the first home game at Granite. In spite of injury, Laura was put in the game… Miquel came to watch, dressed in a Barça shirt. Jenny came too… Kevin and Nicole, too! We won’t mention the score.
