A few days ago Ouest about broke our hearts when she saw her nose for the first time after the impetigo outbreak. Her eyes teared up immediately and she said, “Me no like my nose.” With an average kid this wouldn’t be such a hard thing to hear, but after … Read More

We went to the park this afternoon and followed that up with lunner at some tiny little place a couple of blocks away. I ordered two quesadillas (have I ever mentioned that quesadillas are really nothing more than tacos with melted cheese in them?), judging by the cheap price I … Read More

Gorgeous day today, so much so that I won’t even mention the screwed up morning in which both of the kids woke up at quarter to five and refused to go back to sleep. I won’t even mention it.

Anywhere you go right now you’ll find Pepsi bottles with a bright yellow cap indicating that it is part of some game/promotion. The thing is, when you win, those same stores that are selling the game-pieced bottles of soda won’t accept them. I’ve got a cap with an instant winner … Read More

Here we showcase some of our amazing parenting skills.

This morning we went for a hike up to El Faro, the self-proclaimed second highest (not tallest) lighthouse in the world. Somehow I seriously doubt the veracity of that claim, but also don’t really give a crap. This was a fun outing. We started out early enough that sweatshirts were … Read More

We were out for a walk today when the kids got to playing on a small hill at the edge of a nearby parking lot. It’s not a big hill, but all Ouest had to do was lift her feet up and by the bottom of it she was hauling … Read More

Ouest awoke this morning and before an hour had passed she had on her Carnaval hat and mask and was waving around her wand wanting to go on a walk—still in her pajamas. So yeah, that was twenty pesos well spent. In the afternoon while Lowe was napping Ouest and … Read More

Today was the big Carnaval parade. This is supposed to be the second largest in the world behind Rio so with two kids in tow we weren’t expecting to see a whole lot, but we figured we could at least head down and experience the crowds before fighting our way … Read More

Another beach day. Found a good spot just three minutes down the road by bus and down an alley from an OXXO—meaning convenience store hot dogs, iced coffee, and beer for Ali and me, and peanuts for the kids. Our day at the beach is sort of a Mexican version … Read More

Today is Adoption Day for me and my mom. She brought me home on February 8, 1974, a month after being born to a 17-year-old girl, and for that I am eternally thankful. On this day every year she sends me a note telling me she is thinking of that … Read More