“Grande!” is Ouest’s latest word in her ever expanding Spanglish dictionary. What’s the opposite of grande? Small. The kids devour mangos. So much so that I’ve made up a song for them based on that beauty of disco, Dancing Queen. They of course are the Mango Queen and Mango King. … Read More

Ali cooked a meatloaf today. How’s that for midwestern? Yes, it’s another first. There has been more and more cooking going on around here lately and I blame it all on the kids. And before you chefs out there get all uppity in our face about it, let me just … Read More

We said goodbye to Grammy and Aunt Beth this morning. But first we climbed up the fake lighthouse up the block from us for some family photos. That went well. Yeah. Lowe was struggling to break free of Grammy’s arms and dive over the railing while Ouest just decided she … Read More

Ouest and I tend to disappear in the mornings while Ali puts Lowe down for a nap and takes care of all the other stuff there is to do to keep us all clean and fed. Last night there was a beauty of a storm so today’s walk was cool, … Read More

We went down the road to Mismaloya beach today. This place is fun in a weird sort of crowded hectic way. Immediately upon exiting the car a handful of guys started hounding us for our business in their restaurants. The restaurants here cover about half of the small half-moon shaped … Read More

Today was one of those days where Lowe didn’t take his morning nap until later than usual, which led to him taking his afternoon nap later than Ouest, which meant in total about six hours of kids sleeping at different times. We didn’t do squat today. Well I did go … Read More

Summer life here in PV takes on a slower pace. These days we maybe go for a morning walk before the sun burns off the clouds, then hunker down inside for a while. Pop out for a swim followed by naps for the kids, and when they wake up go … Read More

We went to the Saturday Market this morning for the first time. And I’m afraid, the last. We thought it would be more of a Farmers Market with a little bit of everything, including locals. Instead it was a place for gringo expats to try and earn a buck selling … Read More

We’ve been counting down the days with Ouest for five days now. “Ouest, how many days until Grammy gets here?” Five days, four days, three days, two days, one day, today. “Now?” she asked after getting told it was today. “No. Right now Grammy is on the airplane way up … Read More

We created a bit of a stir while out walking around today. The kids were a spectacle. Ouest brought along her wagon and it wasn’t too long before we’d grown weary and plopped Lowe in it. And then block after block Ouest pulled him along behind her just as happy … Read More