Dec 24, 20211 minChristmas Card - 2021This year has been a wild ride. We went from a family of three to a family of four. We left El Salvador, spent the summer in the States,...
Mar 25, 20213 minMixtape: Stay ThirstyWhen I compiled the 2020 Christmas mixtape, I did so with an eye toward highlighting the year’s biggest stories, namely the pandemic and...
Dec 27, 20205 minMixtape: QuaranteamAs a good friend recently stated in her family Christmas card: 2020, y’all. None of us saw this pivotal year playing out the way it did....
Dec 26, 20201 minChristmas Card - 2020Let's end this difficult year on a high note, shall we? The Big Man has a little announcement: Merry Christmas, everyone. Love, Mutt, Ray...
Oct 26, 20201 minHappy HalloweenHis favorite book currently is, The Cat In the Hat. So, so, so.... -.-
Aug 2, 20201 minLove In the Time of COVIDNB: I was itching to use "epidemiology" in this year's anniversary poem for Ray Ray. Therefore, a sonnet. What were our vows if not a...
Jul 8, 20201 minRollercoasterTwo years on this roller coaster. He must be, can't be, tall enough to ride this ride. So he operates it. Taunting us daily. The slow...
Mar 18, 20202 minGuestbook: Uncle Jim & Uncle TimAfter much planning, Uncles Jim and Tim finally made it here to see El Salvador and meet Luca. Unfortunately, we left DC so soon after...
Jan 10, 20203 minGuestbook: Memé & PapaAll the grandparents wanted for this holiday season was to see the Boss.
Dec 26, 20193 minMixtape: Awesome Mix Vol. 17The pop-culture savvy among you might recognize this December’s nod to the Marvel Universe’s Guardians of the Galaxy. RayRay and I took...
Dec 25, 20191 minChristmas Card - 2019Moving in a slightly different direction this year, we sent our cards electronically. Here's what it looked like: Merry Christmas,...
Dec 17, 20194 minPicture This: Our First Family PortraitsFamily portraits on the beach sounds like a great idea, until you open the car door and your toddler cares more about playing in the water.
Dec 7, 20192 minBend Over and I'll Show Ya'In college, my roommates and I held an annual Christmas centered on the movie, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. What started as a...
Dec 5, 20193 minGuestbook: NonnaFor the second time this year, we enjoyed an extended stay from Nonna, a.k.a. Ray Ray’s mom. Recall that she – along with her best...
Oct 12, 20192 minDream of the TurtlesThe Pacific coast of Central America has long been a breeding ground, literally, for sea turtles. Temperatures, currents, and seclusion...
Aug 2, 20191 minTo My Wife, On Our Fifth AnniversaryYou make each day august, inspiring reverence for little things that comprise the vivid tapestry of our life together. For there is...
May 18, 20196 minReunionA few days ago, we returned from a trip to Italy where Ray Ray and I celebrated our ten year class reunion with the friends we made in...
Apr 19, 20192 minLas AlfombrasGood Friday brings with it the decorative "alfombras," or rugs, as part of the annual Via Cruces.
Mar 25, 20193 minMixtape: Sweet 16For the sixteenth time, I’ve arranged a few tunes for RayRay’s birthday. Hard to believe I’ve done this sixteen times – and hard to...