This 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,...

When I compiled the 2020 Christmas mixtape, I did so with an eye toward highlighting the year’s biggest stories, namely the pandemic and...

As 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....

Let's end this difficult year on a high note, shall we? The Big Man has a little announcement: Merry Christmas, everyone. Love, Mutt, Ray...

His favorite book currently is, The Cat In the Hat. So, so, so.... -.-

NB: 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...

Two 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...

Another birthday, another mixtape.

After much planning, Uncles Jim and Tim finally made it here to see El Salvador and meet Luca. Unfortunately, we left DC so soon after...

All the grandparents wanted for this holiday season was to see the Boss.

The pop-culture savvy among you might recognize this December’s nod to the Marvel Universe’s Guardians of the Galaxy. RayRay and I took...

Moving in a slightly different direction this year, we sent our cards electronically. Here's what it looked like: Merry Christmas,...

Family 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.

In college, my roommates and I held an annual Christmas centered on the movie, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. What started as a...

For 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...

The Pacific coast of Central America has long been a breeding ground, literally, for sea turtles. Temperatures, currents, and seclusion...

You make each day august, inspiring reverence for little things that comprise the vivid tapestry of our life together. For there is...

A 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...

Good Friday brings with it the decorative "alfombras," or rugs, as part of the annual Via Cruces.

For 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...