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Gabi’s 6th Birthday

My princess turned 6 against my explicit rules that she stay five forever! I guess I can live with 6 but that’s it! No more birthdays.

My princess graduated pre-school

I told her I want her to stay like this forever. I guess it’s off to kindergarten next. Or lock her in the tower…

Manny met Brandon Cox

Manny got a picture and an autograph with last year’s Auburn quarterback, Brandon Cox who stopped by our practice.

Manny’s football coach, Chris Vacarella, who used to be a quarterback for Auburn from 1973-1977 and for the Alabama Vulcans asked Brandon to stop by.

Halfway there

Never before has the time of my birth mattered to me. My mother is here visiting me. I made sure to ask what time I was born so as of the moment I am writing this, I am still 39. At 11:26 am, I will reach the milestone of 40. [...]

It was bound to happen

Gabi is practically famous for her hair. She was born with a ton of it and it is long and gorgeous. I was woken up one day last week by my wife telling me that we might have to cut off Gabi’s hair and that I needed to come see it. [...]

Gabi’s first ballet class

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Happy Birthday Andres

My favorite son has turned 10 years old today.

Manny and me

Go Cubs!

Yazmin and Andres are U.S. Citizens!

Yesterday we took a trip to Atlanta for Yazmin’s citizenship exam. She passed with flying colors! This also made Andres a citizen automatically. We all got to participate in the Ceremony. There were several men from the armed forces there becoming citizens as well. I was glad to see [...]

Play Ball!

Little League season starts tonight! “Manny” is on the Cubs. The real Cubs have not won a World Series in 100 years. I gotta go get the sunflower seeds. I’ll be a dugout dad again. That’s my favorite job keeping the kids pumped up and batting in [...]