Spain Dad, a baby blog

I think this is a major improvement from my first attempt at giving Alleke a bath.

“You might want to kiss her behind this ear because I just found some banana behind that one.”

alleke on laptop Photo by kellyandapril. I was sitting at the dining room table with Alleke on one knee and my laptop in front of me. I was typing messages to my friend Samuel about visiting him in Sevilla in May. Alleke leaned forward and studied the keyboard. She flapped her arms, dropped her toy [...]

Hi. My name is Kelly. I write about being a dad. I’ve been married for ten years to my best friend, April. We have one daughter, Alleke, who is three, and our son Teo was born in Nov 09. I’ve been living in Spain for seven years. Most of that time I’ve lived in Madrid [...]

I hope you like the new design. April took the header photo of Alleke and I on the street in front of our new apartment, so (at least to me) it reflects more accurately our life now that we’re back in Madrid. Anyway, I’ve moved a lot of things around in this redesign. I hope [...]

These are the blogs I read when I have time. Family Monica and Jeff Droog Friends in Spain Kelly Wills – trying to avoid getting pooped on by a pigeon, again. Heather Cady – proud member of the National Sarcasm Society Troy Cady – reads Aquinas for fun Amy Swacina – the belly dancer Abha [...]

Read more about our experience with cloth diapers.

buttered and lightly toasted, please Photo by Lex in the City. “Happy birthday,” I said. April yawned, nodded, and shuffled past me towards the kitchen. I was sitting at the dining room table with my laptop, and I watched her open the fridge and pull out a box of orange juice. “Why don’t we go [...]

Ben & Jerry’s Vermonster Photo by adobemac. I don’t normally eat at Ben and Jerry’s. I suppose for most Americans living abroad, Ben and Jerry’s reminds them of home. But in Iowa, where I’m from, we don’t have Ben and Jerry’s. We don’t have Starbucks. Actually, my home town just got its first McDonald’s three [...]

Babies turn the world up-side-down. They smile at us. They invite us to be children again. They beg us to stop and look each other in the eyes. They make it possible to jump over the moon. April and I needed a break from unpacking boxes, so we strapped Alleke into the baby carrier and [...]