Spain Dad, a baby blog

This post is part of a series called Spring Cleaning where I asked you, the reader, if there was anything you wanted to know, but never asked about me or my family. Today’s question was asked by Sandra77: Is Spain now home for you, April and Alleke? Do you think you’ll return to the US [...]

“I’ll put on some music,” I said. I got up from the table and walked over to the stereo. Meanwhile, April asked for everyone’s plates and served lasagna while they talked about the upcoming Spanish elections. I flipped through our CDs, found a favorite, and put it in the CD player. It wasn’t until after [...]

That way, my son by tinou bao. Alleke stood at the front door and pointed. I couldn’t help but notice her resemblance to the monument of Christopher Columbus in Barcelona pointing the way to the Americas. Ironically, the statue points in the wrong direction (towards Italy, not the New World), which gave me an idea. [...]

I was sitting on the couch playing guitar when I heard the bathroom door open. Alleke scampered into the room looking for music like kids after an ice cream truck. She had escaped her bath in her birthday suit, which made my music her victory song as she giggled and galloped circles around the room. [...]

Déjà vu is the strange feeling that you’ve been here before, even in new situations. Last year at this time we moved back to Madrid, found an apartment, and moved in. I can’t help but think we’re repeating history this year, even though we’ve never been here before. We found a new apartment over the [...]

Every morning I remind Alleke to put her blankie in her bed. This morning, however, when I mentioned her blankie, she began to cry. “Blankie,” she blurted, sobbing into the floor. I walked over and picked her up. “Where is your blankie?” I asked, scanning the room. I carried Alleke around the house, and we [...]

Alleke climbs to the summit. Play video on Vimeo.

I was recently interviewed by The Father Life magazine. One of the big questions we talked about was why have April and I decided to raise Alleke in Spain? If you’re curious to know my answer, head over to The Father Life and read the interview.