Spain Dad, a baby blog

this photo taken of Alleke at a friend’s house last year at this time At the one end of our living room that looks out over the street, we have two tall windows that stretch from the floor almost to the ceiling. We always leave them open, and when I say always, I mean even [...]

I stopped by the bread shop on Tuesday and told everyone it was my birthday. I’m 29. Everyone cheered, Erica gave me kisses, and Cristina said, “Wait, I’ve got something for you!” She ducked behind the counter and reappeared with a handful of candy bars and suckers. “Here,” she said. “They’re for Alleke.” I left [...]

As you’ve probably noticed, I don’t normally write reviews for this blog. However, when Ari from Edgecliff Press emailed me, introduced himself as a work-from-home dad who started a publishing company, and asked if I would review a children’s book called Alena about a dad and his daughter, he found a soft spot: I was [...]

A little boy and girl were shoveling sand into cups and serving them as lemon ice cream to anyone who walked by. I pointed them out to Alleke, who was pretending to ride a motorcycle on a spring, and asked if she wanted to play with them. Alleke always says yes when I ask her [...]

Our process of doing an international adoption in Spain came to a grinding halt last year when I found out I had lost my Spanish residency due to a miscommunication with one of the government agencies. However, as of two weeks ago, I am a legal resident in Spain once again, which is why tonight [...]

We spent two days at the beach last week, and apparently Alleke is a beach girl now because when I asked her if she wanted to go to the playground this morning, she shook her head and said, “No playground.” I gaped. “You don’t want to go to the playground?” I asked. “BEACH!” she screamed, [...]

Shani wrenched the steering wheel and bumbled off the highway towards a gas station. She brought the car to a screeching halt, the doors sprung open, and all six of us scrambled out—as if the car were swarming with bees. In fact, Alleke had vomited in the car. She was too young to know to [...]

On today’s show Alleke demonstrates how to make Saturday morning pancakes from scratch. Watch Alleke’s Cooking Show on Vimeo. Alleke’s Saturday Morning Pancake Recipe (stolen from Grandma) 1 cup buttermilk or natural yogurt1 egg1/2 tsp baking soda1/8 cup sugar1 cup flour1/8 cup vegetable oil Also, some tips on making pancakes in Spain and the next [...]