Epitome of Joy
Grandma, can you make more? “That’s nilaga,” I said. She finished her bowl and asked for more rice. She had a green mochi ice cream...
Kind-hearted kid
She is so kind to herself that she manifests the same to others: Lessons in radical empathy and professionalism #princess2015la is practicing numbers with her...
A Day Well-spent
I drop everything for her, with exceptions for planned interviews and good friends’ birthdays. We are not promised many more tomorrows, and family matters, first...
A Preschooler teaching her Grandparents
When you feed her well and she responds by eating well, too – she teaches what she learned in school, how to make snowflakes. She...
Happy moments with their Grandma
Maybe I am a 4 year old at heart. Or maybe 2 years old. But each time I am with these twins, they make me...
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY: OUR PADRE DE FAMILIA
There’s never a dull moment with our Padre de familia Enrique de la Cruz we love you and appreciate what you do for us all,...
Embodying Love: Remember to Love, Always!
Eating her #lunch with her #grandparents. She asked both of us to join her. This is our story telling time with her. “C,mon Grandpa, sit and...
Strawberries and Lesson about One’s Heart
#princess2015la and her grandmother, moi, made strawberry preserves today. Her mom’s homemade brioche is usually paired with my #homemadestrawberrypreserves and homemade #peanutbutter. She helped me...
Julia’s Child’s Beef Bourguignon
I cooked beef bourguignon using #juliachildrecipe, but modified the process to be easier, using the stove, dutch oven and baked it for 4 1/2 hours...