Thanks Mike!

Liliana pooped on Mike yesterday - eek! He's such a great Dad, he just scooped her up and gave her a bath. Being two someone's parent is overwhelmingly wonderful and scary at the same time. Just think about it ... I'm responsible for when and what my babies eat, get a diaper change, get bathed, get to bed, when they laugh, what they learn. I'm really grateful for having such a supportive husband. Mike, thank you for helping me set up for the night shift - getting the formula and bottles ready, feeding and burping the babies, playing and rolling around with them. I love you. ~e

Liliana's Birth

Mom and me after the C section - everything went well.
Mike & Liliana-Marie sharing one on one time.
Pre-op: getting ready for the C section. Lili's still in my belly.
Post C Section - sharing a cup of celebratory Jello with IsabellaRose - the new big sister.

IsabellaRose sitting pretty - 13 months old.

Liliana's Birthday - May 16, 2006

Post C Section sharing Jello with big sister IsabellaRose.
Mike, Lili and me - this is the first time we got to hold her in the operating room after Lili made her debut.
This is one of my fave photos - I love her hair!
This was me pre-op, 6 am. Love the polka dots.

This picture was taken by the nurse anesthetist - Steve - who used to dabble in photography. Pre-op, 6 am.

A Day @ Clearwater Beach May 2006

IsabellaRose, 13 mos. old Auntie Deb makes sure to sunproof Bella.
Belly and Grandmom Rosie
Isabella gets slathered in sunblock

Looking into the wild blue yonder.

Belly's 1st Bday

Mike & Isabella on her 1st birthday
Muahahahaha! Mischievous Bella.
Those big brown eyes melt my heart. Mike got her the birthday cupcake and we sang Happy Birthday to her early that morning.
One of my fave pictures of Isabella, 1 yr. old

Bella, Daddy, and grandparents on her birthday.

Uncle & Auntie

Uncle Josh

Deb, Isa (1 yr.), and Fusi

New Photos

New Photos

Sono-gram!

Here are the first pictures of our new baby! I can't believe it in a month we will be the proud parents of another beautiful child. :)

Erica's Birthday

Today is Erica Reynoso's birthday. She is my wife, my lover, and my friend...

The PROPHET, by Kahlil Gibran
And a youth said, "Speak to us of Friendship."
Your friend is your needs answered.
She is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.
And she is your board and your fireside.
For you come to her with your hunger, and you seek her for peace.
When your friend speaks her mind you fear not the "nay" in your own mind, nor do you withhold the "ay."
And when she is silent your heart ceases not to listen to her heart;
For without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are born and shared, with joy that is unacclaimed.
When you part from your friend, you grieve not;
For that which you love most in her may be clearer in her absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.
And let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.
For love that seeks aught but the disclosure of its own mystery is not love but a net cast forth: and only the unprofitable is caught.
And let your best be for your friend.
If she must know the ebb of your tide, let her know its flood also.
For what is your friend that you should seek her with hours to kill?
Seek her always with hours to live.
For it is hers to fill your need, but not your emptiness.
And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures.
For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

Happy Birthday, Erica ... I love you.

City Planning

Signs warning of bird droppings were posted along a stretch in downtown Orlando this week after cars, benches, sidewalks, plants and even people are hit and covered by the white bird waste, according to a Local 6 News report.

The problem began when city workers removed cypress trees on "bird island" at Lake Eola in Orlando.
The trees had to be removed because the bird droppings were polluting the water, according to the report.

Now, the birds have moved into the city and are covering anything and anyone between Lake Eola and Central Avenue with droppings.

Day at Lake Eola

We spent a wonderful time enjoying the beautiful weather at Lake Eola today. IsabellaRose loved the baby swing and sliding down the slide with her Daddy. We walked around the park and sat in the shade of the palm trees. Lots of people were out with their kids, friends and family. Moments like these make me feel how rich my life is.

New Pictures of Isabella!!!!

I don't know if you can tell I am a proud dad by the many exclamation marks on the title but I'm lovin' it! Well these are the lastest pic of isabella and her babysitting gang!

Money Issue Logo

Last weekend CBS Sunday Morning Show devoted the whole program to money. They called it their money issue, like aways it was great. Only this time they wanted to ask their viewers to interact with the show by picking their "Money Issue" Logo. So I ask you the reader to help out in picking their new logo! CBS Sunday Morning

Happy Birthday Mike!

Happy 27th Birthday Mike!

What I would like to give you:

Everything on apple.com, a new Audi, a trip to England.

What I did get you - a slice of Carlucci's pizza and movie tix ~smile.

I love you!

e

Reggae Rabbi

Ok I know he not a rabbi but "reggae rabbi" just flows. Anyhow here is his Youth video in real player format. Its sounds really good, try him for a spin. You can check out his site at matisyahu.org.

New Movie style

This new movie Scanner Darkly movie reminds me of a fusion of Anime and Live action. The real test is if the story has more weight then the style.