And just like that, a first grader. 📷

    It was a great night last night with the guys. 📷

    Fantastic energy at Chase Field tonight. 📷⚾️

    First date night since the before times, belatedly(*) celebrating 8 wonderful years.(**)

    (*) No. 2 woke up with pink eye on our anniversary last month.

    (**) Not counting the time a year ago when No. 1 broke his arm 30 minutes into dinner out.

    My wife has a flair for the dramatic. 🔥

    Every year for my birthday, my kids “surprise” me with a home made cake or cupcakes. It takes more work for me to conveniently be gone, and not hear them talking to mom about “you know what.” But it’s swell all the same. 📷

    I didn’t watch the WWDC keynote. But I did take the kids to their first swim lessons. 📷

    My birthday is tomorrow, but my wife is impatient. So she made me a drink before dinner and put in my gift, a cocktail glass engraved with a map of hometown. 📷

    Hashtag “girl dad” 📷

    We let momma hit up brunch and a brewery, alone, this morning after Mass. Then we joined her for the last little bit. 📷

    Cheers, again, to all the moms!

    O Vere Beate Nox 📷

    Easter Vigil at his request. Deo Gratias.

    First time inside Chik-fil-A since the before times. 🐓📷

    Needless to say, the kiddo was very happy about it.

    Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Kushner

    A quick family photo after the Mass. (Note the water all over one of the kiddo’s shirt. He totally wasn’t playing in the fountain.)

    She loves her biggest brother.

    (Taken at Mass—a rare exception to my no phone policy at church.)

    Kids soccer, yet again.

    It was a warmer start to our weekend soccer games than last week when the reported 55 degrees was warmer than it felt. This week is quintessential Arizona winter. Highs in the 60s, sunny.

    Little brother had the first game. He loves it more and more each week. I didn’t get any shots of the big kiddo’s game but he also did well.

    The difficulty now is the two babies are more mobile. Number 3 wants to play soccer so so bad. Baby sister loves running around. And those are both great but it makes it harder to focus on the kids when they’re playing.

    I’m not ready for her to be a beautiful toddler. But she runs ahead to her future anyway.

    📷: the inestimable Mrs. Perez

    Winter time bliss in Arizona.

    portrait of kiddo

    Mirror

    Rotatation

    Reading with grandpa. . . . . . My Dad got his turn to come out and visit. It’s been longer since we’ve seen him than my mom, at nearly two years. He was very excited to have his grandkids read to him. Here, Paco picked a board book. #family #monochrome #iphone12promax

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