Mother’s Day Gifts: A Wish List
I was born on May 10th, which is the day many Latin American countries celebrate El Día de las Madres/Mother´s Day. Yes, I have been such a gift to my mamá! I´m used to having to congratulate my mom and give her a gift at the same time I´m receiving a gift and congratulations from her. As of 3 years ago, I´ve had to get used to receiving the one congratulation for the day I was born and for beingRead More ...
Worldess Wednesday: Mickey Ears
My son, Santiago — who didn’t get to go with us on our Hanes Comfort Crew trip to Disney World last week — was digging all the awesome Mickey Mouse goodies we brought him back. From his very own Mickey Mouse T-shirt (his sister and I made it especially for him at Downtown Disney’s Hanes Design-A-Tee shop) to the Mickey ears with my name embroidered on the back, all courtesy of Hanes. His daddy is a photographer and every timeRead More ...
Curious George Celebrates Latina Moms!
Growing up, Spanish was my native tongue and I was learning English at a bilingual school and during trips to Houston to visit my dad. For some reason, I always preferred reading in English. I clearly remember spending hours reading and reading the classic Curious George book. There was no TV show or George movies back then, he only existed as an illustration by H.A. and Margret Ray. Over 30 years later, my daughter is now also a Curious GeorgeRead More ...
SpanglishBaby Gets Comfortable With Hanes at Disney World
It’s been a little over two years since we launched SpanglishBaby into the blogosphere. We started this space as a passion project where Roxana and I could write, share and learn from the community of parents raising kids bilingually and bi-culturally, like us. The more SpanglishBaby grows, the more content we have to produce and time we must dedicate to keeping it all up. At the same time, both Roxana and I have to work and find any time possibleRead More ...
Celebrating Mamás with Victoria’s Secret Dream Angels {Giveaway}
We are moms. We are mujeres. We are passionate, driven and on a mission to raise happy, healthy bilingual and bicultural children. We celebrate you, hoy y siempre. But this month is special and we want to give you a little something. Victoria’s Secret is joining in on our celebration during the Week of SpanglishBaby Mamás by offering a giveaway to pamper the sexy and romantic woman in you. One lucky mom will get to win a set of beautyRead More ...
Wordless Wednesday: Our SpanglishBabies at Disney World
Our SpanglishBabies, Vanessa and Camila, at the Grand Floridian in Disney World, completely oblivious to our pleas not to get their pants wet… We’re spending this week at Disney World as part of Hanes #ComfortCrew. ...