About: Ana Flores

  Before the days of Google, I remember turning to encyclopedias and almanacs for information. School projects can become excuses to brush up on all kinds of topics when you have a picture-filled reference book. Almanacs have come a long way since I was in school, though. The World Almanac for Kids 2013 has kept my family entertained for a week straight. We’ve quizzed each other on the order of U.S. Presidents, learned which planets are the biggest and hottest,Read More ...

Did that headline shock you? It shocked me to write it and admit it because I’ve been claiming for years now that my 5-year old is completely bilingual. I mean, we’re doing everything right, or at least we were for a while. First let me tell you why and how I realized she’s not as bilingual as I thought and then I’ll explain where I think we messed up. Fisher-Price invited Roxana and I to be one of their PlayRead More ...

The main thing we were both trying to create when we launched SpanglishBaby, exactly three and a half years ago, was an online community for parents raising bilingual children just like us. Fortunately — and thanks to all of you! — we’ve been able to create a growing community of parents on the same journey of love, passion and determination to raise children in more than one language and aware of their cultural heritage(s). Now the time has come for usRead More ...

If there’s one staple food in my house it would have to be avocados from Mexico. Seriously, I kid you not that we eat at least one or two avocados every single day. In fact, it was one of my girl’s first foods and still one she will hardly ever refuse. Of course, it warms my heart because avocados are so rich in nutrients and at age 5 she’s such a picky eater that anything healthy and nutritious she’ll takeRead More ...

I love summer and being able to spend time off with my children, but I’m actually ready for both my kids to go back to school… and I think they are too! Luckily, we already got all of Vanessa’s back to school supplies — with plenty of time since we have to go drop them off tomorrow at her school — and earlier this week we went shopping for clothes. We were given $100 by Walmart to see how manyRead More ...

Si hay una cosa que realmente extraño de vivir en Miami es la playa… y estar tan cerca a los Florida Keys. La semana pasada tuvimos la suerte de estar de vacaciones por allá y ahora no puedo dejar de mirar esta preciosa imagen que tomé cuando pasamos el día en Islamorada. ...