About: Ana Flores

Last week we had lots of fun asking the SpanglishBaby Familia on Facebook to share with us their favorite dichos. You know, those proverbial and poetic phrases full of wisdom you heard again and again from your abuela, tías, mamá y papá and now you find yourself repeating (and preaching!) to your kids at any given moment. You suddenly realize you inherited more from your mami than only her good skin and laugh. The other beauty about dichos is thatRead More ...

A series of messy moments… the perfect way to describe (one part of) motherhood – especially when there’s a baby involved. Before I became a mom, one of the things I dreaded most about having babies was the idea of changing diapers, particularly the poop type. Everybody used to tell me that it wasn’t that bad when it was your own child, but I didn’t feel any different once my daughter was born. I wanted to barf every single timeRead More ...

Cool Whip whipped topping was looking for busy moms who, somehow, still find the time to make every day special for their families and that was something I could definitely identify with. And, well…they found me! And by “found” I mean they invited me to be one of four bloggers to be part of a their new national print advertising campaign. Yes, national…as in our pictures will appear inside the pages of magazines I actually buy. The invitation was aRead More ...

There is one thing I have noticed about SpanglishBaby’s (and other parenting blogs’) readership that I don’t like: very few fathers are represented! This is nothing new; moms have historically been the ones attending playdates and talking about the trends in diaper bags. Still, fatherhood has changed considerably and, when it comes to maintaining a home culture and language, the presence of Papi is just as important as that of Mami. Since my significant other is one of the mostRead More ...

The Diamond Edition of Lady and The Tramp, the adorable story about puppy love will be released February 7th  on Blu-ray and DVD. This song-filled Disney classic is coming out just before Valentine’s day for your family to enjoy. And as always with Disney movies, your niños can enjoy La Dama y el Vagabundo en español! My girl was anxiously awaiting this one because she´s totally at the age where she´s learning about love and the classic spaghetti scene had her blushing andRead More ...

My husband and I just found a tiny Cuban restaurant in Denver which opened only a couple of months ago and it was like being transported to, well, Miami… because, unfortunately, I’ve never been to Cuba. ¡Delicioso! ...