We're still working on that smile.

The mothership

Thankfully, Ana didn't go into the men's bathroom...

Jen glowing. Literally.

Glowing is an exhausting activity.

Tiny Teff. Still the world's tallest leprechaun!

Did I leave the iron on?

Ana's hair will not lose the curls.

Ana has the all-time best laugh.

Appropriate for the day

Not since Imelda Marcos has there been such affinity for shoes.

Oh, when you said a little birdie told you that, you weren't kidding were ya?

Where were you on the night of the 5th punk? Don't lie to me!

The perfect smile. And it only took 23,127 pictures to get there.

After watching The Ring, Ana decides to draw circles compulsively.

The tiniest species of bear.

Riverview Farms! Time to feed the piglets.

Ana warms up to the idea of a farm.

Joseph was fearless.

Joseph finds the pigs.

Three little pigs.

Shortly after hearing whispers about bacon, the pig flees the scene.

The farm had more than three pigs, promise.

These really were the only pigs that wanted to cooperate.

Ana warms up to the pigs, Steph finally gets the bacon joke.

The big pigs.

Gorgeous day to go pigspotting.

We almost took one with us.

Unsure if the pigs were using the mud to cool off or as camouflage.

Ana confronts mama pig.

Both bucolic and tinged with porcine melancholy.

Ana made friends easily.

Score!

Breadfruit, another piece of the Puerto Rican culinary pantheon

Breadfruit, fried

Close-up

Braises don't photograph well, but this braised chuck roast was the paragon of succulence and comfort-food perfection

Never make a behr upset.

We made sucky biscuits that tastes metallic and of raw flour.

Looking for redemption, we went back to basics: Puerto Rican red kidney beans.

These took ALL day. Now I kinda see the whole point of canned beans. I'm torn.

Sofrito: equal parts cuisine and Puerto Rican mysticism.

After many, many, many hours, it was done.

Thick-cut Berkshire pork chops from Eden Farms

The money shot

We're still working on the whole "Say Cheeze thing"

Is she blowing a kiss or did she have a sip of daddy's beer? We'll never know.

My perplexed family

Hello World.

Chuleta is becoming obese

Growl

I am the Yeti, in fabulous hot pink!

Ana did NOT get the Puerto Rican genes telling her to get out of the snow immediately.

No turning back now

Ana is nonplussed

I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 20. Guess.

Ana chases Rodrigo like he owes her child support.

Félix consistently gives me the best pics!

The pork has to roast for another 2 hours dad, chill out.

I. am. Spartacus.

This cart's fun and all, but why can't we go shopping for real?

Roberto + Félix

Ana and her dinosaur embark on a journey, making friends, solving mysteries and unraveling a touching story of the triumph of the human spirit.

The rugrat pack

Guys, hold up a sec, I got two dinosaurs to take care of over here...

Lulu and Ana Vi, both refuse to look into a lens

Alejandro will actually cooperate

Steph: "Ana, you can't tell little kids that they're adopted."

Ana confronts the existentialist dilemma.

I see dead people...

Turns out synchronized swing swinging is harder that it seems.

At this point, Ana's shoes were gone, but her spirit wasn't!

Félix once again gives me one of the best pics of the trip!

Can't touch this!

Dad, you're pushing at a 12 and I needed you at a 4. I can taste my ribcage.

It's all about the dismount dad...

Took a year mom, but I think I found that contact lens...

Spiral into madness

Squeezing a little tight there mom

Eh?

Clara rides in style

Steph plays a deadly game of chicken with a sprinkler and loses.

Ride into the sunset

Back to the hacienda

Mija, yo no sé, pero la comai dijo que venía con nombre.

How would YOU feel if you were wearing this shirt?

Another day, another saga

What happened to all the color dad? Did you drive us to Pleasantville?

The Winter Park adventure begins

What do you mean that dad wants to cook the Easter bunny?

Ana & Elisa

An armada of strollers

It's really quite simple once you meet the per-person deductible, apply the co-pay and then pay out 80% up until the out-of-pocket max.

The crowd is always on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

If this makes it into a Christmas card, I'm hacking your Facebook account.

The tour begins

My lifesaver looks like it was from 'Nam

Hair in the wind!

My favorite pic in the series!

The moss above us

I just saw Mr. Roger's house!

In between those two boats is a dining room. True story.

Everyone agreed they'd rather live next to the canal than the lake. Something cool about them.

Winter Park or Jurassic Park?

Masa + Elisa

The locals put ornaments on this cypress tree. Must be a dry county.

Jay isn't subtle, is he?

You want a piece of gum?

Smiles or mass-psychosis?

Ana: I got the best idea-- on three we all start singing the Flintstones theme song, ok?

To do a great Darth Vader impression, you need to breathe like this.

Disarmingly cute

You're feeling sleepy, veeeeeeeeeery sleepy.

Rodrigo hams it up

Red really wasn't the color for an inflatable ball that has two orifices.

Does it get more Zen than this?

Fireplace

New Year's Dinner

Half-Barbie, Half-Cake. All Creepy.

Another year goes by

Daddy was in charge of pancakes for 400 people. He ruled the kitchen with an iron fist!

Daddy's troops. It's better to be feared than respected in these situations.

Ana makes cookies!

See dad, it's all about technique. You just need to practice.

We all have to bribe Santa one way or another.

I didn't eat any, swear!

Taste this cookie dough, it's almost better than the cookie.

The perfect cookies!

I, Ana!

Ana drops the cookies; Chuleta rejoices, parents shriek!

Cheeze? We gotta work on the smile to be more smile and less angry tiger.

What do you mean these are presents for everybody? What about me?

Thank goodness, this one has my name on it.

I have NO idea what happened to your wallet dad.

I'm worth it!

Ana's shrine of toys

Santa leaves notes.

Her cuteness is a Jedi mind trick.

I think this is the beginning of a sneeze

It was a white Christmas in Georgia!

Ana isn't quite as tropical as dad, she likes snow a little too much.

Before the melt, we had a nice skiable bowl in our backyard and dad almost installed a ski lift.

From the "other things you never thought would look menacing", a coquí plush doll.

Ana Vi reaches the age where photographing a diaper change is no longer kosher.

Ana takes a stroll with Granddad.

After hearing dad's tall tales about the golf monster, Ana is reluctant to go out into the course.

It's the pink hoodie that makes this picture.

And that is the great sandtrap of the Indian Hills kingdom, huh?

See dad, I told you he should have used the 9 iron on that one.

I know, I rock

Joseph uncovers the secrets of the ark.

Toddlers... you teach them to smile, but then they can't keep their eyes open.

Joseph, I think you're just making the rules up as you go along.

We finally get the smile and the eyes open, but looking into the lens, not quite.

Ana learns that Joseph is against net neutrality.

Can't you see you're interrupting?

OK dad, now you're just being a tool.

Joseph's headshot

After a short disquisition into the tensile strength of wood, Joseph tries to go for the hug and gets rejected.

Call off the hounds Joseph, I've struck gold! A story involving TWO dogs and a bowl of spaghetti.

That over there is literally my crib, so I'll put my feet up wherever I want.

Ana learns to say cheeze, refuses to give up her cereal bar.

She gets "cheeze", getting her to face the camera takes at least 9 takes.

Chuleta, regal

Chuleta, bored

Chuleta, on the verge of a nervous breakdown

Ana successfully identifies her father.

She gets the fabulous hair from her mom.

Anjou vs. Bosc pears... I just don't know dad.

Anjou!

Ok Alfre, what do I have to do to get you into a car today? What do you want? What does your heart tell you?

Once Ana pointed out the 1.9% APR, Fredo never had a chance.

Bichote

I don't think I can reach the clutch dad.

And this button makes PJ shut up for 5 minutes.

Ana, that IS the funniest bacon joke we've ever heard!

I don't know how she did it, but she was talking smack about trade-in values, time value of money, balloon payments... next thing I know I've got a Mini Cooper S and an 84 month loan at 24% APR.

Not understanding the difference between the bilabial "B" and the labiodental "v", Ana Vi thought all this time we were calling her Ana Bee.

Debilitatingly cute

When does this honeycomb take off?

Ana begins to worry that we're laughing AT her and not WITH her.

Careful Granddad, this costume rides up a bit.

Ana suddenly realizes the implications of the Continuum Hypothesis

Gimme that pumpkin mom, I know what I'm doing.

Ana figures out how to corner both Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice and Halloween Candy markets.

Itsy-Bitsy Spider

Our own little pumpkin patch

His Gothic sensibilities reined in, PJ decided to go for classic designs.

Cheapskates... who still gives out those spongy peanut-looking marshmallow things anymore? Think PREMIUM candy people.

Ana gets used to Trick-or-Treating a bit too quickly.

Ana has an entourage

Ana lovin' some bacalaítos (salt cod fritters)

Ana considers getting a disguise so that she won't be 'spotted' at restaurants.

The Farm Burger journey begins!

The Daily Specials

I know that the goldfish crackers aren't local/sustainable, but they're a fine appetizer while we wait for the burger goodness.

Mom ordered her burger well done? You just can't take her out to the nice places...

I'm not gonna flinch first...

So if the cow doesn't give milk they... wait... I just ate... that was a part of what?

I knew dad was kidding! There's no way that tasty burger is the shoulder muscle of a dead cow that's been ground and then reassembled into a discus-like patty before being seared on a flame so that it's unrecognizable as tasty cow to little kids.

Yep these were good. In other news, we found out today that "onion rings" in Spanish is "aros de cebolla rebozados." It really, really doesn't roll off the tongue. We're gonna keep the Puerto Rican rendition "oneeon reengs".

After all I've heard today you really think I'm still gonna chance it with that thing?

Francisco refuses to take a picture

Onion rings, delightfully non-meat based!

I'm two and a half. I'm not gonna get references to Titanic.

This is how you do a fish, it's all in the lips.

Is it me, or does she look 7 in this picture?

Ana talks Alfredo into changing cars.

Little did the pumpkin know that it was about to be disemboweled.

Have you felt the insides of a pumpkin? Gross. I have far too delicate hands.

Ana deeply distrusts squash.

Granddad explains the mechanics of using the top of the pumpkin as a 'lid'.

Pedro wasn't allowed to fully express his Gothic sensibilities with these two, but the results are charming nonetheless.

Happy Halloween!

It's not that I'm afraid of escargot dad, is that it might not pair nicely with the juice in my sippy cup.

Let's get outta here dad, the menu here is soooo tired.

This is much better dad, at least we have a server and a full bar.

See dad? A finely crafted grill cheese with Gruyere, basil and heirloom tomato. The truffled french fries don't hurt either.

Nothing but French technique.

Ana at Across The Street. Ana gives her two cents on the ongoing gentrification of The Old Fourth Ward.

Dad, isn't drunk bingo just as boring as regular bingo?

Inman Park *IS* my bag baby...

Nuttin' but style

Fritti!

This is how I roll

45 minutes later, Ana successfully hustles a local using Jager shot, arm-wrestling and clever quotes from Matthew Broderick films.

After dealing with sippy-cup hangover, Ana dresses up for day #2

La Parrilla, where the Sotos have instant streeet cred.

The city awaits!

Ana reconsiders the Candler Park Fall Festival

The pre-teen band broke it down. I had to warn Ana not to listen to older guys with guitars.

Ana chills out with a beer...

Ana jamming out! Shortly thereafter she begins headbanging.

Curls & Sippy Cup

Waiting for Fredo

We're going to Krog Bar? Snap, I'm parched!

Ana hits the town.

Fredo and Brian talk Ana into trying the piquillo peppers.

The bocadillo sounds good dad...

Ana enjoys baguette, prosciutto di Parma, chorizo and sopressata

Ana was in the mood for something Caribbean, and so we go to Papi's

Ana the rockstar passes out, dual sippy cups in hand.

Teaching an english muffin a lesson at J. Christopher's.

This is what happens when you watch The Devil Wears Prada two nights in a row...

Ana questions the value proposition of the new Macbook Air.

Check out my eyelashes!

Check out my smile!

Check out the hair...

Me and Mickey over here are about to do this joint.

You know back there I was just talkin' smack, no?

Dad please, you're embarrassing me. I can walk to the classroom by myself.

Independence

I love you dad, but you've got to stop that sniffling before you walk in. At least tell them you cut up some onions for the breakfast omelette or something.

In a minute, Steph loses it.

Let's do this!

Drop-off time

Parents are not allowed.

Ana is a coconut

Told ya she was a coconut!

This is how you walk like an Oompa-Loompa Ana Vi!

I see dead people... walking around like regular people.

Profile of a little bear

This is how a trip to the emergency room gets started.

Ana carefully considers the implications of potato salad.

Live action Frogger

Are these grass-fed beef hotdogs?

We're not sure where the shoes went.

Mom, do you think that I could star in a remake of Punky Brewster?

The boys are back in town

I think we're lost Ana, but I'm not asking for directions.

It wasn't me. Wait, what are you talking about? No. Yes. What's the right answer here?

We let the kids go wild. And they did. We had the local ER's phone number on speed dial.

I found the contact mom!

Please, no more photographs. Dad's like a paparazzo at this point.

The coolest little kiddie pool in Georgia"

Hold my shades for a minute...

Now this is what I'm talking about!

Ana carefully prepares for her reverse somersault with a twist

Ana sailing

Ana prepares to board another ship in her pirate operation

Ana, in a temporary moment of silence over the chlorine content

This is what we call basking in the sun

Could I get a beer?

The pool, again

Mom & Daughter, water interpretive dance

The club

Mrs. McGill, double-fisting it

Once again into the breach!

My eye won't bounce back!

Joseph's perspective

I've handled much more intimidating slides before.

It's me on top of a turtle shell. How deep dad... go read Atlas Shrugged somewhere else...

Play that funky music white boy...

I love this thing, can we get one for my birthday and I'll start jumping in it after a Jolt cola?

That better be cake coming this way...

AAAAAARGGGGHHHH!

My sugar rush is about to peak!

Ana: Born to Ride

Even if I have to do this myself, I'm getting back into the bouncy-thingy.

Stephanie receives the Stigmata.

The bat was blue.

Run

Esperando a Carlitos Colón y al Invader #4 en la jaula con alambre de púa para hacerle la figura cuatro!

Father & Son

Don't mess with me today, I'm high on cake.

I think Ana dropped her contact lens here somewhere.

Ana managed to steal Joseph's Crocs.

Kennsaw Mountain

More Kennesaw Mountain

Let's roll...

The big girl slide, part 1

I'm not entirely sure that this was a good idea...

I feel like one of those astronauts undergoing high-G testing!

Whoa. That was intense.

Did you see that mommy?

Cuter than a pail of kittens!

Technically speaking, they're both part Irish but one of these things is not like the other.

Ana nibbles on the rail.

The compulsory diaper intermission

Yeah, I can handle the big slide, but I'm gonna work on technique on the smaller one for now.

Why don't you talk that smack about Dora to my face little man!?

What's up with the tiny baseball field behind me?

This is about twice as much fun as it looks!

Faster!!

This is so much fun it's freaky!

Hiiiiiiigheeeeeeeeeeeer

Definitely gonna be an astronaut!

Now I'm a little nauseous...

This little slide is really my 'bag'.

Unstoppable. If we could harness the energy of Ana Vi, we'd be able to avert international crises.

The rail is so tasty, I just can't stop.

My diaper sensors tell me I'm in the safe zone, but I'm not so sure.

More laps. Daddy's getting tired by now.

I'm pumping up my shoes.

One more crack about my hairdo and I'm going to snap.

There is no possible explanation for this pic.

Back to the fray

I'm stuck at the beginning of a James Bond film.

Ana Vi tried to hold her breath for a world record.

Lady Gaga's got nuthin' on me!

Ana tries to go for the check

Teff

Did I just fart a little bit when I laughed?

Johnny's fried chicken

Fried okra.

Trout

Hot brown

Much to Pedro's chagrin, Steph shows off her haircut.

Granddad Joe and Honey

This cornbread is delicious

Mom gets all the kissies.

It's time for a nap.

If you don't start behaving Snoopy, I'm going to snap your neck like a pencil!

¡Ay Dios mío mamá!

I think the problem you're having is still tied to the low signal-to-noise ratio.

Ana, Intense.

Mamitis aguda

Dad said that at this point in the story, Jesus went all Godzilla on the Romans...

I'm tired of doing that fish impression for you dad.

I want a bite of one of those thin wafers!

Sistahs

Granddad Joe teaches Ana Vi how to Riverdance like they did it back in the ol' country.

Ana on the run

This was supposed to be the sweet mother/daughter picture. Ana wasn't up to it.

Ana, Granddad Joe and the interminable egg hunt of 2010

So cute that the very fabric of time and space tore a little bit.

I never thought about the duality of man in that context.

My shirt lets me blend into my seat. It's like camouflage.

With this green crayon, my masterpiece will be complete.

This is my best Sean Connery smirking impression.

See how my thumb just came off?

It's Touch a Truck, but it looks like we're all walking towards a Grateful Dead concert or something.

What does this truck have to do with email again?

Dad, I have no idea why mom suddenly decided to do an a cappella version of Shadows of the Night.

Her smile is the stuff of legends.

Time takes its toll.

Oh yeah, tonight it's just me, Ben, Jerry and Dora.

Dad keeps complaining about the gas bill, so they wrap me up in blankets and keep the house like an icy tundra.

The second right before the fiasco...

My name is so easy to handle on the SAT when filling in the little bubbles. Now if only I could find a #2.

I hate to be difficult, but we need to point out that mass and weight are two different things.

I'm a tiny bear. Doesn't mean I can't have awesome hair.

Dinner is served, and all over the floor, and Chuleta got some too.

I give it 2 out of 4 knives.

This has fiasco written all over it.

Weeeeee!!

Wipeout.

No Ana Vi, we're not doing that again...

She's going through a doll phase.

She's a little giant.

The doll goes everywhere.

She kinda looks like the Mona Lisa in this picture...

Chuleta María Soto!!!! (see, I told you dad)

Mom left me around for some 'reading time'.

Black and white is the cheap way of turning a mediocre photograph into a mediocre photograph that's pretentious...

It's aliiiiiiiiiive! bwahahahaahahahaha

Now I'll do my impression of the werewolf!

My cheeks are getting big again, aren't they?

Roast chicken, pumpkin seed and green onion cous cous.

Buttered carrots. It's like taking something wholesome and perverting it a little bit...

Tonight's wine selection: 2007 Double Decker Red from Tamás Estates

Now a fun one!

Ok, just one more fun one!

Let's add the Páez-Suárez bunch now!

And in total... 7 grandkids!

I need to reshoot this...

Lucía and the sun

Alejandro is finally back to normal!

The drive back to Atlanta, part I

The drive back to Atlanta: Part II

It's not Georgia, it's Jawga!

Cousins. Forever.

The Buckner-Suárez Clan

Clara can't get enough lens love.

Yes I like pink a whole lot. Sue me.

Masa & Miguel... that psychotic expression developed after two kids.

After much deliberation, Pedro admits he needs a hair consultant.

Shortly after, Alejandro realizes that you can get stuck that way. Hilarity ensues.

Minor electrocution later, he's back to normal other than his abnormally wide-eyed glance.

Four stages of the evening: denial, anger, apathy and devilish acceptance.

The hypnotic effects of Dora were studied throughout the weekend.

Roberto drastically underestimated Rodrigo's heft.

I believe I can fly!

She wrote that on your wall? Dude, it's totally on...

See how I lock my phone with a password and clear the history? That's what Tiger Woods should have done...

Alejandro is polite and doesn't mention that the food came out slightly underseasoned.

Ana Vi experiences ennui at Downtown Disney.

Disney charges $16.50 for a sandwich?

Baby mum-mum, surprisingly cheaper

Don't let go mom, I'm starting to get some vertigo.

Elisa

Lucía

Roberto

Elisa, Félix and a bean bag

Altoids are, indeed, curiously strong

Ana Vi and Lulu become friends

I think I dropped my contact lens around here somewhere...

Snap! I found it!

My work here is done mom...

Surely, there's a better way to take this pic

Rodrigo, abstract.

I'm teething, can you tell?

This is not my good side!!!

Nana and Ana Vi

I love Ana's pink crocs!

I can ride this thing, I swear

Clara wants to be a role model. For hamming it.

Desperate Housewives of Guaynabo City

Everyone loves their iPhone!

Yep, I taught that door a lesson...

I'm going to hug this cabinet for a bit.

These are your pressure points, your headache will go away shortly!

Wisdom?

Snuggling

Cheeze!

Deep in the bowels of the pantry, Ana Vi and Clara start deep prep for tonight's meal.

And then she said, I guess I *gotta* gargle!

Don't you like it honey? I got you a t-shirt with a cupcake too! That way you and Ana Vi can match!

Whoever wrote that the whole thing about a rose smelling just as sweet by any other name didn't understand the delicacy of plastic flora...

We're considering using this picture for her debut album cover!

It's like the French countryside... but with Goofy on call 5 miles from here.

Composition 101: don't have stuff coming out of people's heads!

This is Rodrigo's good angle.

You think you can make me crack a smile? Do you feel lucky today?

Fruit is tasty and colorful, but the important thing is that it keeps me regular...

I see weird people. Walking around like regular people.

We already discussed my strict, no-smile policy.

I think I left the iron on...

Betrayed? Bewildered? I'm just appalled...

Rodrigo crawls like a crab sometimes.

I am Ana-the-Bear, hear me roar!

There's oniony goodness in every bite...

The finished dish

A little bear must hibernate!

A little angel

Tiny bear feet

I heard dad made some biscuits?

I'm ready for the presents...

You see this lovely grain on the wood?

I'm like a tiger, always ready to pounce!

I don't know how you combined a xmas joke with a bacon joke, but it was perfect!

Take that back, Dora is NOT a floozie!!!

Bliss

I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus, so I took a cue...

What's this with the turkey giblets?

I just want to add a little oversight and a requirements gathering session so that we make sure we're adding value.

The long road to the promised land of perfect butternut squash soup isn't easy...

Yes! FALL LEAVES!!!!

And then you told that CEO who was boss, right?

I look so adorable in a turtleneck that I can make a grown man weak...

So I get the Benz when I turn 5?

So you're going to the GTech game, but I'm staying behind?

Mom gives the best hugs...

Fredo rocks out

Shortly after, Ana started headbanging

Isabella puts up with the constant clicking...

Francisco, quietly introspective

Once upon a time in Buckhead

The best of friends

Fredo's Gibson

The Wicked Witch of West Cobb

In the mouth of madness!

You told me that we'd watch Nightmare on Elm Street dad. You promised!

This is my best wolfman impression!

Chuleta, don't listen to dad! Only in halloween does he start telling tall tales about a hot dog factory actually using dogs.

Next year I'm dressing up as a pirate! Arrggggh!

I'm ready to do this dad, let's roll!

Check out my costume!!! Can you believe it??

Mom, I'm not about to start sweeping my play room...

Oh, it's a witch's broom! Got it... I'm new at this, you know?

My godfather rules!

OK, just gimme one minute to play "witches go to groceries stores too" and then we'll go!

Momma witch is on fire!

Never has a little witch been such an angel.

I tried giving this picture that "70s horror movie graininess" to it, but it's just not very menacing with Ana vi...

Score! First blood...

Let's go to the next house!

I haven't had this much fun since Dora had a 2-day marathon!

Mom, walking is overrated some times...

Ana Vi tricks or treats!