Partying at our little neighbor Shonki's 4th birhday .

Malawi and Zeze,american mothers, Panamenian fathers. 

These two crack us up together

wouldn't you want to live there too? swoon

hibiscus( called shoe black here, not sure why) from our yard. I have many types planted

finding time for a little watercolor

skateboarding on our deck

Zi's bird has finally learned to peck at bread on her own

passion fruit seeds on the rise

little green house on the road to the beach

through the jungle way

unripe seagrapes: hands down my favorite tropical fruit.

 besides coconut

the babies  and I

didn't bring water, not a problem. Green coconut juice, this guy. bare hands and a stick.

We are so lucky.

just after he pooped in the jungle

this sums it all up perfectly

there they build blanket forts, 

here they make palm frond tepees

sand pants

Wishing you all a lovely weekend 

Happy father's day

I have thousands upon thousands of beautiful photos of you fathering.

 Favorites upon favorites of magical moments captured, though this one remains my favorite.

This fathers day I just want to say thank you,

Thank you for being way too young to have embarked on the journey of fatherhood, without really ever exploring your own youth.

Thank you for growing up along side your kids.

Thank you for learning a trade, and supporting your family.

Thank you for always playing and finding youthful joy with them!

thank you for your patience.

Thank you for building bikes, fixing toys and showing them to play checkers.

Thank you for taking the baby to sleep with you so I can sleep undisturbed after 10 years.

Thank you for their beautiful skin, lips and hair.

Thanks for being their dad.

You don't always get it right, but you try, over and over again.

And you love them to pieces, and that's what matters.

Happy father's day.

And to this man, who has fathered me without knowing it,  who with his strictness, morality, good judgement and kindness has raised 6 good children, and is a wonderful human being:

I salute you grandpa Fue!

Happy father's day to you.

To my uncle Toby, who though not fitting the traditional role of father has never the less fathered me in so many ways, stepped in and had my back when I needed it the most, year after year after year.

And whom I credit with getting me through to where I am today

What can I say but thank you? 

the right love and support has its way of finding you, if you let it.

To my own father:

Thank you for the things that you did do right.

What dads do at the park

In between shouts of "more more more!" and "higher higher higher!"

and the mothers slight heart attacks