Photos

Riding the bus to the largest MLK March in the nation (San Antonio, Jan. 2019)

Playing in Dallas (Dec. 2018)

Window shopping at La Cantera Mall (San Antonio, July 2018)

Supernew couple about to go to Schlitterbaun Waterpark (New Braunfels, July 2018)

Mike's neurotic dog, Belle

First visit to NOLA en route to the The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, AL (New Orleans, Aug. 2018)

Meeting up with Mom Mae (New Braunfels, Aug. 2018)

Trying on fun finds while helping Mom Mae unpack from her move (San Marcos, Aug. 2018)

Mike and Layla Skype with Malii (Aug. 2018)

Mike tries Irish on for size. Update: Malii is now 14% Irish per Ancestry.com. (San Antonio, Sept. 2018)

Our fav, Boss Bagels (San Antonio, Sept. 2018)

Candied apples at the River Walk after a full day of breakfast bagels, the Home & Garden Show, and dinner at Rainforest Cafe (San Antonio, Sept. 2018)

Post-scooter ride through the city and pre-debate watch party (San Antonio, Sept. 2018)

Celebrating our shared, Sept. 25 birthday with Mom Mae and Aunt D at the Botanical Garden (San Antonio, Sept. 2018)

Mike and Mom Mae at the Botanical Gardens (San Antonio, Sept. 2018)

Birthday fun at a graffiti park (Austin, Sept. 2018)

Wildcat spotting at Walmart (San Antonio, Oct. 2018)

We're *so kool (Oct. 2018)

Mike and Layla Skype with Malii as Mike recuperates from flu (Oct. 2018)

Chillin (San Antonio, Oct. 2018)

Layla tattoos her name on Malii's arm and everyone's pretty happy about it (San Antonio, Nov. 2018)

Layla was pretty frustrated for most of the visit at the corn maze with our shenanigan's, but she remembers the day very fondly (Middle of Nowhere, Nov. 2018)

Someone forgot their morning smile (San Antonio, Nov. 2018)

Mike and Malii's first Thanksgiving with Mom Mae, Uncle Leon and Aunt D (San Marcos, Nov. 2018)

"Reconnecting...Your connection is poor." - Skype Skype is wrong. Our connection is strong! (Dec. 2018)

Playing in Dallas' arts district (Dec. 2018)

Perty.

Kwanzaa celebration with Mom Mae and special guests/ baby cousins, Lil Man (Leroy) and Ciara Chanel (San Antonio, Dec. 2018)

New Years where we first met! (San Antonio, Jan. 2019)

Sporty Spice Mike and Malii on a bikeride fundraiser (San Antonio, Jan. 2019)

With Layla's Nana (Debra) at the MLK March (Jan. 2019)

Layla couldn't care less that San Antonio's Tower of the America's had come to life and put on a tutu for the occasion of the MLK March (San Antonio, Jan. 2019)

Very happy to be together at what turned out to be a very bad play, and in fact not a play at all (Austin, Feb. 2019)

Celebrating Layla's 7th birthday at Dave & Busters (San Antonio, Feb. 2019)

Celebration at the Baha'i Center (San Antonio, Mar. 2019)

Batman scours the city for Robin. The saga continues...

The apple didn't fall too far from the tree. Wonder Woman wears a beauty mask. (San Antonio, July 2019)

"I'm kinda good." -Layla

Layla and Mae exchanging knowing looks. A penny toss would determine who called who "Ms. Daisy." (En route to Albuquerque, July 2019)

Still in love. After 15 hours on the road to New Mexico with a child, a mother, a dog and not one, but two, damn ice chests. (July 2019)

Family selfie. On the road to Albuquerque. (July 2019)

Mustangs make everyone happier. (Albuquerque, July 2019)

Mike's brother, Joe, refuses to smile. It all dates back to a 1992 bet he made with Mike. (Albuquerque, July 2019)