After Saturday things will never be the same…See the message from Auntie Jojo below. I’ll reserve any pictures or video until after the performance. Briana is so very excited and can’t wait! From Auntie Jojo – Don’t miss seeing Mia, Briana, Uncle Lloyd as Mother Ginger and a certain someone as Drosselmeyer this Saturday in the Nutcracker! Let me know who needs tickets it will definitely brighten the...

I can’t believe that she is now 5 years old!  But our baby Kate, while still a baby, is growing fast and she’s got quite a personality. She had a great time at her Paint Pal’s Party and the swim party; she enjoyed being the center of attention and to have her friends come and play and spend the day with her. She’s become quite the iCarly, Big Time Rush and Victorious fan and really likes Justin Beiber. I think...

My dad went peacefully this morning at 9:10 a.m. He will be dearly missed; we want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers. We love you, Pop! Thanks for everything that you did for our family. RIP – Jose David Cruz (1943-2010)

We wanted to say thanks to all our family and friends for their love, support and well wishes the last couple of days.  We wanted to find some way that we could provide updates to everyone as we received more information. As of this morning, we know that my Dad suffered a major stroke yesterday at about 10:15 a.m., the brain bleed is approximately 1/3 of his brain.  He has not regained consciousness since yesterday morning.  ...

Hard to imagine that Bri and I would be going to our first Father Daughter Dance. I still think of her as my little baby pictured above, but she’s not really baby anymore, and she’s so excited to go. She told me yesterday, “I still haven’t found a dress for the dance tomorrow. We may have to go shopping so that I have a dress.” Uhhh…Ok. Details: Dear Dads, Uncles and Grandfathers: You have been...

Amy got some bug and really wanted to go to San Diego for the weekend…so off we went. I pretty much just want to stay home all the time and always a little hesitant to leave Casa de Cruz; but once the hotel was booked and the tickets were purchased we did really end up going. I did, however, get a new camera for the trip. A little Canon Powershot that worked fantastic! It’s light and compact and does 720p video so it worked...

As always, Bri and Kate had a wonderful time with their Dance Creations Holiday Dance Numbers. You’ll notice on Kate’s that Nana was an active participant while in the audience (see the picture in picture of Nana in action). A special thanks to Nana for taking them to all their dance classes so that we could enjoy seeing these...