A 100th birthday toast of arroz con frijoles Cubano with my abuela Micaela, the Queen of Frijoles Negros #bucketlist A photo posted by Manny Ruiz (@papiblogger) on Mar 3, 2014 at 12:28pm PST @SheilaEDrummer #selfie […] Read More >>

This is part of a sponsored campaign with Latina Mom Bloggers and Transitions Optical. Some of our team was provided with a complimentary eye exam and pair of eyeglasses to test for the purpose of this campaign. However, […] Read More >>

I’m going to get in trouble for saying this but even with an abundance of resources and ideas from Sherwin-Williams  my wife made painting our house an epic mission. More than 14 months AFTER we […] Read More >>

If you follow our family's travel adventures you’ll notice that although I live in Miami, cruise capital of the world, I’ve rarely been on a cruise.  My wife Angela and I are more of the […] Read More >>

Disclaimer: This is part of a sponsored collaboration with Latina Mom Bloggers and Old Spice.  All opinions are 100% mine.  Old Spice and I have a long history that dates back to my childhood when the first […] Read More >>

I took the #ALSiceBucketChallenge today thanks to my good friend George Torres (@UrbanJibaro).  You might say I made this video just a little more interesting because of a cameo appearance.  Now it's time for me […] Read More >>

I’m no Handy Manny so when my wife suggested we paint our home’s exterior a year ago I cringed because I'm clueless about DIY stuff and my wife is notoriously both picky and indecisive.  Even […] Read More >>

Four states, four breathtaking national parks and 2,195 miles in 9 days later the 2014 PapiBlogger Summer Family Road Trip sponsored by State Farm concluded.  Here's a fun little video we compiled with many of […] Read More >>

Well, it's official.  My 14-year-old son Jonathan has completed his first short film and there's a bit of irony to it because he did what I've waited to do for 5 years in just two […] Read More >>