Josh in Spain

Raising a child is one of the best experiences a parent may have. It's never easy as there is no manual in how to do it. For us, it has always been about giving him the best any parent could give but within our means. No doubt we spoil him with things we never got when we were growing up but the values that we instill in him are the best values we were instilled by our parents.

We can never claim our way is the best but we certainly try our best. Josh has grown up to be the perfect child, at least to us. He's always curious, always wanting to know more and always willing to learn. We hope these traits will stay with him forever.In our travels, we try to give him variety. Be it adventure or cultural, we explain to him the places that we visit, its history and the ways of its people. Kids are like sponges. They absorb and absorb.

In Spain, around Barcelona, we exposed him to Gaudi, Dali and Picasso. It helps that each place of interest provide books that cater to kids his age to better understand the artists. In fact, he was able to do a Show and Tell about Gaudi with facts that we ourselves never knew before. At least his teachers enjoyed it.

As parents we are always proud of him and we hope he turns out to be a truly wonderful person. At the end of the day, we can only mould him so far but he decides his own fate, as we did. For now, we are very proud parents to a wonderful child. We pray that our next will be as wonderful. We love you, Josh!