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Happy Halloween weekend y’all! Be safe and take care of each other. #thesddamsfamily #loswinkles #halloween2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/CkUViiqve9a/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Thank you to Christina Laguna for the invite last night! My babe and I had so much fun and enjoyed our first night out in a long long time. The Prom was killer! Good people, good music, good vibes. #loswinkles #christinalaguna #laericka #the90s #AZPIA (at Chandler, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkB9axCyhef/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Sometimes a body needs to be amongst the trees. Outside of wifi access. Outside of cellular access. Tree bathing. Putting one’s feet in the soil. Nights under the moonlight telling stories around the fire. Warm early morning coffee with the dew still covering everything. I’m thankful to be surrounded by such wonderful folks and that I am able to be a witness the complex beauty of the great outdoors. The kids had so much fun exploring and using the walkie-talkies. The adults has fun “roughing it” and chatting. This is what life is about. #prescott #overlanding #camping #family #loswinkles #laericka #riancito #kamilaencamino #offgrid #toyota4runner (at Prescott, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjlOtWjpOj9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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As per our yearly tradition, we all wore white for NYE. This year we headed up north to enjoy the snow. We packed up the NYE decor, our all white gear, the warm clothes, good food for a few days, loaded up the kids in the 4Runner and got a place in Payson for two nights. Ericka brought some fun games and we all did goals together. It was snowing in Payson but also raining so the snow wouldn’t stick. We took a little drive to strawberry and people were pulled over everywhere. Smiling, happy, families enjoying the snow and feeling the good vibes of a fresh new year. We wear white because Ericka and I got engaged in 2014 in Rio De Janeiro during an all white party around Praia Leblon / Ipanema. We’ve kept the tradition ever since. We had the best time just being with each other in some hotel in somem small town talking and playing games. Simple. Powerful. Love. #losWinkles #family #LaEricka #riancito #kamilaencamino #newyearseve #paysonaz #strawberryaz #gilacounty (at Payson, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYPxPlMvFNi/?utm_medium=tumblr

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There’s something about water. Maybe it’s the grounding that a Pisces needs to feel. There is something so refreshing and cleansing. I need it. I try to be around some natural body of water at least once a month. If That is not possible then a long sit down shower suffices. Az rain is good. Being in my gardens and wetting everything every 4 or 5 days works also. Water. I need it. The family loves it. We always leave feeling refreshed and United as a family against what ever current or waves we must face. This time it was Coronado beach and Carlsbad beach. Thank you to the the uneven heating of the Earth by the sun and the Earth's own rotation. Thanks for making the wind, which makes the waves. #water #loswinkles #carlsbadbeach #coronadobeach #piceses #scorpiorising #family #dadsofinstagram #dadlife (at Hotel del Coronado) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWmVpq5pEWd/?utm_medium=tumblr

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We finally got to take a good, fully get away from it, family vacation. It’s was 4 days packed full of close I Tera toons with the wife and kids and so much fun. Rian abs Kamila loved it and the wife and I even refreshed a bit. Legoland, while not being a ride heavy park, was very interesting and made it easy to operate within the park and hotel system. We budgeted for a 4 day mini road trip w/ Legoland as the largest priced item with a day on Coronado beach, time sailing the San Diego bay and sea food stops and beach time in Carlsbad and we all came home with memories and being able to do a little of what each of us wanted. The vacation was paid off before we left. I love my life. I love my kids and my wife. I love my work. Everything I think and say goes into motion which is scary but an awesome power. 2021 has been a lot of work but so empowering and the community is better for it. #loswinkles #dadsofinstagram #dadlife #legoland #riancito #kamilaencamino #laericka #doitfortheneighborhood (at LEGOLAND California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWlF_S4Fos1/?utm_medium=tumblr

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There’s something special about “getting out” to a little cabin In the woods. This little space was something I found on Airbnb. A family used to use this as their home school 20+ years ago outside Williams Az. As their kids grew they started using it as a “pioneer days” for foreign students. It’s simple. Wood stoves and log walls. Bunk beds and a light or two. We had a great time and although I still feel like I need sleep I feel somewhat refreshed. Bring your gear and head up to pioneer horizons outside of Williams Az. #loswinkles #williamsaz #pioneer #overlanding #camping #dadsofinstagram (at Pioneer Horizons) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVbsN07FP-Y/?utm_medium=tumblr

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When we picked up the kids on Thursday they were on the edge of a hangry melt down. It was hot, school was out and they were on some psyco kid stuff! La Ericka was coming from Chandler and I was coming from South Tempe so Soda Bun Thai Food was in direct crossing point for us. When we entered we were greeted by a friendly woman. I always try speaking Thai when I go eat at Thai places in honor of my time in Thailand when i was known as Ryan of Phra Khanong. “Sawatdee khrap! 😀” I announced and she replied “kha!😁” As by routine I ordered Spicy Tom yum Goong (lemon grass and mushroom soup shrimp) and Som Tom Pbu (green papaya salad fermented crab). She learned me on my pronunciations. To my surprise, the had the fermented crab! No other restaurant I’ve asked for it in Az has had it! IMAGINE. MY. EXCITEMENT. I also tried some spring rolls, deep fried tofu in sweet sour sauce and got rice and noodles for the kids. This food was so legit and so delicious, we all sat around and ate while mumbling and groaning “yummmm ummmmm yessss oh yeah yummmm” We enjoyed the sweet sticky rice abs mango for desert. It was heavenly. I am so glad this spot is one major street away from my house. Khob Kuhn khrap!!! Arroy jang maak maak! #THAIFOOD #somtompoo #phrakhanong #loswinkles #family #iheartmesa #doitfortheneighborhood #smallbusinesseveryday (at Soda Bun Thai Food) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTr1ajIFoKQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Happy Birthday to Bae! My ride or die! Mi aguacate! The best mom in the world. #LaEricka #losWinkles #family #felizcumple #happybirthday #bestwifeever #onlywifeever (at Mesa, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTkdihXFRHW/?utm_medium=tumblr

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The emotions around death and dying are so complicated and understanding comes with age and the experience of more and more folks you know that are dying. My son often asks if my dad is a ghost now and if he can still hug me because he is worried that if I die that I won’t be able to hug him anymore. That feeling is so real. One more hug. One more smile, a simple hello and an I love you. That is the basic and I want it. I want my kids and wife to know my dad. If my son is right, he’s a ghost that follows me around and still hugs me. I was able to record one of my dads last messages to me and it’s ghostly to hear it. It’s strange in today’s world to think that I only have about 10 real photos of my dad. Being in the generation that used disposable cameras and then digital cameras that had to be loaded from a card of some sort to a computer and then stored and transferred by CD was a process. Around 2010 I lost almost all the photos I had been transferring on and on when my first MacBook crashed. Now I have the memories only. I’m reminded of many things through questions my son asks about my dad and when my wife asks about him. The remembrance is more of a feeling then a vision in my head. My goal is to raise $3000 for Courage Under Cancer. The money pays for incidentals that someone struggling with cancer can’t afford. Please contribute what you can. Link in bio. Join me at the gala. Donate what you can. Thank you. Link in bio. https://courageundercancer.org/ryan-winkle-ericka-varela/ #cancer #loswinkles #family #commUNITY #courageundercancer #doitfortheneighborhood (at Robert Horne Ford Apache Junction. Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTitt67HYCw/?utm_medium=tumblr

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My wife has been trying to follow a keto eating style. The kids and I LOVE cereal and cereal does not work with keto SOOOO I did some hunting and found @magicspooncereal! I’m a massive chocoholic and love crunchy O’s with delicious almond milk. The chocolate O’s from Magic Spoon is delicious! Even the kids like it. I highly recommend. #myMagicSpoon #loswinkles #chocoholic #cereal #cerealmilk #silkalmondmilk #dadsofinstagram #family (at Mesa, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTiHI9KBmB9/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Any other problems in life no longer exist. A daughters love of her daddy can cure any issues. My super smart, bilingual, boisterous and happy little girl. #KamilaEnCamino #losWinkles #family ##dadsofinstagram #dadlife (at Mesa, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTSSW-NpbAK/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Gallo Blanco is one of my fave local Phoenix stops! In short: Good prices, bomb guac, hue is rancheros divorciados, delightful staff, cool atmosphere. After a photo shoot with the one and only Jim Hesterman at BlokStudio, my fam was famished. All 8 adults and 2 kids waltzed into Gallo Blanco around noon and the place was jammin! People all over. We asked the servers for a seat and that we could be seperated if necessary. They did their magic and got us a spot together. I ordered the huevos rancheros divorciados style (red salsa on one side, green salsa on the other) and the side of elote. My fam ordered the world famous guac and the tower looking bread with the mustard sauce and various delicious plates. The food came out quick even with the special requests. The elote was WOW!! And the huevos rancheros was tangy and spicy and the tostada was perfect. The beans were perfect. I ate the entire plate in about 10 minutes. My mom and dad and 94 year old Filipina Lola and my wife’s Mexican parents and the kids all loved it. All cultures abs ages loved it. I’ve been here before and I’ll be here again. #GalloBlanco #dtphx #loswinkles #dadsofinstagram #ilovetoeat (at Gallo Blanco Cafe y Bar) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS-tqxuHsgX/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Today I got to spend time with my 94 year old Lola. She’s so amazing. She remembers everything. She told me stories of when the Japanese army of that time, invaded San Fernando and they were kicked out of their home and forced to live in slum huts eating only rice, sardines and corn. Being in a strict Filipino household, this was the first time she was able to really mix abs ser how others families lived. She found it fascinating. She longed for vegetables. She remembers people being bayoneted in the streets. Her father was forced to be a medic to the wounded troops. When they tried to take his daughters for the soldiers, he refused to work unless his daughters were allowed to stay in his care in his clinic. She remembers when the American soldiers came and were giving away Hershey bars as a peace offering, liberation gift. She said she remembers during the war and occupation that she wished could just live a normal life. It’s unbelievable how sharp she is. She reads voraciously. I love her so much. Her memories abs her stamina are a treasure. I need to spend more time with her. #filipino #filam #mylola #pompanga #commUNITY #wwii #occupation #invasion #war #family #philippines #legacy #loswinkles #doitfortheneighborhood (at Gallo Blanco Cafe y Bar) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS5MHhVBOlv/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Every year or so we do family fotos with Mr. Jim Hesterman. The evolution is the same every year with black attire with a grey background. Tonight we’re getting ready for tomorrow and Kamila does not want to wear a dress. Well, what ever she wants. She’s 2 and has a huge opinion already! Dang I’m a victim to her charm. LOVE! #losWinkles #dadsofinstagram (at Mesa, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS3O0fRrPAI/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I torture my kids. Sometimes a parent has to mix it up. Lol #greeneggsandham #loswinkles #anniesmacandcheese #simpletruthorganic (at Mesa, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/COLyBATDWFx/?igshid=1h9ukcefs5hsf