The Cruz-Meza Family
Ella Ines Cruz-Meza, 25, & Carmine Porfirio Cruz-Meza, 23
Year 1
Ella and Carmine celebrate their month wedding anniversary by going to a Simon & Garfunkel concert.
Year 2
Ella gets the clarifying, but difficult diagnosis of PCOS.
Year 3
Ella and Carmine have a devastating miscarriage.
Year 4
A close family friend finds herself pregnant and homeless, so Ella and Carmine let her live with them while she gets back on her feet.
Year 5
Ella and Carmine renew their wedding vows to celebrate their fifth anniversary in an intimate ceremony with only their parents.
Year 6
Ella and Carmine go on a gorgeous sightseeing vacation to Brazil.
Year 7
Carmine's sister Florenza welcomes a daughter named Arlee Andrea Meza!
Year 8
Ella and Carmine welcome a child of their own - a son - named Cosmo Lucas Cruz-Meza!
Year 9
Carmine's brother Teodoro and his girlfriend Isabel welcome a son named Dominic Leo Meza!
Year 10
Ella and Carmine welcome a second son, Cosmo's little brother, named Isaac Rocco Cruz-Meza!
Year 11
Ella and Carmine bring their kids on vacation to Disney World in Florida!
Year 12
Ella and Carmine welcome a daughter, Cosmo and Isaac's little sister, named Lilia Sofia Cruz-Meza! Lilia was born with epilepsy.
Year 13
Cosmo is diagnosed with OCD.
Year 14
Ella is diagnosed with anxiety.
Year 15
Carmine's sister Florenza and her husband Corey welcome a daughter named Aloura Willow Stokes.
Year 16
Ella takes a mandatory work trip away from the family for a few days.
Year 17
Lilia begins to lose sight in her right eye.
Year 18
Carmine's sister Florenza and her husband Corey welcome a son named Axle Antonio Stokes.
Year 19
Ella and Carmine unexpectedly welcome a son, Cosmo, Isaac, and Lilia's little brother, named Felix Elias Cruz-Meza!
Year 20
Ella writes and self-publishes a book on computer science.
The Cruz-Meza Family
Ella Ines Cruz-Meza, 44, &
Carmine Porfirio Cruz-Meza, 42
with their children
Cosmo Lucas Cruz-Meza, 12
Isaac Rocco Cruz-Meza, 10
Lilia Sofia Cruz-Meza, 8
Felix Elias Cruz-Meza, 1
The Stokes Family
Florenza Antonella Meza-Stokes, 39
Corey William Stokes, 40
with their daughters
Arlee Andrea Meza, 13
Aloura Willow Stokes, 5
Axle Antonio Stokes, 2
The Meza Family
Teodoro Guadalupe Meza, 44
Isabel Joanne McClure, 38
with their son
Dominic Leo Meza, 11