molasses candy

2013-05-16T09:29:00.001-04:00

Missing you, Dada.

Mother's Day, 2013

2013-05-13T14:13:00.001-04:00

Mother's Day, cards from my sweet boys.

Happy Mother's Day to all the mama's out there - especially the ones that make my world go 'round.

happy birthday, scarlet!

2013-05-11T19:33:00.002-04:00

On our way to a special birthday party ~ Happy Birthday, Scarlet!

good times

2013-05-08T10:00:00.000-04:00

Over Easter, Jon took the boys to the Danbury Railway Museum, where they met the Easter Bunny, and generally tore all over the place, checked out the trains, and did rockstar poses. There were so many good pics it was hard to choose these few.

we've come a long way, baby

2013-05-07T20:41:00.000-04:00

Can't believe this was almost three years ago exactly. Seems like another lifetime, seems like yesterday.

meet Kitty

2013-05-06T21:40:00.002-04:00

Jackson was sad, so he asked me to make him a kitty, named Kitty. He liked the head, but promptly requested the body to go with it. Then he drew it for me, then he modeled it for me (hands on floor, crawling around), then he cried for it to be created immediately.

He'll wake up to a finished Kitty.

Myself, I like the whiskers. They are authentic whiskers for ceramic animals toys and novelties. They may be cut to proper length.

Dada, we miss you.

2013-05-06T13:15:00.001-04:00

Counting the days.....

oh, nothing, just hanging out next to Mimi.....

2013-05-06T09:27:00.000-04:00

Love how Cade just siddled on up next to Mimi, and was hanging out at the dinner table......

easter egg hunt + cascarones, 2013

2013-05-03T09:30:00.000-04:00

All in all, an excellent Easter egg hunt. Until Uncle Michael hit Jackson in the head with a cascarone, and then, you know, the world fell apart. Until Jackson stopped crying long enough to throw an egg back at Uncle Michael, and felt vindicated. Then, all was right with the world again.

easter egg-dying, 2013

2013-05-02T13:32:00.001-04:00

While we did that, Mimi did this - the best chocolate cake I ever did have:

Please make it again soon. :)

growing up

2013-05-02T12:26:00.000-04:00

Cade at Mimi and Nonno's. Easter week.

church

2013-04-21T20:36:00.003-04:00

Lately, I've been trying to take Jackson and Cade to Church with me Sunday mornings. It's down the block, so really....still not sure why we are late every single time.

They're usually really well-behaved (not so when I first started taking them, or maybe now I don't care so much what other people think if they whisper too loudly or Cade drives his truck across the person in front of us). Jackson usually reads a book or does a puzzle, but keeps to himself.

However, when it's time for the sign of peace (when everyone shakes hands and says, "Peace be with you," Jackson jumps up, ready for action. The church is pretty empty, so you have to lean over at least one vacant row to even shake hands with anyone.

For the past two weeks, he has strolled out of the pew, three rows back, over to the family in back of us, shakes all of their hands, CROSSES THE AISLE, shakes a few hands over there, then heads back to our row.

This morning I looked over and saw his upturned face, reaching up to give a kiss to a 95-year old (maybe older), shaky, very old, woman. His skin - so smooth, pure and innocent, against hers - really worn, wrinkled and wise.

Every time I think of this moment, my heart is warmed. I hope hers is too.

overheard in the bathtub

2013-04-15T18:17:00.001-04:00

Jackson: Cade, when you're 22- that's a 2 and a 2, will you come to my rock star show?

Cade: Yes, where is it going to be?

Jackson: I don't know yet.

for the love of bunnies

2013-04-12T11:43:00.002-04:00

Cade's having a thing for bunnies lately. I love this little night light, know he would too.

pre-circus party with Penn

2013-04-11T08:00:00.000-04:00

Not sure if they were excited for the circus, or just excited to be together.

circus circus!

2013-04-10T14:29:00.003-04:00

A few weeks ago, we went to the circus - at Barclay's Center with Penn, Ruth and John. It was awesome. Cade just sat there, like he did at the Monster Truck Show. Jackson and Penn were totally into it. I was totally into the Human Cannonball. Jackson liked the poodles, tigers, and clowns, and Cade liked "the thing that spun around really fast and then the people walked on the top of it".

I did not like the $14 cotton candy.

Happy Birthday, Uncle Darin!

2013-04-08T20:59:00.001-04:00

Happy Birthday, Uncle Darin! We love* you like you love fast cars.

*Loving you since 2009 (well, before then, but that was as far back as I could find).

'Captain America hair'

2013-04-08T11:02:00.001-04:00

After his request for 'Wolverine hair'.

no explanation necessary

2013-04-05T13:19:00.002-04:00

A few weeks ago, Cade was having some problems with potty training, prompting this chart. Happy to say the chart worked.

it's picture day at the Co-op School....

2013-04-04T14:22:00.004-04:00

....and this is what Cade's hair looked like this morning.

a few weeks ago

2013-04-03T10:00:00.000-04:00

When Abigail and Steven and Ezra last came to visit, we went to the Brooklyn Museum and saw this show of El Anatsui at the Brooklyn Museum. I like going anywhere with Abigail and Steven and Ezra.

Happy Easter!

2013-04-02T13:29:00.002-04:00

Cade not feeling the Easter Bunny so much......"I'm good - I think I'll just sit on THIS side of the chair for now."

The Marvel Encyclopedia Updated And Expanded

2013-03-29T09:00:00.000-04:00

Every night before he goes to bed, Jackson has been drawing a superhero in his drawing book. It's so cool. I love the details he chooses to include and the way he writes the name of the guy. He's already filled up one book (of good guys), and about to start on his second book (of bad guys).

scary face

2013-03-27T15:46:00.000-04:00

Found while looking through Jon's iPhone images.

hands when painting

2013-03-26T09:30:00.000-04:00

Something about their little hands, gets me every time.