molasses candy

father and son adventure

2012-01-27T12:46:00.000-05:00

A few weeks ago, Jon took Jackson to the Empire State Building. They went early on a Sunday and were psyched to find no lines and they went right up to the top. Jackson loved it. I'm so glad they went. I always feel like we don't take advantage of living in the city, and I know there are lots of New Yorkers who have never been to the top. I'm glad Jackson will have that memory of his special trip with Dada.

mini crepe paper flower favors

2012-01-26T11:42:00.002-05:00

My latest post is up at Oh Happy Day! Please go check it out!

Tiger, meet Mexican Wrestler.

2012-01-25T13:37:00.001-05:00

Nice to meet you.

color blocked and minimal

2012-01-25T13:20:00.001-05:00

My new diaper bag. I had to have it. My eternal struggle is needing a bag that holds everything but hating lugging a huge bag around. Hopefully this will help. And hopefully the white will stay clean.

brothers sledding

2012-01-23T10:31:00.000-05:00

We went sledding in Prospect Park on Sunday and it was awesome.

Until they got cold and then it totally wasn't awesome.

yarn-covered letters

2012-01-20T13:38:00.001-05:00

I just saw this project on BloesemKids and can't wait to do it with Jackson. Maybe Cade. Maybe not. Maybe not even Jackson yet now that I think about it. File under future project.

brevard zoo, fla

2012-01-20T13:33:00.002-05:00

I love the joy in Jackson's eyes.

2011 Christmas card

2012-01-19T18:29:00.000-05:00

Jon, my oh-so-talented husband, made my most favorite Christmas cards to date. It's funny, you know, because they are so not our little angels. Hope everyone got that.

I just found the two photos we used:

Christmas 2011

2012-01-19T15:19:00.001-05:00

I would have thought there would be more squealing and shrieks of joy on Christmas morning, but the Milott boys were pretty mellow about the whole thing.

Here are some pics:

Soon I will back-date this post so it will look like I was really on top of things. No one will remember in a year, that it took me four weeks to post Christmas photos.

Merry Christmas! LOL!

~ and 2 minutes that are probably not interesting to anyone but us and grandparents:

a far cry.....

2012-01-19T14:49:00.000-05:00

It's a far cry from Abigail's awesome gingerbread extravaganza (!), but we did our own little gingerbread village....

~ and Jackson and Mimi, 2009:

The Moon in My Room

2012-01-18T17:38:00.000-05:00

Mimi and Nonno got Jackson the best Christmas gift this year, since he's so interested in the moon - a realistic, moon night-light, with authentically detailed 3-D lunar landscape, and a remote control to show the 12 main phases of the moon. It's really cool, and such a great gift. I think every kid should have this in their room!

P.S. His moon fascination started with these patches on his pants.

happy birthday, papi!

2012-01-15T21:20:00.002-05:00

happy birthday, papi!

we love you!
+ we hope you had a great day!

fantastic mr. fox

2012-01-13T17:12:00.001-05:00

How cute is this Kids Fantastic Fox Coat by Little Goodall?! I want two please!

{Saw it on here.}

in case you get eaten.....

2012-01-13T12:33:00.002-05:00

Nonno: Jackson, are you going to be a lawyer when you grow up?
Jackson: No, I'm going to be a doctor when I grow up.
Nonno: What kind of doctor?

Jackson: A doctor that helps people that the firemen get, or get eaten, or hurt.

Nonno: Oh, a surgeon?
Jackson: Yes, a doctor surgeon.

overwhelmed

2012-01-12T15:17:00.001-05:00

The amount of photos we have is overwhelming me, to put it mildly. On top of that, the computer duplicated all our images so now there are twice as many to go through! In order to stay on top of it all, I need to deal with them right away. I just need, like, three days alone with the computer. And lots of coffee. And maybe a dark chocolate bar with almonds and sea salt.

message from Sammy

2012-01-12T11:19:00.000-05:00

This email from Auntie Nikki made me laugh so much:

today sammy asked me how many bedrooms i had growing up and i said probably 3 or 4. one for me, bebe and papi and uncle jonnie. he said. oh that crazy uncle jonnie i just love him so much, was he so crazy when you were growing up?i said yes and that once we even shared a room and he said, oh my gosh, did he wake you up in the morning and talk to you going to sleep like jackson does when he is stays in my room.

vote for Cade!

2012-01-10T16:45:00.000-05:00

I loved this picture of Cade so much I submitted it to Time Out New York Kids Holiday Photo Contest. And, he is a finalist! Vote for him here, please!

http://timeoutnewyorkkids.com/guides-resources/family-life/199915/vote-for-your-favorite-holiday-photos

catching up

2012-01-09T14:55:00.000-05:00

I finally got a chance to sit down and try and go through the 600 pictures we've taken since Christmas Eve. Then, the computer died. Isn't that always the way? You start to dig yourself out of the hole and the shovel breaks. Oy.

Here's the one picture I had on the desktop.

Brothers. Smile.

happy birthday, sammy!!!!

2012-01-09T13:40:00.003-05:00

Happy Birthday Sammy! We send you all our love and BIG birthday hugs from Brooklyn!

M.I.A.

2012-01-08T09:32:00.000-05:00

Whoah. We're still recovering from the holidays. Anyone else having as hard a time as I am? Will be back soon with holiday pictures and updates I promise. xo

...so I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay...

2011-12-30T21:55:00.000-05:00

Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come
Watching the ships roll in
And then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah

Loving our week in Florida with Cousin Sammy......

happy birthday mimi!!!!!

2011-12-29T16:58:00.000-05:00

Happy Birthday Mimi!
We love you so much.
& we hope you are having a great birthday.
& we hope you feel the love we are sending you ~
which you can see in our VERY SPECIAL MUSIC VIDEO we just made you:

Merry Christmas!!

2011-12-24T09:08:00.002-05:00

Merry Christmas and All Best Wishes for 2012!

Thanks to Jon, for creating a beautiful card this year, of our little angels :) .

Previous cards: 2010, 2009 (just sent out a photo, I couldn't get my act together with a 6 mos. old and a 2 1/2 year old), 2008 (my fav), and 2007.

Jackson, of Christmases past....

2011-12-23T08:00:00.000-05:00

2011

2010

2008

2007

So mad we don't have one from 2009!

and vice versa

2011-12-22T12:51:00.001-05:00