Scooter Girl

Any chance Ava gets to ride her scooter she's all over it. Daddy's still a little hesitant to let her ride it and runs right along side her. We've nicknamed him RED ALERT, Ava also holds this nickname because she is just like her Dad. She loves watching the boys play b-ball, such an urban kid.  Later in the day some of her friends, Camille and Lucia joined her at the park.  I had to get a picture of them with that amazing sky behind them.  The pictures are kind of dark but all I had was my crummy camera phone. 

Big boy haircut

Took my big boy to get a haircut today, he stood perfectly still, even the barbers were surprised.  That is contrary to the way he is at home - he's all over the place, non-stop.  He keeps us on our toes.

I'm in awe at how big my baby is. *sniff*

Being silly with big sis.

Date Day in the City!!

Last week Joey and I took a day to spend with each other sans munchkins.  We headed to Soho and hit our old stomping grounds.  Soho means South of Houston Street and Houston is NOT pronounced like the city in Texas, I quickly learned this just days after moving to the big city, I was corrected by a local after asking for directions.  We had brunch at a hip eatery and then we were on a mission, for what you ask -- shoes, clothing, the Dash store - nope!  We were on the hunt for this place. 

This is Jean-Michel Basquiat's apartment where he created many of his master pieces and eventually died in the upstairs apartment.  My husband has become quite the art aficionado (I know, I can't believe it either!).  Basquiat is his favorite artist of late.  It is now a Japanese meat market with a secret restaurant in the back, they also don't post their address.  You can only get in if you have a secret phone number.  Yes, in this economy only a New York restaurant doesn't advertise their location but keeps it a secret.  New York City is rich in history, you never know what went on in many of the buildings you pass. 



The Bowery Mission - where Joey and I met.

Soho has changed tremendously since Joey and I used to hang out here on a weekly basis.  A lot of high end stores have gone up pushing the Mom and Pop stores out.  But a place that we know and love was Ceci Cela, while we haven't been in almost 2 years we were happy to see that it was still there and thriving.  We stopped in for some French cafe and pastries.  I have to warm Joey up to the French to prepare him for our trip to the French Riviera next summer. 

It was a perfect fall day to walk around and reminisce about our times before kids and all the time we had to do whatever we wanted.  Then we hopped back on the train and couldn't wait to get home and see our little kiddos.  I love our family!

Aiden's Day with Mommy

Last week I took a day off to spend with Aiden.  We had such a good time on this chilly Fall day.  We went to breakfast with Daddy and then hung out at home most of the day because it was really windy and cold.  He has grown into such a cute little boy.  He's definitely clinging to his Daddy more these days which makes me covet my time alone with him.  This boy definitely has a temper, he gets mad very easily and let's you know when he is not happy about something.  We're working on curbing that.  Later in the afternoon he came with me to pick Ava up from preschool.  She was so proud that her little brother was there and showed him off to the class.  Needless to say, he didn't want to leave. 

Love this picture of him sitting in Ava's PINK Dora chair.