Grimaldi's and the Brooklyn Bridge

Me and my mama

The crazy line at Grimaldi's on a Friday evening.

Brooklyn Bridge

After playing at Coney Island we decided to finish the day by picking up a pizza from the famous Grimaldi's under the Brooklyn Bridge and eating it at a park that was just around the corner from the pizzeria. The buildings behind us are of Manhattan.

Coney Island and New York Aquarium

My mom came out for a visit in August so we decided to check out Coney Island and the New York Aquarium for the first time. Coney Island is in Brooklyn and its pretty much a pier that has multiple small amusement parks on it. We all had such a good time. Well, maybe I take that back. Memphis DID NOT like the rides as you can see from the picture so he took his nap while Merrick and I rode on all the rides even the super scary rides.

The Boys

Just some random shots of the boys for the grandparents.
Merrick in the boys reading nook.

The boys were way overdue for haircuts.

Did I mention they like to pose themselves.

Merrick reading to Memphis.

Oh yeah you've got to love these ones.

Memphis has so many facial expressions he's so funny to watch.

Arts and crafts while Memphis naps.

Staying Busy as usual

We've been staying busy around these parts so I'm unloading some of our summer pictures on you so that you can see what we've been up to.

We rent a 2 bedroom in New York but it really is too cramped in the boys room so Merrick decided he needed his own room.

Nothing beats a cupboard in the kitchen. Look it even has a shelf for your toys.

Beating the New York heat.

Grow! Garden Grow! This year we planted pumpkin, zucchini, basil, tomatoes, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and jalapenos. Merrick planted some sunflower seeds which are very tall right now.

If you think that you can buy the kids a pool and that they will actually just sit quietly and play in the pool well you've got another thing coming.

Doctor's say Memphis is healthy and strong and actually tall for his age.

So much work for just one mama to clean up.

Art in the morning what can be better.

Happy 30th Birthday Sean

A little Shake Shack for dinner, yummmm, (the long line didn't even phase us we were ready for it), some New York City sky scrapers on a nice clear day, some Whole Foods dessert section perusing, a little Barnes and Noble shopping, a little Best Buy shopping (The Office Season 5) and the kids safe and snug at our co-op babysitting group (thanks Pilgrim Family), it was a great night!
Happy Birthday Sean we love you sooooo much !

Random Photos of our lives on a day to day basis

Merrick being silly for the camera.

My sad attempt at getting a picture of the boys together this time Memphis was the stubborn one.

This is by far the kids favorite thing to do in our WHOLE apartment. They love to kick everything off the bed (they get especially giddy when I have folded laundry on the bed ready to be put away) they take off sheets kick off the mattress pillow top and jump until they don't think it's funny anymore then they walk away (laughing, I'm sure) as I take a deep breath and begin the picking up process. I think the part that I think is funny is how enthusiastic they are about the whole process and how much real deep down joy it brings them.

Morning Art
A blank sheet of butcher paper to start the day with ahh what could be better?

June in New York

June has been a very busy month so far. Sean and I celebrated our 7th Anniversary on June 6th, then we celebrated Sean's birthday on the 11th, this weekend we will shower Sean with even more love for Father's Day and it seems like we've been celebrating every occasion in the city which always, always puts a smile on my face. So until I can get all of those activities organized and loaded on to our blog I'm gonna give you a little something, something to hold you over. Of course you know that something always pertains to the children, right?

Can't go wrong with a piggy mask from Target.

Train tracks as gun, way to be creative little dudes.

A day at the park, Merrick's quite time activity (face painting- not so quite when he actually starts acting like a tiger) and Memphis waking up from his nap heading straight to my arms for a hug.