baby shower wower

mama loves me some mexican food! a big shout out to some seriously awesome friends in brooklyn...thanks, you guys. you're the bestest.

treinta y cuatro

That's right. 34 weeks. Baby internal dance party 24-7. I'm pretty sure she also has a trampoline in there.

Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous (not to be confused with the Monsons)

We are car sitting for a friend this month which directly translates into: FREEDOM!!! (also: AWESOME!!!!!!) Therefore, we have a few daycations planned out in order to maximize the most of our last two-party family moments. First stop: Newport, Rhode Island. It's only 3.5 hours from NYC so definitely doable in one day. (Unfortunately we are not heirs to the Vanderbilt fortune, so we had to skip staying at a ritzy seaside B&B.) However we did tour and gawk at their fancy pants stupid copycat European palace mansion, so we basically feel we are now part of the high society in Newport. Of course, that feeling sort of disappeared when we found ourselves hiding in an alley as we changed into swimsuits in the front seat of our car, while snacking from a cooler of snacks brought from home. Oh well, money only takes you so far.

Doris Duke kept 3 camels at her mansion, "just because". Seriously.

Highlight of the day was discovering the local's beach...making mama very very happy.

self portrait: 26 weeks

baby girl Monson likes oatmeal, pb&j, and oreos.

semi-annual year in review

falltime features -- aaron's new decade. beverly hills hotel + hokama tday.

wintertime wins -- brooklyn xmas.

springtime specials -- paris de luxe babymoon. lil' evan weds.

In T minus 7 days...

You are all going to hate us.










I love you, fancy hotel job.

I HEART BAKER CAMP

Baker Camp is a little camping area at Lake Sebago, only ...wait for it... 1 hour north of New York City!!! Can you believe that such a beautiful piece of nature exists within honking distance of the concrete jungle? And that we could actually ride a train to get there for only $11 each way? Well it does and I could not have been happier for the 2 days we spent there with friends over Labor Day weekend. Fireside chats, heroic rows across water, smore's all over my body, and not a single mosquito or tick bite to keep me from going again and again every Labor Day holiday until my children are grown with their own kids.

please note that this is the only reason i will have offspring: to row me. just like the morrises have properly taught Ivy.

let me tell you about last week

1. aaron + thom yorke = love at first sight

2. gift from my bosses for working my A** off

3. my trash dream come true. (please let me know if you have King #3)

4. The Whitest Boy Alive in Brooklyn, NY!!!!!

Easter Twenty Ten

All the friends came over for Easter dinner. It was bunny funny yummy. We finally got to make our table into the 10' masterpiece it was meant to be.

not my child, but she is pretty awesome (amelia hales)