Monday, April 21, 2008

What we love in Sicilia...


My creation
Originally uploaded by ajaphilip
....almond blosson petal paths, ancient temples, pizza with rucola, extremely old olive trees, waters of aquamarine and cobalt, the rocks thrown by the Cyclops, theatres open to the skies....just to name a few.

Ella has been Warhol-ed


My creation
Originally uploaded by ajaphilip

Monday, April 14, 2008

Happy 3rd Birthday, Jack McKown!

The Birthday Boy and Ella
I did not take any of these pictures, but I just had to share them with you all since they are so adorable! Enjoy!

A rare moment of calm between the two. Aren't they a cute couple when they're not bickering over the same toy or adult attention?

Ahh, check out the adoration in Ella's eyes! Meanwhile, Jack is oblivious; typical guy!

This is classic Ella and Jack behavior! As you can see, Ella has clearly crossed over into Jack's personal space while trying to see/grab his new toy and he will have none of that, thank you very much! Poor Matt just looks on in wonder at the "sibling" rivalry.

Technically, Jack's birthday is today, but we celebrated it on Saturday with a Super Hero theme party. Here you can see the crowd of girls watching as Jack opened his presents. Just to clarify, this was like a junior high dance and all of the boys were on the other side of the room!

Friday, April 11, 2008

Beach Day in Brucoli

Nice look, Ella!
Ella and Amity Crone, Ella's adopted big sister!

Picking out that perfect rock to throw into the sea.

Our friends, the Crones, rented a condo at the beach near the town of Brucoli for the week of Spring Break, so we drove down there today to join them for some fun in the sun. It wasn't a very pretty day, and the water was very nippy, as you can well imagine since it is only mid-April, but we still had a good time in the Baia Arcile! Ella really enjoyed the cows that were resting under the trees further down the beach, as well as the neighbor's dog, Poncho, who was just her size!