pizza!

one of my absolute favorite things is katie's homemade pizza. josh had never had it so katie made it for us as a special treat. chloe helped to "smash" the dough and i'm sure that made it extra-delicious!

chloe's first trip to the zoo

last sunday, we went to the national zoo with katie, steve, and chloe. we arrived early to beat the crowds and the heat, so early that many of the animals were still asleep! chloe was fascinated by the elephant who was covering himself in dirt right after having a bath. she also liked the animal statues that were near each exhibit. our favorite animals were the cheetah and, of course, the pandas.

joanna & chloe being silly

just a quickie post with one of my favorite photos from our weekend in virginia with katie, steve & chloe. we had the best time time hanging out, playing smash brothers brawl, and taking chloe on her first trip to the national zoo. i promise to post more photos and some of the funnier stories soon (like how being cheeky almost landed me in "time out")

weekend(s) update

since we've been slacker bloggers, this is going to be a random update. we recently went up to massachusetts to spend mother's day with the cheeky fam. we also got to visit our friends brian, dafna, and their two adorable daughters, maya and ella. we had such a good time that we forgot to take pictures! we promise to take extra next time, ok? 

amid having guests and weekends away, we managed to get to the movies for the opening weekend of iron man - go see it! we both loved it. comic fans - be sure to stay until the very end. 

we have a new favorite bar - marshall stack. not only do they have some seriously awesome beer on tap, they also have top notch bar food. like garlic bread with blue cheese and a roasted duck club sandwich. just don't tell anyone, we don't want it to get too crowded.

we're heading to virginia for the long weekend to see katie, steve, and chloe!

josh's parents (mel & cecilia) came to visit us a few weeks ago. it happened to be passover and mel's birthday so i made my first flourless chocolate cake. since i usually rely on my good friends betty & duncan when baking cakes, i was very relieved that it was a hit.




saturday morning we started with a walk through chelsea market - a trip which is not complete without a stop at the milk bar. i had coffee milk (random fact: coffee milk is the state drink of rhode island) and josh had a root beer milkshake.






we then headed to brooklyn for a walk around brooklyn heights, the brooklyn bridge promenade and dumbo. aren't mel & cecilia cute?



we stopped at jaque torres in dumbo - the place to get your chocolate fix