Mommy & Daddy...MARRIED

We started the day by taking the 11:28am LIRR train into Manhattan.

Luca was dressed up with black cords, a while oxford button up, a tuxedo jacket, a pink stripped tie, and converse hi-top shoes.

All smiles with his ticket in hand.

Luca and daddy sitting on some steps in city hall reading a book.
The three of us were photographed to appear in the New York Post wedding section.

Renee, Luca, Sabrina and Kalyani.

Mommy and Daddy are getting married!

Signing the paperwork.

My 2 best girls.

OUR OFFICIAL WITNESS...Jonathan.

Luca passed the time doing some clean-up.

Once we were in the Chapel, the ceremony took about 5 mins.
A few minutes to get situated and about 2 mins. for the judge to marry us.

The judge let Luca sit on her podium. It was very sweet.

Rob putting the ring on my finger.

Holding hands

Me putting a ring on Rob.

I now pronounce you husband and wife.

Kisses.

Wow. That was fast.

We're legal.

Happy family.

Post-nuptuial subway ride.

I made this bouquet.

Kalyani caught the bouquet. She's next!

In the middle of 9th Avenue, Chelsea.

Post-Nuptial dinner at Blossom, a vegan restaurant.

Jen and Frank

Jeremy, Jeff and Jonathan

Renee and Jen

Jeff and Jeremy, enjoying appetizers.

Frank, Jimmy and Rob mingling before dinner.

Darwin and Kalyani

Rob and John

Jonny made one of several toasts

Amy and Renee

Cutting the cake

That's a HUGE bite...but delicious.

Rob's turn.


Just kidding around.


We danced for about a minute to some house music.


Vegan RED-VELVET wedding cake.
It's a family tradition (not the vegan part, just the RV cake part)


The very end of the night....

17 months old & very active

Mommy lets me listen to her iPOD.
Even though the volume is very very low to
protect my hearing, I still feel cool.

Elmo and Luca — twins, separated at birth.


My friend Hilary and I building stuff.


Seriously! All offers will be considered.


Squatting and shape sorting.


Helping around the house. I just love cleaning.

A week in the life of LUCA...

My new angelic pose.


Daddy had the week off and mommy went to work.
Daddy took me to lots of places, including this garden at the Long Island Art Museum.



VIVID shot of me at the playground.
Our new camera ROCKS.




Crazy x-mas house in Whitestone, Queens.



Reading my new ELMO book in my new red P.J.'s


OOPS. My robe is too short.


Aunt Andrea (AnnAnn) sent me new rain boots for xmas.



Kissing Katie's nose at the Queens Science Center.


My daddy is funny.


A montage of me with cousins on xmas night.


Uncle Michael helped me raise the roof!

Christmas Day, 2007

Christmas Eve at Aunt Peg and Uncle Jimmy's. Kisses.


Our Christmas tree.


Luca's old ELMO chair, and his new faux-leather club chair.
Look which one he's sitting in!!!


Santa was really good to Luca this year.
Stocking was over-flowing.


Shot of Luca with our new dSLR camera!


Opening tickle me ELMO.


ELMO, you look different up-close.


Daddy's happy with the new camera!


Chalk board.


Luca is fascinated with OUR computers.
We got him his own. He already loves it.
He calls it a "POOTER".

Bronx ZOO lights

Luca and mommy went to the Bronx zoo on Friday night to look
at lights, see reindeer and lots of other animals, and ride the bug carousel.

They had a "Hungry Little Caterpillar" walk and
you end up in the butterfly garden.

Seeing Santa on 34th Street, MACY'S

After waiting in line for 1 hour, we round the corner to SANTALAND.

Inside SANTALAND there's a lot to look at for the kids...
trains, elfs, toys, bears, just enough to make you forget about the line!

Luca didn't really like being by himself on SANTA'S lap.

Luca, calling all his friends to tell them
about his experience on 34th Street.

Thanksgiving, Schroeder-style

The Schroeder's.



A little football on Thanksgiving. 65 degrees and dry!



Casey and Maddy tackled me but I didn't drop the ball.



Nature boy!



3 Picasso's with chalk.



Devon, who's 6, was "babysitting" Luca. Then it was Margot's turn.
There's always someone to help watch the little ones.



Daddy and Luca. Carousel.



Luca's first real bubble bath...after a good meal.

15 Months old and I have a NEW car

Check out my SWEET new ride.
A big red plastic convertible.
It sat in the living room for a few days before
we took it out on the streets. Now when we go out
cruisin', I wave to everyone we pass.

Playgoup with Hilary and Athena.

Luca and Athena. Friends from music class.

Here fishy fishy fishy.

Fun with water at the aquarium in Coney Island, Brooklyn.