MEET MONKS

When we were in Petaluma last Thanksgiving and announced we were pregnant with Annabelle, Diane pulled down a box of keepsakes from when Nathan and Bryan were babies.  Amongst the keepsakes was Nathan's favorite little buddy, Monks.  As you can see Monks was extremely well-loved and has a wise-beyond-his-years look about him.  We decided to bring him back to New York with us where he supervises our parenting from the shelf above our couch in the living room. 

While strolling a local street fair in Greenwich Village just before Annabelle was born we stumbled upon a vendor selling beautifully crafted sock monkeys.  Each sock monkey on the table was totally unique in colors, accents and accessories.  The monkeys were made by "Artists with Disabilities" and 100% of the proceeds go to their charity.  We could not pass up the opportunity to get Annabelle her own monkey that will hopefully be loved as much as Monks.  The decision was tough, given all the monkeys were so cute, but here is the one we selected...