Eve is a conversationalist! She is also an athlete who loves to climb and to run whenever she is outside, and a budding aesthete who likes to read and draw intricate pictures when she is inside.  She adores playing with her family and friends, especially her baby sister, her school friends, and her cousins. Amanda is an art historian with a specialization in photo history.  She is taking a break from her career as a curator and gallerist to dedicate her time to her two young daughters.

Eve

What do you want to be when you grow up An astronaut or a zoo keeper or a pilot

What is your favourite famous person Sleeping Beauty

What makes you happy or laugh When people kiss me and play with me and when people tickle me

What makes you sad or angry When I see a sad painting.  Or when someone is not nice

Your favourite films and books Fairy Tales,  and To Market, To Market (by Nikki McClure), and Moonshot (by Brian Floca)

Your favourite animal Giraffe, because they are tall and friendly

The best holidays you ever had Easter in Washington, D.C. with my cousins and my grandmas and grandpas.  We had an Easter egg hunt at home.  My favorite was the pink egg

A place that you would dream to visit Paris, because I want to see the Eiffel Tower and I want to eat palmiers

Your favorite outfit Wearing my blue jeans with fancy shirts

What is the piece your like the most from your wardrobe My purple turtleneck with the puffy sleeves and light blue dots on it (Little Marc by Marc Jacobs)

The next item you would be happy to get A dinosaur

Something you did recently that you really loved Peddle boating on the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. with my mommy and daddy

If you had a magic wand, what would you do with it right now Turn all of the trees into balloons

Amanda 

Your favourite children’s brands Little Marc by Marc Jacobs, Catimini, Me Too, Jean Bourget, Oeuf, Elephantito, Mini Boden, Jacadi, Bonpoint, Appaman

Your favourite children’s stores  Magic Wardrobe (Washington, D.C.), Dawn Price Baby (Washington, D.C.), Flora + Henri (NYC), Bu + The Duck (NYC), Blue Tree (NYC), Tugooh Toys (Washington, D.C.)

What do you buy online? I buy for the whole family on line but I especially love buying for the girls on line. luckywang.com, oeuf.com, egg-baby.com, florahenri.com, 7AMenfant.com

A website that inspires you thekidshouldseethis.com and pinterest.com

Last item you added to Eve’s wardrobe A shirt that we found at a wonderful store in Mexico City called Arroz con Leche.  The store is full of clothes that are hip and fun for kids, and many are made entirely or in part by women in lower income areas in Mexico.  They receive a portion of the sales

Most precious item you bought for your child Irving Penn photograph “Orangutan and Coconut”

Best gift you gave for a child’s B-day A one-day fishing trip on which she caught her first fish!  She was thrilled and still talks about how magical it was

Items that are hard to find A good barrette!  One that doesn’t fall out even during playtime

Favourite pieces in your child’s wardrobe Anything she has by Jean Bourget

The book on your bedside table Clean, by Alejandro Junger

A film that you saw recently and that staid with you The King’s Speech

The film that you love to see with the whole family Fantasia

An unforgettable place you’ve travelled to The Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica

The ideal place for a family summer holiday Nantucket