Brad Pitt & Boys Have A Guys Weekend
Brad Pitt and his eldest sons Maddox Chivan and Pax Thien spent some great bonding time together this weekend while mommy Angelina Jolie was hard at work on the set of her new film Salt. Brad and the boys were first spotted chillin’ together on Long Island, NY …
… before they sneaked off to Niagra Falls, Ontario Canada to enjoy (among other things) a Maid of the Mist tourist ride:
People magazine may have named him “Sexiest Man Alive” twice, but even Brad Pitt looked a little goofy in his blue Maid of the Mist poncho. The superstar actor was in Niagara Falls, Ont., on a picture-perfect afternoon to take in the sights of the world-famous cataracts Saturday. In tow were two of his sons, Maddox and Pax; his parents, Bill and Jane, and his bodyguards. The group enjoyed the attractions while remaining relatively under the radar. Not with them was Pitt’s equally famous partner, Angelina Jolie, who has been filming the thriller “Salt” in Albany. “He was looking good,” sighed a star-struck Melissa Harris, 17, of Niagara Falls, Ont., as the hunky actor rushed past her. She conceded she was a little chagrined that she didn’t have her camera with her for the celebrity sighting. A pair of German tourists also recognized the famous dad and delightedly snapped photos with their cell phones. But for the most part, Pitt remained largely unnoticed— just another dad enjoying a tourist attraction with his family. Pitt managed to keep a low profile by sporting a look closer to that of the Unabomber than a movie star. He wore big, dark sunglasses and a paperboy-style cap with the hood of his oversized black sweat shirt pulled over his head. The Pitt family was given the star treatment at the Maid of the Mist. When their black SUV with tinted windows was escorted down to the dock about 3 p.m., they were discreetly whisked to the front of the line. The family gathered on the upper deck as bodyguards kept careful watch. During their ride, the Pitts took turns snapping photos of each other and the falls, and the little boys seemed to enjoy getting drenched. Most of the tourists seemed oblivious to the famous family in their midst. “Aaaahhhh!” screamed a distressed Raisa Monteiro, 18, a Brazilian exchange student, after learning that she had been on the same boat as Pitt, but hadn’t even caught a glimpse of him. “Maybe we can find them!” her friends cried, as they frantically tried to figure out where the family had gone. But Pitt was long gone, apparently headed back to Albany. U.S. border officers said the actor was very pleasant as he crossed through the checkpoint at the Rainbow Bridge.
Aww … it’s so cool that Brad is able to sneak his kids off for a relatively quite afternoon of fun without most people being any the wiser. I imagine it’s difficult for any of the Brangelina brood to go anywhere unnoticed but I guess they get lucky sometimes. It really is remarkable how normal the family is … it says a lot that both Brad and Angelina work so hard to keep their kids’ lives as normal as possible.
[Photo credit: Splash News, INFdaily; Source]
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April 27th, 2009 at 10:01 am
I live on the other side of Lake Ontario (about 3 hours away) and have been to Maid of the Mist boat ride!! How fun….and to think, the Jolie-Pitt family is just a mere two hours south of me…….weeee…..;-)
April 27th, 2009 at 10:26 am
I love Brad, but I really am tired of those damn hats!!
April 27th, 2009 at 10:47 am
The article says he was in ONTARIO but you posted NY.
I just think it’s interesting that you missed that.
The Maid of the Mist runs from Canada, not the US.
April 27th, 2009 at 10:55 am
Ahh, I live 20min away in Buffalo, I would have died if I saw him. Lee, they run the Maid of the Mist in Canada and the US. And Trent, you spelled Niagara wrong!
April 27th, 2009 at 10:55 am
Lee, the Maid of the Mist actually runs from both Canada and the US.
April 27th, 2009 at 11:40 am
omg i live in buffalo just 20 mins away from niagara falls. what a waste.
April 27th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Normal? Most normal kids are in school, not on a Maid of the Mist ride at Niagara. These kids will never have any semblance of a “normal” life.
And enough of the hat Brad.
April 27th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
He seems like such a sweet daddy.
April 27th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Trent oh dear love… watch the spelling of Niagara!
April 27th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Awww.. I love daddy Pitt.
Guys.. who the f*** wants to be normal, I’d take their life instead of mine any day. Who’s to say what normal is? Stop with the brangelina brood critiques like they are the only celebrity couple EVER to have kids.
April 27th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
actually, Brad was seen on the canadian side, not the american.
pics prove that fact.
April 28th, 2009 at 8:16 am
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