Celebrity Moms

In today’s edition of the “The Jolie-Pitts Do Venice,” we’re presented with the littlest of the brood going to and from lunch with the ‘rents, via gondola of course. The chubby-cheeked 20-month-olds were stylishly bundled with Knox in a leather bomber coat and Vivienne in a gray peacoat. Both tots carried their blankies and donned winter caps. We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again; dang, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie make cute babies! [Photos: Splash News]

It seems the Jolie-Pitts have opted to exclusively travel via gondola while living in Venice, and we’re not complaining. The last couple weeks have yielded daily snapshots of Brad and Angelina’s eldest four being hoisted in and out of their wooden steed looking oh-so-darling. We can’t get enough of missing-toof Shiloh, mad Maddox, pigtailed Zahara, and peek-a-boo Pax! More pics from the weekend below. [Photos: Splash News Online]

Angelina Jolie has apparently patched things up with estranged father Jon Voight, with the pair spotted enjoying quality time with Brad Pitt and the kids in Venice. Once close enough to attend the Academy Awards (both have trophies) and film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider together, Jolie had Voight legally removed from her name in 2002—not so coincidentally the same year he publically accused her of having “serious mental problems,” potentially affecting her plans to adopt son Maddox that same year.

Different gossipmongers have suggested different scenarios for the reunion, with the Sun-Times suggesting Voight has promised for months to clam up about his superstar daughter, whileother say Pitt got his wife to extend the olive branch first. Either way, it’s clear the Brangelina brats have finally met their Grandpa. Can you imagine what he’ll have to buy to spoil them?

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Well look who we have here! The Jolie-Pitt family was out and about in Venice, Italy today, and we caught a rare glimpse of one half of the most beautiful twins in the world. Papa Brad Pitt carried lil’ Knox in his arms before transferring the A-List tot to a family slave assistant.

The pint-sized piece of perfection is almost two years old, but we’ve seen little of him or his sister Vivienne, which is odd seeing how much their older siblings are in the public eye. But hey, we’re not complaining - we’ll take what we can get. And what we’ve got here is a Brad Pitt doppelganger who should seriously consider taking over the family business. More please! [Photo: SplashNewsOnline]

As if they weren’t blessed enough already, with the best looking parents and privileges money can buy, three of Brangelina’s babies have a little extra moolah to look forward to. Angelina Jolie’s late mother, Marcheline Bertrand, left $100,000 each to Maddox, Zahara, and Shiloh. They can access the money when they are 25. Angelina’s mother passed away when she was 56 in January 2007.

The remaining Brangelina three: Pax, Vivienne, and Knox were left out, but only because they weren’t around when the will was written up. “Grandma’s will was last updated in 2006, before any of them came into the picture…so they lose out,” TMZ reports. We wouldn’t exactly call the jetsetting life of a Jolie-Pitt “losing out,” but hey, you can’t have it all! [Source: Us Weekly; Photo: Getty Images]

Looks like Brad Pitt didn’t get his fill of 42nd St traffic after taking Pax and Maddox to Dave & Buster’s last week. Brad and the boys, along with wife Angelina Jolie and daughters Zahara and Shiloh scrambled out of a gray van to catch a performance of Mary Poppins Sunday. The twins stayed home, as these guys only have so many arms. After all this commotion in the cold, hopefully the family can go somewhere warmer once Mom’s finished shooting Salt. Watch ‘em beat back the Broadway breeze in the gallery below.

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Kids! If one gets quality time with paparazzi, you just know the others will be screaming for their slice of the limelight. A day after Brad Pitt took daughters Zahara and Shiloh to say hi to mom Angelina Jolie on the set of Salt, papa treated sons Pax and Maddox (and four bodyguards) to Dave & Buster’s in Times Square for some bro time (literally—Brad’s brother Doug was there as well). According to Us Magazine, Brad even gave his extra game cards to other children at the arcade. Watch out, Brad—it starts with free arcade games, but before you know it you’re buying Cadillacs for people on the street. Not that kids should be taking gifts from grody, bearded strangers anyway.

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Shiloh and Zahara Jolie-Pitt have fierce but very different styles. Baby Z did not miss a beat when she showed up to mama Angelina Jolie’s Salt set looking very wintry-chic. The four-year-old hit the East Coast in classic New York black; a trendy puffy parka, leggings, and hat, which she paired with gold boots - but the toddler made her outfit pop with fuzzy pink earmuffs. Shiloh’s not looking so bad herself! The tomboy opted for tennis shoes and jeans and a cute striped beanie and black earmuffs with her coat. Keeping warm and looking good! [Photo: Getty Images]

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie brought their oldest son Maddox to the LA premiere of Invictus last night. The couple rarely get to take the kids along to their own films—what with all the sex and violence and everything—but pals Matt Damon and Clint Eastwood’s a new film about courage, human rights and soccer in South Africa that was just perfect for a family night out. Also attending were Michelle Monaghan (looking packed in the back thanks to her drapey dress) and the ever-informal Kenny Chesney, who could have been mistaken for a barrier-breaking fan standing next to the dapper Morgan Freeman.

With its prestigious pedigree and positive message, Invictus has a good chance of scoring a trophy or two at the Critics’ Choice Awards this January. See more of the stars in the gallery below.

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The battle for cutest kid was neck and neck — but Shiloh ultimately triumphed. In hindsight, it seems so obvious. How could the spawn of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie NOT result in the world’s most beautiful child? Clearly, baby Shiloh hit the genetic jackpot.

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