Christmas Tree 2018

Out to the tree farm we go

Ruby, Ethan and the Tree

We've found the perfect tree - and pause from our cutting for the camera

Ruby shows off her pulling of the tree

Kids on the sleigh sled! With view of the Berkshire mountains behind

Back at the house, decorating our tree together!

Visit to the Bay State Model Museum in Roslindale

Yea! Trains!

Oh, I remember that train over there...

Big sis is showing Ethan what to look for in the train land

Here comes Thomas the Train! It's so exciting

We're very interested in the trains

Bye from the land of trains!

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Ruby's in Annie the Musical!

This fall, Ruby participated in a children's production of the musical of Annie at Riverside Theatre Works.

She played the role of Annette, one of Daddy Warbuck's staff (and she had a speaking line too!)

There she is! 6th from the left

Oh! She's found me in the crowd

There she is showing her Jazz Hands - on stage with Annie herself.

The whole stage, with her in the center of the cast

The end assembly of the cast, she is in the center

Congratulations on your performance, Ruby!

Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons

Here we are with the Paw Patrol balloon (you can see us nice, but not the balloon)

Here we are with the Paw Patrol balloon (now you can see the balloon head of the dog character) 

Pillsbury Doughboy balloon

Ruby with the parade balloon stars!

The Big Number 2 - Ethan's Birthday!

Happy Birthday Morning (waking up to a balloon surprise)

Cookie Monster birthday theme.  We celebrated with a small party at our house.

It's the Big Number 2!

What a cupcake!

We enjoy bro's cupcake food too.

Yum...is there more?

Fall Leaves 2018

Fall Leaves 2018

Under the tree in the light and colorful leaves

Let the leaves fly!

Happy with a stick

Everybody into the leaves!

Halloween 2018

This year our Halloween costumes are all Potter themed. Ethan as a mini Harry Potter and Ruby as Harmony from the book/movie series.  Here they are before they are on their way out.

Mommy and Ethan on their trick or treating way

Ruby's magic wand pumpkin.  A wonder of creative pumpkin carving.

Majic wand pumpkin lit up in the night's air

Daddy's scary pumpkin

Mommy's pumpkin

Ethan's pumpkin

'til that Boo time next year!

First Day of School: 2018-19

First day of school for Dad (work), Ruby (2nd Grade), and Ethan (Preschool at Mosaic)

School Day Close-Up

Mackinac Island Vaca!

It's vacation in Michigan!

We told the kids that Mackinac Island only has horses and bikes, and no cars.

I think the experience still came as a surprise, when the idea became reality.

Ruby in front of one of the horse-drawn carriages

Ethan with the Island horses

Ethan with the lighthouse at the beach.  It's all rocks for the beach here.

Whole family takes a ride

There it is Ethan! The Grand Hotel

We visited the Grand Hotel

Ruby with Dad in front of the Cupola Bar Dad worked at as a young man (in the Grand Hotel)

We stop here during our ride around the island. Clearly the whole family is enjoying this!

We caught a game of put put golf! (On real grass, no less)