Rainbow Lodge Reunion 2013

So we took a break in January and headed North to the mountains in New Hampshire, 

And this is what we found.

We met a Moose outside the Wakefield Diner, what a classic.

 

We went skiing and found our old friend Michelle from Montreal!

Ben was there too to ski with me.

And Shelton met us at the ski hill, its a Glaswegian party

Hey Miss Ruby, do you want to sled on the frozen lake?

The intrepid explorers

Photo Opp, Photo Opp: Day on the Frozen Lake

Ruby's old pal from Montreal, Penelope!

Hey, whats in this thingy?  Must explore, explore the Frozen environ!

Glaswegians unite

Hey, is it somebody's birthday?  Happy 2nd Penelope!

The Birthday girl has tea with her old pal Ruby

Time to eat, Ruby digs in

Damien striking burger pose, ouch that look will kill!

Must unwind, as all good days do

That was nice, we all hope to get together sometime soon, the Rainbow Lodge is always the best accommodation for friends.

Christmas in Michigan, 2012

Here's our airplane to Flint, Michigan: Yay!

Wow, Santa greets us personally at the door

Ruby rides the ladybug, another prezzy!

Ruby gives the snow a go

Uncle Kirk hanging with the cool kids

 Onward to Ohio, where Great-Grandma is awaiting us...

Ruby with Great-Grandma Ridge

Look, its Santa again, he's everywhere, even Ohio

Grandpa Larry and Ruby having a good time

Look at the train we're gonna take!

Grandma Susie and Ruby get ready for the train to start, Choo-Choo

Train ride, train ride just like the Polar Express

Train ride, train ride

The family with a Raindeer

A big day playing in the snow for Ruby...

Wow Ruby, that's a great Snowman

First sled, 1, 2, 3, go!

Here comes Dada and Ruby down the hill!

Grandma Susie and Ruby calling it a day

It's a New Year's party at Uncle Bob's new house

Well, there you go, lots and lots of family we made the rounds with in Michigan (and Ohio too)

Christmas at the MacKenzie's 2012

Happy as only Mom and Daughter could be!  It's Christmas!

There's Ruby with her new Elmo, and Big Bird too

Prezzy Prezzy

Elmo helps unwrap prezzy

Oh look, a tubby baby for tubbys!

Its the Holidays 2012

Well, its the Holidays and time to see lights, send and receive cards, and taste the signs of Christmas...

This one's for Grandma Sue!

We found this tree in Needham, so much blue

Went to Boston Common and took in the ice skaters

Mommy posed with the big, big tree

Daddy and Ruby on the walk to Newbury Street

Uncle Joe sent this amazing box of jeweled sweets

Each one so special, we had to take a picture

Mommy and Ruby visit Santa

And play together with all the other Mommies and kiddies

Highlights From Fall 2012

We kind of fell off the blogging band-wagon so-to-speak, 

but we're back and have lots to share.  We'll be updating in overload to catch up.

Here we are taking in the Fall color in style, leaning back and letting the leaves Fall around us:

Miss November 2012

We received our First Professional Haircut by a man named Mario, classic and classy.

Stay still Ruby!

We took our first trip to NY since being back in the USA and found some friends and places we like:

A little city strolling

We went to the Brooklyn Bridge with Auntie Cathy

We found a Brownstone Ruby sized!

Very Multicultural, indeed!

Took a ride on a Lion in a Bed-Sty park in the afternoon sun

Then we came back to Boston in time for the hurricane named Sandy, oh that was storm.  We rode it out in a cardboard house Daddy made:

checking out the amenities

Peek-A-Boo

And we did a few other things this Fall...

We got a potty of our own, still learning the 'how' however

We went to the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, which has the Best view of the Harbor

And Ruby mastered the local 'Play-Play's of Boston

More to come

Everything for Halloween!

Halloween came and went and boy, did we have fun (or is that just me?). Halloween in the UK is not much of a holiday as it is here... no pumpkins, trick or treaters.. just a few kids in costume and party costume themed club nights.. therefore, I was VERY excited to go all out this year. 

We stopped at a party store for some 'extras' there was a froggie outside the store... orange twinkle lights, glow sticks.. the whole bit.

 Grandpa Dave and Ruby carving pumpkins.

 Ready to go.. Brent as 'Big Bird', myself as 'festive', and Ruby as a Butterfly (I wanted her to be something she would understand.. she LOVES butterflies so volia!)... Ruby really had no idea what was happening but she went along with it.. she liked holding the pumpkin for candy collecting and saying 'trick or treat'!

 Trick or treating in action... 

 Outside our house with the fantastic jack o lantern.