Summer trip

By June, it was getting too hot for Tucson, so we packed up the car and started driving north.  

We stopped in Page Arizona to see Lake Powell again.  

This is a portion of the Grand Canyon not far from Page.  

Then off to Arches National Park for a long hike to the Delicate Arch.  

 And finally back to our beloved Rocky Mountains where it was cool and comfortable again.

Back at the golf course at Cordillera.

We really feel at home here.

Then the Inadas joined us from Boston.  It was the kids first trip to Colorado.

 The many moods of Mia.  

The family at the top of Lions Head.  

Gus and Kelan get into the zip line  and ropes course.  

Kit and Jess came up from Boulder.  

The boys really hit it off.  

And what fun it was to have the whole group together,  even the Connolly's new dog, Millie Grace.

We could not forget the St. Pierres, so we flew from Denver to Stowe VT for a reunion with Charlotte who is growing so fast.  

What a cute growing family--Bobby and all his girls.  

The twins are getting very adept at the playground.  

And they all love the pool, even Charlotte.  

 

Susie and Tetsu acting their age.  

At the Stowe balloon festival.  A great finale for our family trip.

Spring with grandchildren

Spring brought fun visits with all the grandkids.  Starting in Vermont, we were a there for the birth of Charlotte Susan St. Pierre on March 17.  What fun it was to see Annabelle and Bridgette meet their baby sister for the first time.

Then we were on to Boulder Colorado where we got to see Kelan and Beckett play baseball and soccer, ride bikes and jump on a trampoline.

Then Gus and Mia visited us in Tucson.  We hung out at the pool, played golf, visited the Zoo and the Desert Museum and ate a lot of food.

Nothing is so beautiful as grandchildren in the Spring!!

Christmas 2014

What a fun time we had this year at the Connollys in Boulder Colorado.  Here are the highlights.

Twas the night before Xmas and all through the house.  Lots of people were stirring though.

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
In hope that St. Nicholas soon would be there!

And he came all right.   

Fortunately, the boys are still believers, so we shared the magic with them.

The smile says it all. 

Big eyes.

The Connolly Family Christmas.

Bob helps Beckett assemble his "flying train."

The next day they went ATV ing with one of Beckett's friends.

Beckett with Emerson and Dad

Kelan spent four hours straight building the lego police station.

 

And then added it to his growing lego city.

Thank you Kit and Jess for such a perfect holiday.  We loved sharing it with Grammy and Grampy Tieuli as well.  Happy New Year to all of you.

Halloween trip back East

Halloween is the favorite holiday, so we didn't want to miss it.  We headed off to Newton to participate in Trick or Treat.  Then off to VT to help Bobby with the girls while Katie was away on a work trip.  Here are the highlights.

Getting ready

Scary!!!

Mia is the cutest little kitty cat!!

Meanwhile, in VT two darling owls!!

And in Boulder, scary again!!

Then on to VT

They prefer Daddy for sure!!

In new dresses

Then back to Newton for a trip to Drumlin Farm.  

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Now on to Boulder for Xmas.

Bob and Sue conquer NYC

It was difficult to leave everyone, but they all had to get back to work and school.  So we decided to take on NYC.  We had never been there together. We were a little worried after so many years in the mountains and the desert, but it was on the bucket list, so we had to try!!

We took the train south from Boston, along the New England coast to Penn Station.  It was such a gorgeous ride.

It was a shock to get to street level with all the people and traffic and buildings, but we found our way to our hotel in midtown.

We walked around the area first finding Time Square in all its glory.

The next day, we took the subway to Brooklyn and started our site seeing with a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.

The views were amazing.  

Then we took the Staten Island Ferry to see this lady and all the other sites in the harbor.

Other days we focussed on the Highline walk

the neighborhoods of Greenwich Village, Soho, and Tribeca

Central Park

several famous museums

and a broadway show--Beautiful.  

Summer Fun in Massachusetts

After our amazing time in the mountains in June, we spent July here in Tucson experiencing the cool down that comes from the monsoon rains.  They are exciting to watch--colorful and intense.  We were ready to go again when they ended, so we headed off to Massachusetts for August.

Mia is getting so big, but it is hard to tell in this picture!!

We got to read a lot with her.

And play miniature golf with Gus

Then we headed to Plum Island where we found great wave hopping.

Bobby and Katie joined us from VT. 

We learned that their family will be growing,  another due in March!!

We had a view of the bay from our rental house.

This provided endless walks through the mud. 

And a great place for kayaking.