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.

June in Colorado

June is the worst summer month in Tucson, so we decided to spend it in Avon CO this summer where we found perfect weather, wildflowers, fireworks, and the Connollys!!  Here are some highlights.

Playing golf at the top of the world at Cordillera.

Hiking at Lionshead at the top of Vail

At Mt. Massive Golf course in Leadville where Sue reminisced about her only hole in one.

It was hard work but we made it to the top!!

4th of July in Avon CO

Beckett is a little flirt.

We took them on a paddle boat ride.

Kelan tried the trampoline.

Everyone loves the gondola at Vail which Beckett calls the "flying train."

Precious moments with grandkids

Mia and Me

Sharing birthdays

Eating cake

Now he is 6!!

The twins can be a handful!!  (Annabelle tried her hand at fingerpainting)

Somehow Katie and Bobby manage it all.

Bridgette loves her new water table.

Life in Vermont.

April

April brought lots of fun.  Sue visited Boulder to babysit for Kelan and Beckett while Jess and Kit got away for Jess's 40th birthday.  Kate flew out to help and to spend some time with her grand nephews.  We went to the Denver Zoo,  explored Boulder, learned to assemble legos and watched Frozen.  The boys were great!!

The boys are always on the lookout for a train ride.

Kelan is into mugging for the camera.

The Denver Zoo is a great place in the Spring.

Also mugging for the camera.

Kelan and Beckett with leopard cubs.  

Kelan loved the tigers the best and brought home a new friend.

This is Beckett's first lego creation which he did all by himself.  

It was hard to leave, but Sue got to fly right over Breckenridge on the way home.  I felt like I could jump right out of the airplane and on to the slopes.  You can see the new Peak 6 trails on the right.

 The Inadas visit us in Tucson for Easter week.

We had this doll house waiting for Mia when she arrived.  She knew it was for her and really loved it all week. 

The boys hang out with their cell phones.

Bob played along with the invitation to kiss the goat.  

Susie preferred the birds.  Ostrich and

lorikeets.

We also went to the zoo, hung out at the pool, and golf course.  What a treat it was to have them.