Making Coffee

A new thing we do, when we have time: the girls helping to make coffee.  They know all about the grinder, coffee, milk, etc...  The challenge is making sure nobody falls off the counter (not happened so far!).

Bonus picture:

Christmas Trip to Montreal (2011)

We just got back from a short trip to Montreal, to spend Christmas with the family (similar to last year's trip)

Here are a lot of pictures from it:

Duke next to the Christmas tree:

Stella & Julia:

Doctor Fufu, going to pick up her nephew at school:

Susi:

Stella learned to say "cheese" for pictures...

Just like last year, Marc stopped by to show the kids a big truck.  He let everybody climb up and see it up close.  What a treat!

Julia and Uncle Andrew:

Nobody loved this more than Stella.  Her first words the next morning were "big truck, beep, too loud!".  For several days afterwards,  she keeps talking about it.

Benjamin and Julia:

Jack, Benjamin, Julia, Mariana.

Every day, Benjamin played until he was exhausted.

Stella:

Cousins playing.

Happy Tia Fufu.

Stella playing next to the "poufs" made by Tia Fufu.

Dylan & the Boys.

Benjamin, exhausted again.

Jack too.

Julia.

Stella, playing with cars.

Mariana & Dylan.

"Cheese!"

Then we met up with a good friend we don't see often enough.  Here is Stefan telling a little story to Carlos and Caroline.

Stella concentrating.

 

Merlin trying to get away.

"Lella up 'tairs.  Lella down 'tairs."

Then we spent some time with the nieces.  Sena and Aiyana:

Buca and her new scarf.

Aiyana.

Julia Claus.

The big niece, Sena:

Group picture: Julia, Raluca, me, Duke, Aiyana, Tanţa, Stella, Roxi, Sena and Octavian.

Stella.

Aiyana.

Stella & bubbles.

The 3 girls put on a show.

Buca and granddaughters.

Crazy Julia.

Raluca and Aiyana, playing a crazy staring game: