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: