We finally got into our hotel room at Animal Kingdom Lodge after some mix up on the room booking. The girls were very pleased with the room as it had bunkbeds and the Little One was hoping she’d feel well enough to have the top bunk (she never did, unfortunately for her). The hotel is … Continue reading »
It is beautiful here in Crested Butte and warm when the sun shines. Out of the sun and at night it is very, very cold. The cold made for a pretty difficult first morning whilst we got all the ski equipment sorted out. The Big One, who doesn’t have much meat on her, was totally … Continue reading »
The flight from Houston to Gunnison was surprisingly good, considering that heavy rain and strong winds had kept us awake half the night. The girls were very excited when we started to fly over mountains and saw snow. When we landed in Gunnison they could see snow everywhere, much more than when we were last … Continue reading »
We got the girls ready for bed a little bit early this evening as we had a treat planned. The girls had no idea what we had organised and got in their pyjamas ready for bedtime stories and sleep. As they pulled back their duvets they found their bears holding the following: The Big One … Continue reading »
I saw this lovely idea on the internet for a new Christmas tradition. We wrapped all the Christmas books that we had and a couple of new books I’d brought here. We put them in a big pile on the table for when the girls came down on the morning of 1st December. The girls … Continue reading »
Our Elf has been with us a couple of days now. The first night he had a lot of fun. The girls look for him every morning when they wake up. On the morning of the second of December he was easy to find as he was on the shelf above the fireplace where he … Continue reading »
Last night we headed into the centre of Houston to visit Zoolights, after dark. A strange time to visit the zoo normally, but in the holiday season the zoo is lit up with thousands of lights and you can wander round listening to choirs singing Christmas songs and drink hot chocolate (even if it’s 25c … Continue reading »
Every 1st December a little elf comes to stay with us. He stays with us until Christmas Eve, when he has to return home to help Father Christmas with the deliveries. His job is to watch the girls and report back to Father Christmas on whether the girls should be on the Nice List or … Continue reading »
So, straight off the back of Thanksgiving, we’re straight into Christmas preparations! The Thanksgiving and Fall decorations have come down from outside of people’s houses to be replaced by Christmas lights, reindeer, snowmen and Father Christmas. The girls have been excited by the prospect of Christmas since they started to feel better at the beginning … Continue reading »
It was Thanksgiving Day on Thursday and despite illness and jetlag we were all determined to celebrate properly. Firstly, we watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade on television which was fantastic. The girls were amazed by the carnival floats, the enormous balloons in shapes of cartoon characters (Hello Kitty and Kermit the Frog were favourites), … Continue reading »
