Christmas in Massachusetts

We had such a fabulous time in Massachusetts with Bruno's family.  The girls were so excited to see their auntie, uncle, cousin Ava and nana and grandpa.  So excited in fact that when we put them in the car at 4:45 a.m. to drive to MA, they never went back to sleep!  The three girls had so much fun playing with each other and doing fun projects.  We were there for quite a few days to really enjoy the season and relax with family.  It was a special holiday and we had a great time!

Grace and her Auntie

We went to a great little, hands-on aquarium in New Bedford.  Grace was nervous about holding the star fish but eventually did after Bruno and I held it.

Abby, on the other hand, is not nervous about touching sharks and sting rays...hmmm.

They had a little craft station at the aquarium where you could paint a scallop shell.

Hot chocolate after Christmas Eve dinner - A tradition in Madeira

Hot chocolate is all gone - see!

"I love having chocolate right before bed... my mom would never let me do this

which is why I love being at Nana's!"

Now I have several other adorable pictures of pajamas that Maurilia made for the girls and more fun times but I am having trouble loading them - they are only load sideways and I can't fix it.  So, for now, I'll sign off and hopefully can upload the pictures next week!