Pyramid Attack

-Blue Line Productions-

Set Design - Griffin Smith & Ruby Smith

Camera - Ruby Smith

Voices - Griffin Smith

Animal Sounds - Ruby Smith

Percussion - Jason Smith

Ruby's Holiday Concert

Ruby Smith: Back row in the middle 

Ruby, Bethany, Hannah, and Ben 

First Ski of the Season

Last Sunday we went for our first family ski of the season. The kids did awesome! especially Ruby who was climbing the steeps and cruising the down hills  You won't see Griffin in too many of these shot, he was leading the pack and didn't want to stop for the paparazzi. We're looking forward to a great ski year!!

Mama and Ruby climbing up for a down hill run

Ruby getting ready to bomb the big hill

Finally caught G when he wiped-out.

Ruby, Griffin, Eleanor, Aly, & Rose Mary

Good bye Merf, We love you!!

We said goodbye to our great friend Merf yesterday. He had 17 wonderful years of hiking, skiing, chasing chipmunks, sleeping on couches, playing with doggie friends, and being our best friend. He was loved very much and will be missed greatly.

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Thanksgiving in Buffalo

We enjoyed a cold and snowy "black Friday" at the Buffalo Botanical Gardens. 

This magnificent building was designed by Fredrick Law Olmsted in the late 1800s.

The kids enjoyed the Tropical Rain Forest house - Griffin asked if he could move in. It contained a 30' waterfall surrounded by banana trees with bananas growing on them. Also inside was a pond with large koi fish, dinosaur topiaries and numerous ferns and other tropical plants.

Bird of Paradise

 The Dome House is the centerpiece of the gardens and was decorated for the holidays.

Ruby in the Victorian Ivy and Herb Garden which contains the largest public ivy collection in the world! Ruby is happy about that!

Enjoying a game of checkers with Auntie E in the Ivy House's gazebo.

All dressed up for the Nutcracker Ballet at the Historic Shea's Theater in downtown Buffalo

 (with a live orchestra!!).

A GREAT HOLIDAY!!