Friday 31 January 2014

Venture To Edinburgh

Early this month we had to make a trip to Scotland's capitol city, Edinburgh. 
Pronounce it like "Ed-in-bur-a" so you don't sound ridiculous. 
Ask me how I know.

We were obligated to go because that is where the closest American embassy is and we had to go there in order for Miss Airdrie to become a US citizen, get her report of birth abroad, passport, and Social Security Number. 
We were too worried about that last one, just the first 3; ______ insert political comment here.

While Edinburgh is just under 200 miles away, in Scotland that means a good 4 hour drive. In order to make our appointment at the embassy without hauling 4 children out of bed at 4 a.m. we went a day early and stayed the night at a hotel. This was a super awesome decision on my husband's part because it made for a nearly stress-free trip!


Here are some of the fun sights for you to enjoy a glimpse of Scotland!


On the way down we choose to take the route through the Cairngorm Mountains.

Thursday 16 January 2014

Christmas in Scotland

I thought I'd post about our Scottish Christmas and fill y'all in on the last week and a half of December. It's the most wonderful time of the year!



Each day of December began by opening our advent calendar(s). We had our traditional candy-filled calendar and a fun winter scene PlayMobile toy calendar 
(I saved it from the Christmas sale at Kroger last year--90% off BOOM baby!)