Halloween

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Dinner with a dragon before we went trick or treating.

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The streets were wild.

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Sophie!

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We met up with Savannah and family for the easiest trick or treating on earth, walking the hallways of their 100 unit building. We took the elevator up and started at the top.

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Derby taking it all in.

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Slowing these two down so everyone else could catch up.

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Andy still celebrating that big Red Sox win!!

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This one was a little sketchy.

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The woman that opened the door was wearing a “naughty devil” outfit, talking soft as a man filmed her… Run!

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Safe.

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Winding down.

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Recapping.

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Great year as always. Thanks to Andy and Aransas for inviting us over!

Taking country kids to the city farm.

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Walking to the car, catching a ride from Grampa Holt.

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The other weekend when Nana and Grampa Holt were in town from NH, we drove to the Queens County Farm Museum. First thing we tackled was their corn maze. It came with instructions.

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Go teal team.

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Noah made a new friend.

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The maze included a word puzzle and 9 mailboxes that we needed to find.

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Later friend.

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Grampa working recon.

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Rasta team.

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Asking for hints.

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Post game interview.

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Feeding animals.

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At home, pumpkin carving with Nana Holt.

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Tripping

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Waking up in Providence at the Deaners house the morning after an amazing Patriots game. Noah left Julian a drawing.

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Waiting for breakfast.

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The boys with their own table. Noah had crepes.

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The garnish left with us.

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After breakfast we checked out Joshua’s new office!

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Sorry for not taking better flicks of the space. Joshua did a great job with this, it really looks great.

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Noah liked the big chalkboard.

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Noah brainstorming Joshua’s new logo.

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Saying goodbye…

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On the way home we made a stop at the Mystic Aquarium.

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They have 4 beluga whales!!

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Feeding rays.

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Mocking a sea lion.

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An octopus and it’s toy.

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A few more minutes with the beluga’s before we got back in the car.

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5000 Hand-Carved Pumpkins

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After the party for Nana T., we stayed out on Long Island and met up with Brooklyn friends for a tour of carved pumpkins.

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Chester and Savannah.

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Great fall night.

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So many pumpkins.

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Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night“.

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This was at the end, I think the carvers ran out of ideas.

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Recapping our adventure.

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Long Island Aquarium

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Early September, waking up at Cedar Point County Park.

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Finding cool “seeds”.

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We met up with Uncle Bugs for breakfast in this super safe diner in a super safe part of town (those are bullet holes).

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Long Island Aquarium.

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Splashed.

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Flouders are strange.

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These things are strange too.

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Sharks.

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Back at the campground.

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I cooked dinner.

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