Halloween 2016

For Halloween Andrea dressed up as Pippi Longstocking and Eason was Darth Maul. I was sort of like Grand Master Po with the goatee I had been growing since January. Andrea had a parade and party at school.

At night we all went trick or treating.

We made a jack-o##-lantern. It was orange, and hollow, and will get tossed in November.

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Whitney Museum & High Line

Aviva convinced us to go into the city, which I never like to do unless I have to, but we had a really nice day. We went to the Whitney Museum of American Art. After seeing all the exhibits Aviva and the kids made protest placards. Then we grabbed lunch at Bill's Bar & Burger before we walked along the High Line. It was a beautiful day.

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Apple Picking 2016

We went back to Barton Orchards to do some apple picking. We also picked up a pumpkin, and of course we went through their corn maze. For the first time we found all the clues before finding the exit.

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North River Lobster Company

CIBC took us on a cruise at the North River Lobster Company.

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Labor Day Push-Ups 2016

We continued our Labor Day push-up tradition, and even though we all went in to it thinking that we would not do well due to injuries and lack of practice, we all beat our previous records. Then we did a little extra just to see if we could.

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Paddleboarding

I got Aviva and Eason paddleboards as birthday presents. Eason likes to stand on it, like it was made to be used, but I like to sit on it and use it like a kayak, with the kayak oars. I like to use the kayak oars when I stand on it as well. The best part is lying on it and drifting in the water.

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Tubing And Golfing

We visited our friends at Lake Mohawk and went boating and tubing and played some mini-golf. Always fun getting together with our friends.

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Niagara Falls

We decided to take a break from the bungalow, and drive up to Niagara Falls for a post-Eason's birthday celebration. Even though it wasn't a very long drive compared to past trips, the five hour drive was ambitious, all things considered. When we arrived Wednesday night we had dinner overlooking the falls and got to see the fireworks. On Thursday we got up early and headed to the Hornblower Niagara Wonder cruise. It was really misty and we got to see the falls up close. Then we walked over to Journey Behind The Falls. The tunnels were a bust, but the views from the side were gorgeous. After lunch we took the bus to the White Water Walk and Whirlpool Aero Car. More great views. Afterwards we went to dinner and played in the pool.

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Rafting On The Delaware

We rented a white water raft from Silver Canoe and took it down the Delaware River. We spent more the five hours drifting down the river and floating in the water. We passed under the snake road. Occasionally we even went through some white water. It was a great day for rafting.

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With Andrea At The Bungalow

While Eason was away at camp I got to spend some quality one-on-one time with Andrea at the bungalow. We discovered that when the water is shallow you can stand on the rocks in the middle of the lake.

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