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Apple picking time

After the Hudsy run, Heath left for a baseball game (he coaches the Suffolk County Community College team) and Lisha left for Guard duty. The rest of us, along with Diane, headed off to find us some apples, yes siree! Caleb and Reed had a great time pulling apples from the trees and Joshua enjoyed a nice nap out in the beautiful weather. Once we returned home, Jenn got right to work making applesauce and apple crisp and I managed to turn out a few apple fritters. After completing their duties, Heath and Lisha joined us and the day ended with everyone full of fresh air and apples. Good times, good times.

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Hudsy 5K Run (or, in my case, walk)

(I am hopelessly behind in my posts as I still have Sesame Place pictures and Reed's birthday to show you all. But, rather than make everything behind, I am skipping to the present to post these shots from the weekend. I hope to backtrack and get the others up soon. We shall, of course, not hold our breath.)

Every year we try to participate in the Hudsy 5K which takes place in the picturesque village of Quogue. It seems it's always a beautiful fall day for the race and this year was no exception. Sean and Lisha (crazy as they are) chose to run and the rest of us -- Heath (pushing Caleb and Joshua in the stroller), Jenn, David (pushing Reed in the stroller) and I -- knew our limits and chose to walk. We all managed to finish without injury -- or medals ;). But, it was a great time and my shins only hurt when I walk (two days later!) so it's all good!

Yes, he does need a bit of a haircut and that is a scrape on his nose. You should have seen that scrape a few days ago...

And, we're off!

A little after race confab. These two are the best of friends. :)

Another future heartbreaker.

Caleb is crazy about his Uncle Sean.

What a treat!

Heath and Jenn decided to take Caleb trick or treating in her Aunt Kathy's neighborhood and I was able to drive up and enjoy the fun. The neighborhood has to be a kid's Halloween dream come true. There were lots and lots of families out, pushing strollers and walking with the little ones, going from one decorated house to another, filling their bags with all kinds of goodies. Caleb quite got into it and seemed to have a great time. He would shyly whisper "Trick or Treat" when the door was answered and then a very polite "Thank you" when he got his candy. What a sweet little giraffe he was!

Hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween!

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Sunday brunch

This past weekend was spent celebrating Aunt Marian's 90th birthday. (Marian is Gobby's younger sister.) Cousins came in from all over -- I believe someone said that 14 states were represented! On Sunday afternoon, Lauren and Jim opened their home to everyone for a lovely brunch. There was more food there than anyone has EVER had for brunch, but boy, it was delicious. We all had a wonderful time getting to know all the new family members and remembering childhood adventures. I had brought along some old pictures of Gobby's and it was great fun looking through them and realizing that everyone still looked pretty much the same -- maybe just a bit older. But, everyone agreed that growing up in our little town, surrounded by family, was THE BEST!

(There were cameras everywhere. Here are a few of the pictures I was able to get.)

This chart was put together during the brunch because people were getting a "bit" confused trying to keep track of everyone. It shows all the descendants of David's maternal grandparents. There are 183 names on the chart!!

And, of course you want to see all the rest of the pictures! (Tom and Sherry took this opportunity to get a family photo. You can see the entertaining results here, also.) And here are some of the photos from yesteryear.

The Weekend: Part Two

Saturday afternoon found us all (except Lisha : ( ) at Ducks Stadium for the Home Run Derby for Autism Speaks. Heath had signed up to participate and we were there to show our support. He didn't hit any homers, but several came close to going out and we all had a nice time cheering him on! And the best part was that he raised several hundred dollars for Autism Speaks. Way to go, Heath!

And, the "lump in the throat" moment: Caleb standing with his hand over his heart for the singing of the National Anthem...

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The Weekend: Part One

This past weekend was one of those we occasionally have around here where we keep quite busy running from one "happening" to the next. Saturday morning started early with the annual Hudsy 5K in Quogue. Sean, Lisha, Reed and I were there. Sean discovered that he had arrived at the race with 2 left sneakers so, without enough time to go home and get the "right" (as in right and correct!) sneakers, he decided to walk barefoot! But, there were quite a number of men who in the past had run the race and were this year pushing strollers, so he fit right in! (Except for the "barefoot" thing!) It was a beautiful morning, although a bit chilly and breezy. Reed promptly fell asleep in his cozy little stroller/nest and we all enjoyed the walk and time to visit with friends. This was Reed's second time at the Hudsy Run and since he wasn't able to cross the finish line under his own power last year, he was very interested in doing so this time! He and Sean also participated in the kids' 100 yard dash -- even though they did take a few "shortcuts"! ; )
All in all, a great start to the weekend...

Hudsy 5K Run pictures

Apple picking time

Yesterday afternoon several members of the family got together and headed out to Water Mill to the Milk Pail to pick apples. It was a perfectly beautiful day and there were lots of apples to be had. After sampling the various kinds of apples that were in the orchard, we determined which ones we liked the best and started picking.  We all had a fun time, with the only incident occurring when Caleb clotheslined himself on a rope that was blocking off a section of still ripening apples. Very scary for all, but a nice big apple to munch on set everything right!

(FYI: When taking pictures outdoors on a bright sunny afternoon, it is best not to leave your camera on the same settings you used for a rainy night at Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. I'm just saying...)

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A small gathering that was lots of fun

We got together with Heath, Jenn, Caleb, Janice and Pete (Jenn's parents), and Phil (Jenn's aunt) to celebrate Thanksgiving. We had a wonderful time eating way too much food -- some of us even had to undo our belts! -- playing cards, watching football and just enjoying being together. It was lots of fun watching Caleb exploring his new view of the world now that he is officially a toddler and it pretty much took all of us to keep tabs on him!

I didn't take too many pictures -- what??? -- but here are a few.

 

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Thanksgiving 1959

Haddonfield, New Jersey

Recall old memories. Make new ones. Count your blessings. Give thanks.

Enjoy the day.

XO

Caleb in the wheelbarrow

 

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