At the start of July, Jack headed off to Boy Scout summer camp, and Dad was able to join him for the second half of the week. Jack earned a few merit badges and made progress towards his next ranks. Anna participated in the summer intensive ballet class again, and she had a great time. Our big activity for the end of the summer was a trip out to the East Coast. We met up with our friends from Vermont at a house on Cape Cod. We spent lots of time on the beach, but also checked out some museums (the Whaling Museum was interesting) and took a ferry out to Martha's Vineyard. After visiting the Cape, the five of us spent a few days in New York City at an airbnb apartment. We saw lots of things and wandered around Manhattan via bus, subway and foot. Dad had a business meeting after our stop in New York, so we all drove with him to that. While Dad was doing business, the rest of us visited Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. We stopped at Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater on the way back home. In August, we started back up with school, ballet lessons for Kate and Anna, and soccer for Jack. Jack's Boy Scout troop participated in "meet the scouts" camp out weekend, and he helped with a demonstration of levers to visiting Webelos for the NOVA award.
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| After the recital to conclude the summer ballet workshop |
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| It was a little rainy the day Jack left for summer camp |
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| Kate and Anna with their friend Lilly on July 4th |
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| Jack and Dad after the ice cream sandwich bet at the rifle range |
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| The entrance to Troop 335's campsite |
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| Kate as a sand mermaid on the beach |
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| Jack with Ruth and Kate as sand mermaids |
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| It is a little windy on the ferry to Martha's Vineyard |
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| It's starting to rain! |
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| Kate in a fashion pose |
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| On the bus in NYC |
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| With Degas' Little Dancer at the MET |
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| Alice in Wonderland sculpture in Central Park |
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| After looking out at the Statue of Liberty from Battery Park |
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| Clowning around at the Charging Bull near Wall Street |
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| A copy of Robert Indiana's LOVE sculpture near the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) |
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| In front of one the Piet Mondrian paintings at MoMA |
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| Our choice for Dim Sum in Chinatown |
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Family shot in Central Park
(maybe that should read: "Family photo in Central Park," so no one thinks we're a fake news site) |
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| Waiting for the subway |
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| Selfie at the Liberty Bell |
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| Visiting Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling water |
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| Jack demonstrating the different classes of lever to visiting Webelos |
