Life in the North Country...

 Playing at the beach...

  

 

 

 

Some firework excitement...

 

 Playing on the deck...

 S'mores out in the yard...

  

 

A couple quick photo opportunities on the drive to Plattsburgh...

 Pictures around the harbor at Plattsburgh, and a video of Dylan exploring his tastes at the "Naked Turtle" Restaurant...

Bringing the heat to NYC

After a longer than expected train ride from DC (there's a story there), we've arrived in New York to take in the sights...

Taking the Staten Island Ferry to get a good look at the Statue of Liberty...

13 months ago Dylan was eating a chocolate ice cream in front of another famous structure...

Cooling off in a playground full of water features...

Crazy kids in Central Park...

 

Times Square for the very first time...

 

Saying 'Goodnight' to the handsome library lions...

 

Enjoying a Northeast treat- Dunkin Donuts...

  

On the drive to Upstate New York...

Happy 4th of July!

Here's a collection of pictures and videos from our Independence weekend celebration in Washington DC...

 

A great scene on the parade route...

 

A picture of the family, with Eliza's friend Devon and her husband Alpha...

Kate's typical reaction to any noise (in this case some the concert that preceded the fireworks), and Dylan's favorite mode of transportation (with his new friend- Alpha)...

The scene on the mall just before fireworks ...

 

Kate enjoying the walk back to the hotel, and the fact that she outlasted her big brother...

A cool fountain in Crystal City, Va...

 

Walking the mall in 100 degree weather...

 

On Amtrak to NYC!