
"If you don't stand for anything, you don't stand for anything"
Leslie and Mike now have their own blog to document their trip around the world:
PINKLES blog or

According to my mom,
Chicks is the one and only place to get
Lobster Rolls.

My cousin
Patty and her husband
Dominic, and boys Michael and Vincent.

My parents rented a cottage right on the Long Island Sound in CT (somewhere). A beach and water right out the back door.

My mom and her brother, Conrad

My parents with my mom's brother Edmund and wife Sandy

My mom and her brother Paul

L-R: Cousin Kate, Aunt Marcia, my mom's brother George, Mom, and cousin Emily.

My mom and dad took a trip back to NJ and CT to visit family. Here they are with the Kelley's

My wonderful Oma, cousin Stephanie, and yes, another dog.

L-R: Mom, Oma, Kristin, Guy

L-R: Cousin Margo,
Oma, Dad

My cousin Matt and four of their dogs. All told their were 6 dogs at their house that night.

We visited Leslie and Mike and they live just a few short blocks from the Aquarium (and happened to have free guest passes) so we spent a few hours looking at the fish. We avoided the petting zoo because of past
incidents

Last October, the Aquarium had a great white shark in a huge tank with a viewing window two stories high. He wasn't
playing nice with the other fish, so they let him go. In it's place, they filled the tank with a ton of fish large and small and have regular feedings. It was amazing! Connor stood right up against the glass and talked and yelled at the fish.

Connor looked a little concerned about the great rush of water coming their way.

Connor loves to climb the ladder on the swing set in my parent's backyard. It is amazing to think that I used to play on it as a kid and now my son is using it.