East Coast Tour: June 2010
We hit five states in two weeks:
New York, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, and Massachusetts
First stop: Old Greenwich, Connecticut where we stayed with "Grandpa" and "Nana" Handal
The beach at the Riverside Yacht Club
Dorian and Nana on the dock
The fantastic playhouse Grandpa built in his backyard
Then we left the kids with Grandpa and Nana and headed to the Brandywine River Valley in Delaware (just outside Philadelphia).
Here we attended the wedding of Sue Ann and Mike, old friends of ours here in London (Michael and Mike went to business school together).
At the pre-wedding BBQ at the Hunt Club: Sarah, Campbell and Jennifer
With the groom
Sarah, Peter, Michael, Knut and Campbell
The groom with his Philadelphia Eagles-themed cake
With the bride, Sue Ann (she is glowing; I am just sweating!)
Spent the morning in the park and Michael went swimming in the muck (and got stuck up to his calves)
At the wedding -- Michael with Knut and Peter
...and the handsome groom
With the beautiful bride...
...and my hot husband!
With Johnny (who came down from Toronto)
Being introduced as husband and wife at the reception
With Steffen and Nina who came over from Germany
Back to Connecticut for family fun, including a Father's Day celebration with some of Jennifer's friends from Duke
Henry waits for a ball from Kevin and Iris
Leyton with Iris
Dorian getting ready for a boat ride
Angela and Jamie
Kevin, Iris, Jennifer, Pop, Dorian, Angela and Jamie
On Pop's boat, Dorian learns some songs from Kevin
Sitting down to a feast cooked by Karen
Michael and Dorian on the Flying Tomato
"My nose..."
"...and your nose!"
Neighbour Brendan has the boys over for a swim
Dorian's dance routine
Watching Max eat a banana
Snuggle time on the sofa
Next stop for Jennifer was New York City to hang out with Angela (with a quick stop in Maplewood NJ to see Linda), while the boys headed up to the Berkshires
The "make-a-muppet" workshop at FAO Schwartz
Meeting Ellette Poole for the first time (in Greg + Anu's NYC apartment)
Ellette and her mum Amy Poole
Taking Ellette for a stroll, we stopped at one of the mobile World Cup viewing vans
Dinner at Dos Caminos with Angela, Kevin and Iris (not pictured)
Up in the Berkshires at the home of Greg and Anu and their boys Brayden and James
The boys spent a lot of time in this hot tub (not very hot since it was so warm outside)
Dorian and Aunt Pat being silly
Chris Poole with baby Ellette, ready for their walk
Amy and Ellette get a grip on James and Anu (babies are one week apart in age)
Grandma and Grandpa with Ellette and Dorian
Leyton going down the homemade water-slide
With Chris (aka Uncle Poolie) in the hot tub with Ellette -- Dorian wouldn't let Ellette far out of his sight the whole trip
Heading out for our night out in Great Barrington (while the grandparents had all five kids )
The Poole brothers...
...and their wives
We walked the kids down the driveway (and almost didn't make it back up)
Shirts courtesy of Uncle Poolie and Thea Amy
During our all-white photo shoot
Michael catches us a toad!
Amy and Ellette grab a nap by the pool
The boys' excursion to the rope swing
Grandpa Poole and baby James
Finally, it was back to Old Greenwich for a visit to Grandpa and Nana before catching the overnight flight back to London
Bird-watching with Great-Grandma Handal
Story time with Grandpa
Lobster Fra Diavola courtesy of Karen, with lobsters caught by Pop (and collected with Dorian)
Heading to the beach in style
The beach at the point in Old Greenwich
Kevin puts the boys to bed
Georgia and Ellie Floyd model costumes for Jennifer in Maplewood
Story time on the sofa
Dorian and baby James
Leyton makes a slight fashion faux pas
In the hot tub with Greg
Chris
Greg
Michael
