Upstate NY is the best!

For the 4th leg of our trip we zipped up to Kingston, NY for a visit with the Grandparent's Aiello (and lots of other nice loved ones too). We had a great time. (and please note, apparently sometime around here some fingerprints found themselves on my camera lens...)

With Grandfather and Granny we went down by the Hudson River and fed the birds (next to the great Rip Van Winkle - the boat that Brad worked on when he was younger and Cristy and Vince celebrated their wedding). (Oh yes, this all happened AFTER Ice Cream at Mickey's Igloo... yum).

A BIG fan of feeding the birds.. and the random fish who would pop out from time to time

Grandfather assessing the situation

The girls by the artistic globe thing (name escaping me). There was also a stage set up down there and they enjoyed performing for us.

We also got the opportunity to spend some time with Gram Heather. However, the first shot out the door (to play with her cousin's), Alessandra took a spill on the gravel. Here she is getting some TLC - Gram style.

And here are the Aiello girls (well Clamser's too.. but related in that way). Alessandra, Olivia, Adelina (Addy) and Josephine (Josie).

They created a chalk drawing of their own "city" map where they each had their own house, a library, school, park and even a Chuck-E-Cheese.

This is Gabe. He lives next door to Heather with his sister Sara (and parents too).

Alessandra in her "house"

Josie!

Addy, Olivia, Sara, Alessandra and Josie

Here they are all "sleeping" in their houses.

At some point the swimsuits came out and it became fun to jump on Uncle Vince...

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more to come...