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Albany Academy Grade 1 Alaska Beluga Whale Project (timely; we had just returned from alaska) |
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Albany Academy Grade 2 Fishing Trip (most memorable part of 2nd grade) |
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Albany Academy Grade 2 Fishing Trip Dip in COLD (45f?) water |
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Albany Academy Grade 2 Fishing Trip Cookout (no fish, just mashmallows) |
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Albany Academy Grade 2 Fishing Trip Boat Ride |
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Albany Academy Grade 2 apres Fishing Trip mini-golf buddy |
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Albany Academy Grade 2 New Mexico Project (zz was Oppenheimer) |
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Albany Academy Playground (this was on the weekend; otherwise he'd be in uniform!) |
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Albany Academy Playground just hanging out |
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Albany Academy Playground (perhaps inverted moves should be banned) |
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Albany Academy Grade 2 Holiday Concert (it's amazing what they do in very little time) |
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Albany Academy Grade 2 New Mexico Project (good thing mom used to live in new mexico) |
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Xavier and his birthday bear |
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Hibachi (some things never change, right Mita? :-) |
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Build-a-Bear work$hop. Kids love it, parents pay for it. Parents beware! |
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Haloween 2004 another pumpkin bites the dust |
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Haloween 2004 with the usual suspects |
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Ladies only party for Mita (that big ugly brown spot used to have a nice maple tree) |
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Ladies only (except for xavier the super server) |
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At home with a few friends |
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What's it going to take to be published by lego magazine? |
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2004 nov killington peak (before mom got hurt) |
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2004 november killington peak (still rock ski season) |
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Summer lake george cruise with Mita |
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2004 Feb Martin Luther King Art Display NY State Plaza (this is Xavier's artwork) |
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2004 Feb Martin Luther King Art Display NY State Plaza |
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Montreal View with the 'O' in the background; trip with Mita |
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Montreal Biodome (great place; it's the former olympic velodrome) |
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Montreal Biodome Penguins (and we LOVE penguins!) |
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Montreal Botanical Gardens (incredible bonsai collection; that tree is 150 years old) |
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Montreal Botanical Gardens (with dad the greenthumb. yeah, right.) |
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Niagara Falls Maid-of-the-Mist (perhaps the best tourist trap in north america; definitely worth a ride) |
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A pet turkey. Really! It's name is Istanbul. I'm not kidding! |
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911 Pocher Kit. The best kit in the world (and priced like it too). No glue or paint required. |
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911 Pocher Kit. This will take a year to finish. |
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Grade 3 1st Day. ZZ loves AA! |
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2003-2004 one of the ski races, knitting between runs. Better than playing video games. |
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2003-2004 Season finals at Middlebury Skibowl. In the fog. |
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2003-2004 Finals. Can you believe they raced in this fog? |
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2003-2004 Finals. His penguin suit has been replaced with a real speed suit for the 2004-2005 season. |
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MLS Soccer Camp Brandon, Vermont. |
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Olympic Museum, Squaw Valley, California. Maybe a future olympian like grandpa? |
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Squaw Valley outdoor skating rink on the mountain |
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Squaw Valley outdoor skating rink with (slow) dad |
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Squaw Valley outdoor skating rink. What a view! |
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Homewood Ski Area (I think), Lake Tahoe |
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Homewood Ski Area (I think), Lake Tahoe
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Homewood Ski Area, Lake Tahoe (best views of the lake)
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Homewood Ski Area, Lake Tahoe (can you believe the view?) |
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Homewood Ski Area, Lake Tahoe (with dad and his goofy shorts) |
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Lake Tahoe. Goofy shorts just like dad. |
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Lake Tahoe (great pebbles for skipping) |
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Lake Tahoe (a couple of ski areas in the background) |
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Squaw Valley, California (I don't have a picture, but ZZ skied several 60+ degree pitches no problem) |
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2004 Thanksgiving at our home, with the newest and cutest cousin |
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2004 Thanksgiving at our home, with cousins |
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2004 Thanksgiving at our home, showing Uncle Chris some magic |
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2004 Thanksgiving (we hosted for a change) |
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2004 Thanksgiving at our home, with Uncle Chris |
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Movenpick Mussels (toronto). If you are ever in Toronto, you MUST go to Movenpick restaurant! |
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80+ Movenpick Mussels all done, pizza next (toronto) |
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View from the CN Tower revolving restaurant, Toronto |
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Most photographed spot in Toronto - CN Tower glass floor (only plexiglass separates you and a 1100 foot drop) |
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With cousins in downtown toronto |
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Toronto trip with grandpa and grandma zak |
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fort york barracks, toronto |
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Feeling as tall as the cn tower |
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Toronto Dimsum with cousins. Eating great food and Toronto are synonymous. |
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On the Van de Graff generator at the Ontario Science Centre with cousin jackie |
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Doing magic on the toronto-rochester high speed ferry (actually a huge catamaran that can load hundreds of cars and a 1000 people). |
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Toronto-Rochester high speed ferry (only the rear has an open deck). Feel that 50 mph wind! |
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Toronto-Rochester high speed ferry. Look at that wake. |
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Liverpool vs Porto soccer game, natural grass in the skydome, toronto. 95% of the crowd was either in red or blue. |
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Liverpool vs Porto soccer game, natural grass in the skydome, toronto. We had 1st row seats (sheer luck). |
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Ontario Place (great place for kids) |
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Lake Ontario (at Ontario Place). Too bad canadian tax rates are soooooo high...otherwise we'd live there. |
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