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Sprinkler Repairs

July 12th, 2010

So what’s the first thing you do when you get home after flying all day to Hawaii? For me the first thing that I did when I got home was to help my father fix the sprinklers on the outside of the house. I don’t know what possessed my dad to want to fix the sprinklers after all this time. On the upside by the time we were done I got a nice shower which helped cool me off since it was so warm that day.

Jake you’re supposed to be plugging the hole. Not spraying water all over the car

Ross has had enough plugging the leak. There she blows…

Replacing the broken sprinkler

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Luray Caverns

May 3rd, 2010

After leaving the cabin on Sunday Nicole wanted to go to Luray Caverns which was only a few miles away. We got there pretty early so it hadn’t gotten crowded yet so we were able to go right in. When we first drove up to the place it didn’t look like much cause all you could see was a building on a gentle hill. But once we went down into the caverns it was pretty amazing to see all the different formations. We got quite a few good pictures with the new camera. I had a good time looking around since i’d never seen anything like it before. The caverns was in pretty good condition and well managed. We spent a couple of hours checking things out and listening to the tour before we headed back to dc.

At Luray Caverns

The start of the caverns

Ross and Nicole taken by a nice foreign tourist.

The Dream Lake.

Can you tell where the water is?

Titania’s Veil

Ross listening to the audio tour that was pretty good.

The wishing well. Not sure why people threw dollar bills into the well.

Close up of the fried eggs

Nicole in the last big cavern area.

Ross was slightly blind after coming out of the caverns.

Here’s the link to the place http://www.luraycaverns.com

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River Bluff Cabins

May 2nd, 2010

This past weekend Nicole and I went on a fun weekend getaway to a cabin in western virginia. It had been a busy few months for us so we planned this mini vacation. We didn’t have any plans for the weekend except to just relax and read at the cabin. This place was similar to the one we went to last year except it’s location. It was ideal since it was less than two hours away so we didn’t have to drive that far and we left after work on friday. Overall we had a good time but I was reminded that I’m a city boy since the bugs got on my nerves. We enjoyed the use of the hot tub and had a good time just hanging out with just the two of us.

The inside of the cabin.

Nicole looking beautiful

The hot tub in the screened porch

The outside of the cabin

Down by the river… We didn’t last long out there since there were tons of bugs.

Wine and a book. A great way to spend the afternoon.

Ross relaxing on the couch.

I’m so classy

Ross making dinner

Yummmy Smores…

If you’re interested the place we booked was River Bluff Cabins

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New York City

April 23rd, 2010

Last weekend we went to New York City to visit Sean. Some highlights of the trip

Meeting Wally
Food
Being bumped from our hotel because of the volcano and being put at the helmsley carlton house on Madison Ave.
Waking up early on sunday and walking through central park at taking some awesome pictures
Full English breakfast at this tea house
Riding the Bolt bus there and the mega bus home

Sean getting wally to show off

Sean and Wally. One of the few decent pics of Sean

Out walking around nyc

What did you see Wally?

Nicole walking wally

Lunch time at a hole in the wall Cambodian sandwich place. Ross and Sean

NYC at night

The living room of our Helmsley Carlton in 1 br suite.

The bedroom

The apple store

Ross in Central Park

Nicole under this pretty pink tree we found with the NYC skyline

Nicole in the subway

Nicole and Sean at High Line Park

Times Square

Ross playing tourist

Mega Bus line for the ride home to DC

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Mom Visits

January 2nd, 2010

At the beginning of November my mother came to visit us for a couple of weeks. Here are some picture highlights of her trip:

At cox farms drinking our free cider. Was very yummy.

Ross is a big kid ridding the slides.

On the hay ride which was a lot of fun.

Mom and Me in front of the corn maze.

Ross petting the goats.

Nicole, Ross, and Janice at cox farms with our free pumpkins.

Crab dinner.

Nicole’s Birthday with her cousins at Founding Farmers. The food was good and it was great that nicole’s cousins could come out and celebrate with us.