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Saturday, September 28th, 2013

Dana went out to explore on his own today. He went out to do some hikes on the far side of New England. The first stop was Bash Bish Falls (pictured) in the SW corner of Massachusetts. It is MA’s big waterfall, and it was beautiful. Next was a hike that had vistas in MA and Connecticut and ended in New York. It included the highest point of CT (on the south slope of a hill that summits in MA). Dana turned around at the point where MA, CT, and NY meet. Dana then headed to a stream in CT called Naromiyocknowhusunkatankshunk Brook and caught some bugs. The last stop was Kent Falls in CT, a wonderful series of smaller waterfalls dropping 250 ft.

Ruth had the chance to go and see her old high school’s marching band play at the Homecoming game. She enjoyed being able to see her former conductor and a few friends.

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Friday, September 27th, 2013

A ferry boat ride away from downtown Boston lies the Boston Harbor Islands. We went with Ruth’s parents to visit two of the islands. The boat ride was a lot of fun as you watch downtown get smaller and smaller. Georges Island is the home of Fort Warren, built just before the Civil War and used through WWII. Spectacle Island is a revitalized nature area (it used to be a garbage dump and a horse recycling center). It had lots of pretty trails and a great view of Boston. A stop at Mike’s Pastries ended the day with some yummy cannoli.

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Thursday, September 26th, 2013

After some rest time in the morning, we headed out to see some of the island. We passed a farmer’s market that advertised lobster, so we stopped by. Being in the New England spirit, Dana bought two lobsters and a crab for a great price; thus dinner (for Dana and Lynn) was planned.

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Wednesday, September 25th, 2013

Thanks to my dad, we got to the airport with plenty of time at 5:15 AM. We had some fun with check in people when they gave us four bag receipts for five bags. We made sure they fixed that. The airplane experience went great. Magnus was wearing his airplane pajamas, which impressed the flight attendants enough to take him into the cockpit show the pilots (which was cool). We changed planes in Chicago and made it to Providence, RI with all five bags. Rosanne picked us up and we made it home for dinner. It was a busy day, but we had fun.

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Tuesday, September 24th, 2013

Farmor and Grandpa came over to say goodbye to us. Magnus even let us take a picture of him. We spent most of the evening finishing packing and making sure everything was ready for the morning.

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Monday, September 23rd, 2013

Elina and Anton came over and we tried out our new grill making dinner. Magnus needed some nice snuggles from Elina but just ended up hugging her face. She was a good sport about it.

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Sunday, September 22nd, 2013

Magnus and Dana got haircuts this morning. Don’t they look handsome?

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Saturday, September 21st, 2013

Our Young Men and Women walked to the temple again this year. I did not walk with them, but I met them part of the way with bagels and a short devotional. I am so proud of all our youth!