The 8th Savage grandson, William Phillips Schobel was born July 25th, and we immediately booked a September roadtrip to see the Gin, Fred and their new little one. Nathan and Alex were very excited to meet their new cousin. To break up the trip, we stopped in NYC to visit Uncles Russ and Ed before continuing on the next morning to KoP. Then on the return trip, we were treated to a special dinner with our friends who moved back to Connecticut recently. It was a crazy few days, but the boys were troopers and we had so much fun!
First stop, Harlem...
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| Checking out the pergola! |
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| The boys preferred method of transportation. |
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| Checking out the view from Russ and Ed's room deck. |
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| Future Columbia Class of '27 and '29! |
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| Learning chopsticks. |
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| Alex's turn. |
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| Night view from the roof deck. |
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| Excited for a ride on the subway to Central Park! |
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| Can't go to NYC without getting a bagel :) |
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| We were lucky to meet up with my college roommate Mary and her little one Eris for a few minutes. |
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| Walking around the reservoir. |
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| The boys followed this turtle all around the reservoir. |
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| Ancient Playground in Central Park, amazing place! |
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| Alex climbing with Uncle Russ. |
After wearing out the boys in Central Park, we hit the road to meet William!
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| William took a few minutes to warm up to Alex. |
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| Pacifier and snugs helped :) |
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| Nathan's turn, William looks a little... Concerned. |
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| Reading through the Birchcrest photo album. |
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| Nathan having fun with one of William's toys. |
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| Alex hanging with Dory. |
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| Such a little cutie! |
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| Nathan discovered the fun of Monkeyshines! |
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| Aunt Gingy showed us her local park, the boys liked the retro slide. |
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| William's first swing. |
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| Checking out the big boy swings. |
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| An attempt to get all three cousins together. |
We hit the road back to home, with a stop at the new Katz home in Connecticut for dinner. Nathan was over the moon to see Ben!
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| The boys having fun with chalk, Ben and Nathan had a contest of who could write the best "H". |
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| Getting crazy in the family room! |
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| Ben shared his Halloween lego sets, and the boys had fun building a bat, ghost and pumpkin. |
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| Alex and William had fun with legos too! |
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| It was hard to tear the boys apart, but we know we will see them again.... |
Then it was back on the road, Nathan keeping me company all the way home, watching the big orange moon rising on the horizon. Can't wait to do it again for Thanksgiving!
What a wonderful trip and exciting for the boys to see their uncles, aunt, old friends and particularly the new cousin. William is such a cutie, I want to cuddle him too. Also liked the views from the rooftop of Russ and Ed's home. Your comment about the retro slide made me think. Thanks for the post, enjoyed it.
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