On New Year's morning, we woke up to these bodies IMG_0593 IMG_0594 IMG_0595 left over from the night before's revelry. So, we gathered everyone together for the delayed Thanksgiving Day football game IMG_0596 IMG_0597 IMG_0598 IMG_0599 IMG_0600 IMG_0601 which came off with much less enthusiasm than the games when people have had some sleep the night before. Hopefully we can get back to the regular schedule next year.

Next, we went to the Dobbs-Allsop's New Year's Open House where Paul Dimaggio IMG_0602 had a new camera as Adam IMG_0603 ate and Suzanne discussed with Carol IMG_0604 the issues involved in husband photography IMG_0605 while I took not one IMG_0606 not two IMG_0607 not three IMG_0608 but four tries IMG_0609 to get the New Year's picture of the GittlePeople.

A few days later, Ben and I decided to say good bye to Suzanne and Pam IMG_0610 and drive South stopping at the Club Diner IMG_0611 where Ben IMG_0612 enjoyed the jukebox IMG_0613 while his bread (which I ate) IMG_0614 and meatballs IMG_0615 and my omelet IMG_0616 and toast IMG_0617 came before his ice cream IMG_0618 came for him to eat for dessert IMG_0619 and then we could record the fancy machine IMG_0620 in the entryway and head to the bridge to Pennsylvania IMG_0621 where we entered the aquarium complex IMG_0622 where the penguins IMG_0623 were being fed as this man IMG_0624 told us their story and we noted the indoors IMG_0625 as we passed the turtle IMG_0626 and headed for the petting pool IMG_0627 and then the displays IMG_0628 IMG_0629 IMG_0630 IMG_0631 IMG_0632 before catching up with the parrots IMG_0633 IMG_0634 and then going out for a view of the river IMG_0635 and Philadelphia across the way. Ben looked through the binoculars IMG_0636 and saw this IMG_0637 as this gull IMG_0638 IMG_0639 kept us company.

In the front yard, we met this dinosaur IMG_0640 whose egg IMG_0641 would be climbable after we checked out the skeleton IMG_0642 that let us climb in IMG_0643 IMG_0644 and out IMG_0645 before Ben took a ride IMG_0646 to the houses of the three little pigs IMG_0647 IMG_0648 IMG_0649 where the story IMG_0650 was told. After visiting the tea party IMG_0651 and climbing in IMG_0652 for a ride IMG_0653 we stopped to see Goldilocks IMG_0654 en route to the status of Walt Whitman IMG_0655 for whom the bridge is named. Ben took these pictures of me at the blank houses IMG_0656 IMG_0657 and this extra one IMG_0658 and then after seeing the balloon people IMG_0659 IMG_0660 and the ants IMG_0661 we said good bye to the seals IMG_0662 and headed home for the new year.