Cape Cod with Gibby

~Spent the last 4 days on Cape Cod in Mass. Stayed in an old house with a widow's walk. A widow's walk is a set of stairs that go up to the roof, where there is a platform so they could see when their husband's fishing boats were coming in. They called it a widow's walk because so many fisherman were lost at sea in early new England. The widowas would climb the staris in hopes of seeing their husbands' fishing boats.

Gibby on the widow's walk

kayaking in Cape Cod Bay

this walk is actually built on the peak of the roof...... kinda scary

Parlee Farms - Tyngsboro, Mass.

~Spent an afternoon at Parlee Farms picking strawberries,and petting goats with Patrick (Earl), Bridie, Meghan, Ben, John, and Shamus Gibbons in Central Massachusetts.

Traveling with Gibby and Goody in Pennsylvania and Upstate New York

Back in Beantown!

~Mr. Gibbons arrives safely in Massachusetts and has dinner with Buddy and Florence Gibbons

West Virginia Mountains

Gibby and Goody are all ready to go!

Drove up this mountain in Virginia

Gibby had quite a ride in North Carolina......

Franky and Thelma checking out the new surroundings in WV

the view fromk my campsite

the view from the campsite

Congratulations Boston Bruins

~Congratulations to the Boston Bruins.....excuse me...that is the Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins! This is Mr. G's favorite hockey team! Mr. G is now off to Tenn., Maine, NH, and Boston! Mrs. P is off to New York and Nova Scotia! Mrs. Goodman is off to the beach and off to lounge in her pool with Ryan! Have a great summer, and I will try to post from my adventures at least 2 times a week! Gibby and Goody will be with me, and I will post pictures of them on their first ever vacation!

Last Hurrah for the Apes of 2010-2011

~What an incredible year! Thank to all of the Apes and to all the Ape parents for turning this into the best year ever! You all rock! I feel so lucky to be teaching in Room 71!

This picture sums up how I feel about 2011 Apes

even Gibby went to Universal... we snuck (is that a word?) him in

Goody snuck in too

Elijah with his award from Ms. Gay

Mrs. Peck's last stand...... or sit with Goody

Mrs. Peck's last stand... with Gibby

simply the best!

We had a nice ride Mrs. Peck...what a way to end it... I feel like one of your starfish

Abdu Abdu Abdu

The last of the Mika's..... what a legacy left at Beauclerc by this family

On the way to Universal

Even when it is hot and sticky...the Apes are cool!

Mr. G's two favorite Apes......

Lucy our bus driver... we forgive you for clicking on the heat

Smiling but feeling sick after tea cups...thanks for being our guide JG!

Goodbye Safety Patrols & Flag Raising

~Last Friday we had our last Flag Raising of the year. Mrs. Kornblum posed with the Apes for a final picture before we leave for middle school.
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~Thank you to all the Safety Patrols who got here early every day and helped make Beauclerc a safe and sometimes quieter place! They will have a blast in Washington and we appreciate all that they have done for our school.

not an Ape...but what a smile!