Halloween!

Well, it's going on 9:30 Halloween night, and the hubby and I have spent the evening watching Hocus Pocus and eating cheese + crackers. It's been a great low-key night. I thought I'd share a few photos from some of our favorite Halloweens.

The first photo was taken all the way back in 2005! Andrew's fraternity put on a "fright night" event and we went as Fred and Wilma Flintstone. The other two photos are much more recent. In 2011, we went as "the roaring twenties," and in 2012 we were hall monitors. (I should also note that we were also hall monitors for my sorority's spring dance my senior year. During that event, we were actually confused for hall monitors as tipsy fraternity boys frequently asked us for directions...)

It's a ton of fun coordinating costumes, but also quite a bit of work. Being in the midst of interview season for pediatric residency, we decided to take it easy this year. Sometimes a little date night with a good Disney movie is the best. Looking forward to next year!

Five Rivers

Just before summer ended, we ventured to Five Rivers to tackle another bucket list item. The "living museum" was recommended to me by a neonatologist who also has a passion for photography. The place was awesome! Five Rivers has tons of great areas to explore and an excellent education center. 

 

 

 

   

    

 

We'll be back to see it as the seasons change!

Thacher State Park in the Summer

Well this post is a little late, but we were at Thacher this morning and I realized I hadn't posted our photos from summer, so better late than never!

Thacher (aka John Boyd Thacher) State Park is part of the Helderberg Escarpment that overlooks Albany. It's just a quick 25 minute drive from our apartment, and while we'd explored the area before, we'd never hiked the Indian Ladder Trail.

The trail was a very easy and beautiful hike. (As you can see, I did it in flip flops). There are caves and a waterfall, which was just a little trickle in August... I know... quite a shocker.

We had a great time and will definitely walk it again in the spring when the snow has melted and the waterfall is in full force!