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Autumn Activities

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    Halloween 2024  We are in autumn right now and I like doing activities around that time. I like watching the leaves change and apple picking. I adore Halloween as well.  I enjoy going to Riamede Farm in Chester, NJ  with my friends to go apple picking. I enjoy picking fresh apples and making applesauce at home. I went last year and it was beautiful! We went on a tractor to go to the apple orchards. The apples are crunchy and fresh. I got some things at the farm store as well.   Farm fresh apples are the best!  I enjoy dressing up for Halloween. I like to go to Halloween parties very much. They are always a great time. I go to my friend Max's Halloween parties in Florham Park, NJ. He dresses up in amazing costumes. Halloween is a phenomenal holiday!  Max's Halloween party 2023.     I also love going on the pumpkin train ride at the Whippany Railway Museum. My friend, Peter, works as a train conductor there. He worked as the train...

My vacation to Long Beach Island, NJ

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On August 1-8 me and my family went to Long Beach Island, NJ. We went there on vacation. We had a lot of fun and we made memories there!  One of the things we did was to go mini golfing at Sandbar located in Surf City. This is now my new favorite mini golf course. It was a nice evening for it. We had some friendly competition.  Another thing I did was when I went to the beach. The beaches were beautiful and I swam in the ocean. I collected seashells and walked on the sand. It was an amazing time! I enjoyed walking in  Sunset Park in Harvey Cedars. I even saw an outdoor concert there! It was phenomenal! I even saw a sunset there! No wonder why it got its name!  I enjoyed walking my dog Harley in Barnegat Light state park in Barnegat Light. It was a fun time! It was good exercise. We took a picture by the Barnegat Lighthouse!  Me and my mom saw a Tom Petty tribute concert. It was an evening concert in Barnegat Light. The name of the Tom Petty tribute band was call...

Turtleback Zoo June 2026

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       On June 7th, 2026 I was at the Turtleback Zoo with my friends. It was a nice day, but it was very hot. I still had an amazing time there. We walked around and saw the animals. we even went on the zoo train! It was a great train ride.  We had to get to the TurtleBack Zoo at 12:00 pm. After the people got there, we went inside and we got our tickets. My friend's mom drove me to the Zoo because I live closer to the area. Before me and my friends started walking, we had lunch at the Sahara Cafe. It is a restaurant inside the Zoo. We had to get trays to get food and drinks. The food was pretty good.  After we had lunch, we started walking around and seeing the animals. We saw animals such as giraffes, lions, leopards, and many more. I really enjoyed seeing the African penguins. The penguins were in an indoor exhibit when we saw them. They were swimming.                           After w...

Summer 2026

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Summer is coming soon and I am really excited for it! I cannot wait! Here are my favorite things to do in the summer.  I like to go to the NJ shore for the summer. I was in Long Beach Island, NJ from July 25-August 1 2025. I was in LBI for a week. I was there with my mom, my dog Harley, my brother and his girlfriend, my sister and one of her friends. My sister's friend visited New Jersey from Massachusetts. She lives in the Boston area.  We went to the beach, we went walking at Sunset Park, went out to dinner at the Black Whale and many more. We had an amazing time! Me with the sunset in Sunset Park in LBI I sometimes like to go to outdoor concerts. I saw a Beatles tribute concert last year at the Florham Park Gazebo. It is in Florham Park, NJ, not that far from the Florham Park Library. I saw it with a friend of mine and we liked it very much. We liked all of the songs that the Beatles tribute band did.  This is the Beatles tribute concert performing at the Florham Park ...

My trip to Florida April 2026

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  This is the view from where I was.  I was in Miami, Florida from April 16-23. I was there to visit my brother Jared and his girlfriend Abbie who live in that area. I had a pretty great time there.  My flight from Newark to Miami was in the evening. My father was with me at the time and he was on the plane with me. When we landed in Miami, Florida it was late in the evening. It was around 11:22 pm. When we went to my father's apartment, I got changed into my pajamas and went to bed.  The day after which was April 17, we went to the beach as well as the pool. There was a walking trail that me and my dad went to. During our time at the beach, it was low tide. I enjoyed it very much and it was beautiful. This is the ocean in Florida.  Another thing I enjoyed was the Bal Harbor Shops, It is a mall in the Miami area. Me and my father walked around there and went into some stores. We also ate at two restaurants during our time there. One is called Hillstone, which is...

Easter train ride at the Whippany Railway Museum

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  This past March 29th I was at the Whippany Railway Museum with some friends of mine. We were there for an Easter Bunny train ride. My friend Peter works at the Whippany Railway Museum, he is the train conductor for the train excursions like the one I went on.  First we had to get our tickets up front at the ticket stand. After we paid for our tickets, we had to wait for our train. The Easter Bunny train was at 4:00 pm. After me and my friends got on the train, we got to our respective seats.  During our train ride, we saw many sights. We saw where a paper mill once stood. It is closed down. It was called the Hanover Paper Mill. It is no longer with us. Now it is wooded land.  We even saw the Easter bunny on the train! He was on the train during our excursion. We said hello to him and we took pictures of him. It was amazing! We had a lot of fun.                 After we got back to the Whippany Railway Museum, we decided ...

Bowling at Rockaway Lanes

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  On March 22nd, I went to a St. Patrick's day bowling gathering at Rockaway lanes. It was my second time there. My first time was in September 2025.  On March 22nd, 2026, my friend's mom drove me and my friend from Maplewood to Rockaway.  It was a long ride, but we made it! We waited for our other friends for a bit.  After our other friends came to Rockaway Lanes, we got our bowling shoes on and got to our bowling lanes. We split into two teams and played two games. We played to have fun. We had an amazing time.  After we paid for our separate bowling shoes and our time at Rockaway lanes, we went to Paul's Diner. Paul's Diner is a restaurant in Mountain Lakes, NJ. My friend's mom took me and two of my friends from the bowling alley to Paul's Diner. The exterior looks like something from the 1950's! I was in awe!  When me and my friends went inside of Paul's Diner, we got seated right away because they take large parties. We were very hungry after our ti...