{"id":3266,"date":"2017-12-04T03:03:09","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T03:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/?p=3266"},"modified":"2017-12-04T03:03:09","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T03:03:09","slug":"stony-brook-holiday-festival-enjoyed-apia-families-au-pairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/2017\/12\/04\/stony-brook-holiday-festival-enjoyed-apia-families-au-pairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Stony Brook Holiday Festival Enjoyed by APIA Families &amp; Au Pairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24232378_10155949191008792_6382968303516381910_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3267 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24232378_10155949191008792_6382968303516381910_n-152x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24232378_10155949191008792_6382968303516381910_n-152x300.jpg 152w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24232378_10155949191008792_6382968303516381910_n.jpg 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a>Sunday, December 3rd was the annual Stony Brook Village Holiday Festival.\u00a0 This year APIA was one of the sponsors of the festival.\u00a0 Host families and au pairs came together to decorate the APIA International Peace Tree.\u00a0 Decorations were made by au pairs and host children.<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24774693_10155949192078792_7525176134361590797_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3268\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24774693_10155949192078792_7525176134361590797_n-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24774693_10155949192078792_7525176134361590797_n-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24774693_10155949192078792_7525176134361590797_n-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24774693_10155949192078792_7525176134361590797_n-624x440.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24774693_10155949192078792_7525176134361590797_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24294123_10155949191853792_1447832665705631326_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3269\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24294123_10155949191853792_1447832665705631326_n-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24294123_10155949191853792_1447832665705631326_n-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24294123_10155949191853792_1447832665705631326_n-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24294123_10155949191853792_1447832665705631326_n-624x444.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24294123_10155949191853792_1447832665705631326_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24296381_10155949191743792_4418052272878985247_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3270\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24296381_10155949191743792_4418052272878985247_n-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24296381_10155949191743792_4418052272878985247_n-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24296381_10155949191743792_4418052272878985247_n-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24296381_10155949191743792_4418052272878985247_n-624x470.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24296381_10155949191743792_4418052272878985247_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24129623_10155949191983792_1318141264609458856_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3271\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24129623_10155949191983792_1318141264609458856_n-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24129623_10155949191983792_1318141264609458856_n-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24129623_10155949191983792_1318141264609458856_n-768x956.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24129623_10155949191983792_1318141264609458856_n-624x777.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24129623_10155949191983792_1318141264609458856_n.jpg 771w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #008000\">Santa arrived on a fire truck and then listened to the wishes of the children.<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24176760_10155949191468792_1580182336579568764_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3272 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24176760_10155949191468792_1580182336579568764_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24176760_10155949191468792_1580182336579568764_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24176760_10155949191468792_1580182336579568764_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24176760_10155949191468792_1580182336579568764_n-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24176760_10155949191468792_1580182336579568764_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24312672_10155949191303792_2639816486300687036_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3273\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24312672_10155949191303792_2639816486300687036_n-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24312672_10155949191303792_2639816486300687036_n-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24312672_10155949191303792_2639816486300687036_n-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24312672_10155949191303792_2639816486300687036_n-624x362.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24312672_10155949191303792_2639816486300687036_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24294171_10155949191223792_5816140356301513369_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3274 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24294171_10155949191223792_5816140356301513369_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24294171_10155949191223792_5816140356301513369_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24294171_10155949191223792_5816140356301513369_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24294171_10155949191223792_5816140356301513369_n-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24294171_10155949191223792_5816140356301513369_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24301030_10155949191168792_7072715380640317689_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3275\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24301030_10155949191168792_7072715380640317689_n-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24301030_10155949191168792_7072715380640317689_n-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24301030_10155949191168792_7072715380640317689_n-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24301030_10155949191168792_7072715380640317689_n-624x436.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24301030_10155949191168792_7072715380640317689_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a>The new 14 foot tall Legends and Spies parade came next.\u00a0 The parade<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> ce<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">lebrated<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/american-revolution\/culper-spy-ring\">Culper Spy Ring<\/a> of Setauket that helped win the Revolutionary War for America&#8217;s independence.\u00a0 Also featured was Ward Melville, the Stony Brook businessman, conservationist\u00a0and philanthropist.\u00a0He supported the restoration and preservation of historic buildings in the area to encourage his vision of a New England village in Stony Brook. \u00a0The event was run by the <a href=\"https:\/\/wmho.org\/\">Ward Melville Heritage Organization.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24301231_10155949190643792_5023293826159350974_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3276 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24301231_10155949190643792_5023293826159350974_n-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24232873_10155949190718792_8836358770389779851_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3277 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24232873_10155949190718792_8836358770389779851_n-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24775017_10155949190533792_4507937646260558057_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3278 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24775017_10155949190533792_4507937646260558057_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24775017_10155949190533792_4507937646260558057_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24775017_10155949190533792_4507937646260558057_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24775017_10155949190533792_4507937646260558057_n-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24775017_10155949190533792_4507937646260558057_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Their are 70 trees on the Promenade of Trees that will be on view until the New Year!\u00a0 The day included a petting zoo, music, and a model train exhibit.\u00a0 <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24131271_10155949190153792_8227102662758110611_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3279 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24131271_10155949190153792_8227102662758110611_n-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24131271_10155949190153792_8227102662758110611_n-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24131271_10155949190153792_8227102662758110611_n-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24131271_10155949190153792_8227102662758110611_n-624x446.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24131271_10155949190153792_8227102662758110611_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24296841_10155949190033792_4790128369836282493_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3280 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24296841_10155949190033792_4790128369836282493_n-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24296841_10155949190033792_4790128369836282493_n-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24296841_10155949190033792_4790128369836282493_n-624x818.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24296841_10155949190033792_4790128369836282493_n.jpg 732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24231817_10155949189848792_5279188999189811249_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3281 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24231817_10155949189848792_5279188999189811249_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24231817_10155949189848792_5279188999189811249_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24231817_10155949189848792_5279188999189811249_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24231817_10155949189848792_5279188999189811249_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24231817_10155949189848792_5279188999189811249_n-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">The day concluded with Santa and friends lighting the big tree on the Village Green!<\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24232378_10155949191008792_6382968303516381910_n.jpg\"><\/a>Sunday, December 3rd was the annual Stony Brook Village Holiday Festival.\u00a0 This year APIA was one of the sponsors of the festival.\u00a0 Host families and au pairs came together to decorate the APIA International Peace Tree.\u00a0 Decorations were made by au pairs and host children.<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24774693_10155949192078792_7525176134361590797_n.jpg\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24294123_10155949191853792_1447832665705631326_n.jpg\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/24296381_10155949191743792_4418052272878985247_n.jpg\"><\/a> <a 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