{"id":342227,"date":"2026-09-09T22:02:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T22:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/342227\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T22:02:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T22:02:32","slug":"we-had-two-beloved-visitors-in-brooklyn-last-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/342227\/","title":{"rendered":"We Had Two Beloved Visitors in Brooklyn Last Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/joanna-goddard-boys-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-image-hide=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/joanna-goddard-boys-1.jpg\" alt=\"Joanna Goddard boys\" width=\"1584\" height=\"1559\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-366550\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Jimmy\u2019s on the left, my brother\u2019s the tall one!<\/p>\n<p>Last summer, my brother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6Hk8WEPJHx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nick<\/a> and cousin <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/tag\/jimmy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jimmy<\/a> traveled from England to <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2025\/09\/02\/nyc-trip-with-preteens-teens-boys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">visit us in Brooklyn<\/a> \u2014\u00a0and this summer, they came again! We were overjoyed to have them. Here are a few photos from a wild week\u2026<\/p>\n<p data-bleed=\"1\" data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"1\" data-article-image-position1=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-09-at-4.32.38-PM-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"friends building nyc\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1426\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-366527\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/tag\/toby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Toby<\/a> was out of town with his dad, so Jimmy and Anton were fully in charge of the itinerary. They chose to see the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gOnXXm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Friends<\/a> building, play soccer in Central Park, and eat their weight in Walkers crisps.<\/p>\n<p data-offset=\"1\" data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"2\" data-article-image-position2=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sharon-beesley-house.jpg\" alt=\"Sharon Beesley house\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-366517\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>After a few days in New York, we decided to drive to <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2025\/08\/28\/sharon-beesley-therapist-outfits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">my friend Sharon\u2019s<\/a> house in Connecticut. I was excited to see her, and the boys were excited to see her pool. Also, how GORGEOUS is her garden??? \u201cI want to give my neighbors an experience,\u201d she laughs.<\/p>\n<p data-offset=\"1\" data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"3\" data-article-image-position2=\"3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CT-backyard.jpg\" alt=\"Sharon Beesley garden\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-366519\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The boys swam and jumped on the trampoline\u2026<\/p>\n<p data-offset=\"1\" data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"4\" data-article-image-position2=\"4\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/snack-plate.jpg\" alt=\"snack plate\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-366520\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2026absolutely crushed this snack plate\u2026<\/p>\n<p data-offset=\"1\" data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"5\" data-article-image-position2=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/boys-swimming.jpg\" alt=\"boys swimming\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-366518\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2026and cooked up their usual antics.<\/p>\n<p data-bleed=\"1\" data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"6\" data-article-image-position1=\"6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/oysters-trying-first-time-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"trying oysters for the first time\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1462\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-366522\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>One evening, Jimmy tried his first oyster, which he said \u201ctasted like the ocean\u201d and \u201cwasn\u2019t too bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-offset=\"1\" data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"7\" data-article-image-position2=\"7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sharon-joanna-goddard.jpg\" alt=\"Joanna Goddard sharon Beesley\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-366524\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>And Sharon and I played <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4xrvBgY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rummikub<\/a>, which is such a fun game. Have you played?<\/p>\n<p data-offset=\"1\" data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"8\" data-article-image-position2=\"8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Joanna-boys-car.jpg\" alt=\"Joanna car\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-366523\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Finally, we all headed home\u2026<\/p>\n<p data-offset=\"1\" data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"9\" data-article-image-position2=\"9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-09-at-4.14.13-PM.jpg\" alt=\"love is blind uk\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1560\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-366525\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2026and I got a quiet sofa to myself to watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81676358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Love Is Blind<\/a>. It was such a noisy, funny, wonderful week, and we miss them already. xoxo<\/p>\n<p>P.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/tag\/england-vacation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Our past England trips<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2024\/12\/09\/the-1-trick-to-surviving-big-family-gatherings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the trick to enjoying big family gatherings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2026\/09\/09\/teenagers-visiting-brooklyn\/#comments\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>1 COMMENT<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jimmy\u2019s on the left, my brother\u2019s the tall one! 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