Kelsey Malik-Adrian, left, helps her son Robert Adrian, 4, both of Franklin, get his kite up in the air as the family flies kites at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. “I didn’t think we’d get to use these until the spring,” said Kelsey of the kites each of her children received as a gift from Santa on Christmas. “I grew up in Arizona where there is no wind so I’m learning along with them,” Kelsey said. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Robert Adrian, 4, of Franklin, runs with a kite as he tries to get it up in the air as his family flies kites at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. “I didn’t think we’d get to use these until the spring,” said mom Kelsey Malik-Adrian of the kites each of her children received as a gift from Santa on Christmas. The family was inspired by a summer trip to Harkness when they saw giant kites flown by John Rose and decided to try it on their own. “I grew up in Arizona where there is no wind so I’m learning along with them,” Kelsey said. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Kelsey Malik-Adrian help her daughter Keagan, 8, both of Franklin, untangle her kite as the family flies kites at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. “I didn’t think we’d get to use these until the spring,” said Kelsey of the kites each of her children received as a gift from Santa on Christmas. The family was inspired by a summer trip to Harkness when they saw giant kites flown by John Rose and decided to try it on their own. “I grew up in Arizona where there is no wind so I’m learning along with them,” Kelsey said. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Kamrynne Adrian, 12, of Franklin, releases a kite as her family flies kites at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. “I didn’t think we’d get to use these until the spring,” said mom Kelsey Malik-Adrian of the kites each of her children received as a gift from Santa on Christmas. The family was inspired by a summer trip to Harkness when they saw giant kites flown by John Rose and decided to try it on their own. “I grew up in Arizona where there is no wind so I’m learning along with them,” Kelsey said. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Casey Adrian, of Franklin, gets a stunt kite into the air as his family flies kites at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. “I didn’t think we’d get to use these until the spring,” said his wife Kelsey Malik-Adrian of the kites each of her children received as a gift from Santa on Christmas. The family was inspired by a summer trip to Harkness when they saw giant kites flown by John Rose and decided to try it on their own. “I grew up in Arizona where there is no wind so I’m learning along with them,” Kelsey said. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Keagan Adrian, 8, of Franklin, controls a kite as her family flies kites at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. “I didn’t think we’d get to use these until the spring,” said mom Kelsey Malik-Adrian of the kites each of her children received as a gift from Santa on Christmas. The family was inspired by a summer trip to Harkness when they saw giant kites flown by John Rose and decided to try it on their own. “I grew up in Arizona where there is no wind so I’m learning along with them,” Kelsey said. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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