PLEASE NOTE: This post was originally written in 2012. While it should still give you a great idea of the overall experience, it is also possible that some information may be outdated. We encourage you to check out their website for the most up to date information, especially for details like hours and pricing. If you […]
Archives for 2012
Wordless Wednesday: Family Pictures
Our pictures arrived from our family photo shoot with Alyson Hickey. I am so happy we took the time to get these done. Want to keep up with all our Out and About Mom adventures? Check back every Tuesday and Thursday as we dish up more Momsense for getting out and about with your little […]
Spray Pad at Wolcott Park in West Hartford
PLEASE NOTE: This post was written in 2012, and while it should still give you a good overview of the experience, it is also possible that it may contain some outdated information. The Wolcott Park Spray Pad opens for the season Memorial Day Weekend and closes after Labor Day Weekend. During the season, the Spray Pad […]
Pick Your Own Strawberries at Rose’s Berry Farm in Glastonbury
This post is from 2012, and while it should still give you a good overview of the experience, it may also contain some outdated information. We recommend checking the Rose’s Berry Farm website and Facebook page for the most up-to-date info. Please note that PYO is usually in a different section of the fields each year. So […]
This Weekend
We don’t normally do this, but we have been hearing about so many fun activities for this weekend, that we wanted to put together a quick post with the information. Most of these we have already posted on Facebook, but hopefully our readers will find this handy-dandy list helpful. The following activities are happening this weekend (June 9th […]
Mikey’s Place Playground
Before we get started with today’s post, I have some exciting news to share with you. Back in March we reached a big milestone when our pageview counter hit 10,000 views (well, it was BIG for us, anyway!) Well, it took us 7 months to hit that 10,000 mark. But you know what? Not even […]
Wordless Wednesday: A Whale of an Outing
I know it won’t be much of a secret after this, but I couldn’t resist sharing these fun pics from our latest outing. Here’s Boo and his new friend, Juno the beluga whale. For the full report on our aquarium adventure, you’ll have to wait until next week 🙂 COMING UP: What playground could make […]
Playground at Clinton’s Town Beach
July 2016 Update: For the 2017 season, beach passes are required from the third weekend in June to Labor day. Currently, no beach passes are being issued for non-residents on the weekend. More details can be found on the Clinton website. ————————————————————— Two weeks ago, I told you about our trip to Clinton, Connecticut. We […]
May Roundup
So today is the last day of May. We just celebrated Memorial Day and that means summer has officially begun! Pretty soon the kids will be done with school for a few months and we can enjoy a time of less schedules and more fun. To help kick off the wonderful summer months, let me tell […]
Wordless Wednesday: Memorial Day Weekend
Two of my sisters came to Connecticut this past weekend for a pre-baby/Memorial Day visit. It was so nice to have them here and they helped me with several outings that I can post about in the coming weeks. On Saturday, we grabbed some lobster rolls on the Connecticut coast. Now I’m not going to tell […]