6/20/12

Ethan's Birthday Festivities

Started out with a delicious breakfast, 
  then a kid show while Brian got some work done,
then lunch at Jake's Way Back Burgers,


 then we were off to the beach,





 and the day of fun ended at Wild Wings.
Happy Birthday Ethan!

Ethan's Birthday Festivities












6/19/12

Bushnell Park, State House & Carousel

We decided to head to Bushnell Park today and of course a game of football started off the day.

 A view of the State House from the park.



 Thank you Mr. Wells!










 We crossed the street to get a closer look at the State House, it was beautiful!


 The back to the park for the carousel ride!






6/18/12

Old State House Connecticut

Brian had a work meeting this morning so the children and I were on our own for a few hours to check out the hotel and get some swimming done!

 After Brian got back we cleaned up, got lunch and headed out to our first Hartford adventure! The Old State House.


 They all took a turn banging the gavel 


 Before
 After

 The the very end of the tour they had a really cool exhibit where you build Hartford on the grid with houses, farms, apartments, buildings, etc. to see how it has changed over the years. It was super fun and super interesting! 
 The children's favorite part of the tour was the room that reminded me of Ripley's Believe it or Not. 

Day 1 was a success!