I love fall. Mandy and I just put together our Fall Bucket List filled with all kinds of fun seasonal activities from apple picking to corn mazes to hay rides, and I can’t wait to start checking off all my top favorites. And explore a few new ones, of course 🙂 Now, if you enjoy […]
Archives for 2014
A Fall Bucket List for the Connecticut Mom (2014)
School is starting and Bruiser, Sparkles, and Boo will soon be heading off to preschool (These babies can’t be starting preschool, right?) Soon the air will turn crisp and fall will officially be here. Though we will miss summer, the fall is such an amazing season in Connecticut that we look forward to it each […]
Burke Ridge Farms in Ellington
I can’t believe it’s almost September. Where did the summer go?! But the good news is, fall and all the wonderful activities and events associated with that season are right around the corner. And sometimes I think that fall might be even more fun than summer 🙂 If you love fall as much as we […]
Wadsworth Falls State Park
PLEASE NOTE: This post was written in 2014, and while it should still give you a good overview of the experience, it is also possible that it may contain some outdated information. Please check their website for the most current information, especially about things like hours and pricing. You can also see some updated pics of our adventures […]
{Giveaway} – Win a Free Portrait Session and Prints from The Violet Tinker Photography
This giveaway has ended.  Congratulations to Erica S. our giveaway winner!  Don’t forget that Out and About Mom readers can still receive a 20% discount at The Violet Tinker Photography if they book a session by October 31, 2014.  Get all the details below. Disclosure: Compensation for this post was provided by The Violet Tinker […]
Reader Favorites
Well, our week of celebrating three years of blogging is coming to an end. Mandy has revealed her top outings of the year and I have rounded up my top picks, but we still have one last list of favorites to share with you: yours! Thank you to all the readers who gave us feedback […]
Faeries and Horses and Pumpkinheads (oh my!): Shawna’s Top 5 Outings From Our Third Year
Pssst! If you’ve been following the blog this week, then you know we would really love to be able to post a third top 5 list this week, one from you, our readers.  What has been your favorite outing that you discovered from our blog? Pick just one and tell us what it is by leaving a comment […]
Celebrating Three Years: Mandy’s Favorite Outings and More
Three years. Â Yes, our blog turns three years old this week. Happy Blog-a-versary to Us! It seems like only yesterday I was taking baby Bruiser and Sparkles for a walk, listening to a podcast about blogging, and the idea came to me to start a blog documenting our family outings. Of course I knew it […]
Pick Your Own Flowers at Petersen Farm in South Windsor
PLEASE NOTE: This post was written in 2014, and while it should still give you a good overview of the experience, it is also possible that it may contain some outdated information. Typically, the flowers are expected to be ready for picking by mid-July, but Mother Nature really runs this show 🙂 We encourage you to contact Susan […]
Harkness Memorial State Park
PLEASE NOTE: This post was written in 2014, and while it should still give you a good overview of the experience, it is also possible that it may contain some outdated information. Please check their website for the most current information, especially about things like hours and pricing. —————————————— 2014 Post This destination has been on my list […]