This Giveaway has ended. Congratulations to Nermeen, winner of the family four-pack of tickets. If you didn’t win, don’t worry, you can still purchase tickets for this fun family event! See details below. Disclosure: Essex Steam Train and Riverboat has provided the tickets for this giveaway and complimentary tickets for us to attend the event. […]
June 2013 Roundup
Are you enjoying our posts? If so, show your love by hitting that little Facebook “like” button above? Thanks a bunch! —————- Okay. It’s that time of the month, time to take a look at all the new places Shawna and I visited in June!
Strawberry Picking at Scott’s Yankee Farmer
PLEASE NOTE: This post was written in 2013 and while it should still give you a great overview of the experience, it may also contain some outdated information. Please be sure to visit their website for the most up-to-date information. 2013 Post Cut to the chase. Take me to the Momsense. It is strawberry picking time […]
Wordless Wednesday: A Week in Old Lyme
Last week a few friends and I kicked off the summer with a stay at Hawk’s Nest Beach in Old Lyme. It was an adventurous week to say the least. Three moms and seven kids (including three sets of two-year-old twins) stayed in one teeny tiny beach house. The husbands came down for the day […]
The Zoo in Forest Park
PLEASE NOTE: This post was written in 2013, and while it should still give you a good overview of the experience, it is also possible that it may contain some outdated information.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. ——————————– 2013 Post Cut to the chase. Take me to […]
Ready for Summer Series: Family-Friendly Trails
Hey! You know how your little one is motivated by positive reinforcement? Well, we are too! Help motivate us to keep writing. All you have to do is press that little Facebook “Like” button above this post. Thanks a bunch! For Day 4 of our Ready for Summer Series let us reintroduce you to some of […]
Ready for Summer Series: Playgrounds in Connecticut
Hi! See that little Facebook “Like” button above this post? If you like what you read below, would you mind pressing it? Thanks! You’re the best! ——————————– So today I’m continuing our Ready for Summer Series with a little rundown on the playground scene here at Out and About Mom. We’ve been blogging now for […]
Wordless Wednesday: Touch a Truck
My kids are obsessed with trucks. Well not even just trucks. Cars, emergency vehicles, city buses, school buses, you name it, they like it. It seems that an obsession with vehicles is all the toddler rage these days and my kids are fully on board. For that reason, touch-a-truck events have become a pretty popular […]
Valley Sports Center Lil’ Kickers Soccer Program
UPDATE: The Valley Sports Center has announced that they will be closing their doors for good on June 21, 2015. Find out more details about the change here. Thanks to Valley Sports Center for providing us with complimentary access to their Lil’ Kickers class! All opinions are 100% my own. As a mom of two […]
Wordless Wednesday: The Heat is On
Was it really in the high 80’s yesterday? All I know is that it was hot, hot, hot. I really wanted to take the kids to a spray pad, but they don’t open in West Hartford until this weekend (Yes. Fernridge, Kennedy and Wolcott spray pads open May 25, 2013!) So we headed over to […]