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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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and while it should still give you a good overview of the experience, it is also possible that it may contain some outdated information.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 […]
Looking Forward to Fall With This Month’s Sponsors
Mandy and I love having new adventures with our kids and then writing about them for the blog. It’s become such a wonderful part of our lives that we almost can’t imagine what we’d do without it! But the truth is, none of this would be possible without the generous support of our wonderful sponsors. They […]
Ray of Light Farm
PLEASE NOTE: This post was written in 2014, and while it should still give you a great overview of the experience, please be sure to check their website for the most up-to-date information. It’s not clear if they still offer the pony rides, but they are now offering opportunities to feed the goats, as well […]
OAAM’s Top 10 Fenced-In Playgrounds in Connecticut
Now, call us mom-geeks, but Mandy and I get really, really excited when we come across a great fenced-in playground, especially since we usually have multiple kids in tow. So we’ve put together a list of our TOP 10 FENCED-IN PLAYGROUNDS (in no particular order). Because as parents, we want to encourage our kids to run […]
Glastonbury Farmers’ Market
Cut to the chase. Take me to the Momsense. It was only last summer that Mandy and I discovered Farmers’ Markets as a wonderful source of family fun. I don’t know why we didn’t think of it sooner–they’re outside in an open space and beautiful sunshine, there are often musicians performing and sometimes there’s even […]
Ice Cream and Animals at the UConn Dairy Bar
PLEASE NOTE: This post was written in 2014 and while it should still give you a good overview of the experience, it may also contain some outdated information. Please visit their website for the latest information on this destination. 2014 Post: This is the third summer that we have been blogging, and each year several readers […]