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. 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and while it should still give you a good overview of the experience, it is also possible that it may contain some outdated information.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and while it should still give you a good overview of the experience, it is also possible that it may contain some outdated information.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 […]
Throwback Thursday: Museum Reciprocity
I’m filling in for Shawna today because she is working on a big house project this week. Since I don’t have a whole new outing to share with you, I decided to look through our blog archives and see if there was a post that might be fun to recycle. We have gained a lot […]
Berry Picking at Auerfarm
UPDATE 2015: The animal barn is being converted to classrooms so the farm animals are no longer located there. They are still on the farm so do a little extra exploring to find them 🙂 Cut to the chase. Take me to the Momsense. Fruit picking season is in full swing here in Connecticut and […]
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 […]
Rocky Hill – Glastonbury Ferry
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 schedules and pricing. 2014 Post: Last summer as part of our trip to […]
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 […]