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and while it should still give you a good overview of the experience, it is also possible that it may contain some outdated information.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. 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and while it should still give you a good overview of the experience, it is also possible that it may contain some outdated information.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 […]