Taking a quick break from the road-trip blog posts, I thought I'd interject some pictures and news of what we have been up to over the past month or so. Those of you who use Facebook have seen some of my updates but I am including some that were not on Facebook!
We have been thoroughly enjoying one of the local farms, Holmberg, that is only 5 miles away and has the option to pick your own produce. So we have been there a few times this summer to pick raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and peaches!!
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| Ginormous apple! |
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| Tractor time! |
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| Our haul of berries! |
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| Mmmm...blueberries!! |
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| Yummy peaches!! |
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| Enjoying the music |
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| Water lover! |
Gavin has been accompanying Carlton and I on our winery visits around CT. They have a passport program where you can get a stamp for each winery you visit and you can enter into a drawing. The more stamps you have, the greater your chances of winning the grand prize of a trip for two to Malaga Spain! But that requires either 35 stamps for the best chance or 18 for a mediocre chance. Other prizes are available for fewer stamps. The winery challenge has definitely helped us to explore areas of CT that a lot of natives haven't seen! We are loving it!
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| Water buckets! |
Military housing has a splash pad, so Carlton and Gavin checked it out one day and Gavin had a blast!! It took him a little time to get used to the chilly water and figure out the different features but then he loved it!
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| Oh no! |
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| Incredibles 2 |
Gavin had his first dental cleaning. We were not sure how it was going to go and since his morning nap was shorter that day, we were half expecting him to be super fussy. But he was really good!!
We also got to enjoy the Essex steam train and steamboat excursion. Andrew, Carlton's stepson, was visiting us so we had to do more exploring while he was here! The steam train was a nice way to see more of the area and the boat ride was cool too.
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| Andrew ready to depart! |
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| Leaving the station |
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| Gavin charming the ladies on the boat |
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| Gillette castle from the boat |
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| Bald eagle from the boat |
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| Group selfie on the steam boat |
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| Heading back to the train station! |
One last video! Gavin loves the thrill of jumping up and down, so I improvised one day and went up and down our hallway to make him laugh. He loved it!!
