Labor Day

The summer is over... and we didn't even make it out for ice cream... what a change from past summers. For those of you who do not know... your local library has museum passes that you can check out for free... like a book or a DVD (yes, they have those too :). So we used a pass from Mystic Seaport today. Have you ever been? Me, not really. Dan, not since his class trip....Evan... never.

It was a nice hot summer day with a wonderfully cool breeze on the Mystic River. The Seaport wasn't crowded at all, as most tourists were already on the road to get home. The library pass is for 2 adults and 3 kids... that saved us $36.... great for a tourist attraction right down the street. And it turned out to be fun!!

Yes, Evan is a little young but he had fun. He loves boats and the water and they had enough open spaces for him to run around. There is even a children's museum and playscapes. We got to climb insides boats and explore what life would be like on the high seas. Sure it was a 'quick' look b/c toddlers look at everything quickly and move on.... so we had to keep up. But we boarded the Charles Morgan and got to "touch a canon" and yell into it to hear our echo. And we even checked out the sleeping quarters of the crew... perhaps one of us was ready for a nap.

After our day at the Seaport and our afternoon nap (yes mommy napped too :). We went to Dan's parent's house for a BBQ. It was nice to have an end of summer bbq and even nicer that Evan had fun and we all enjoyed ourselves. Besides the wonderful food, we had fun playing soccer, baseball and bubbles. You should check out the photos in the albums attached. I tried to link the videos of the day but not successful... so you just have to use your imagination :)
So the fall events await us as we try to attend a fair or two, do some apple picking and pumpkin carvings and maybe even a corn maze... the fall is a different type of season....short and memorable.... by the smells in the air.... bye bye summer.