I am thankful for family outings. I have so enjoyed over the past few years, being able to go out on a day trip as a family. Now that Connor is able to interact and enjoy the places we go, it is even more fun and something I always enjoy. Two “recent” outings stand out from this past summer.
First, we went to Foxboro,MA on a July Saturday. For those of you who don’t know, Foxboro is the home of Gillette Stadium where the New England Patriots play. Though it was the summer and the Patriots had not started playing. The reason we headed south of Boston was to visit The Bass Pro Shop and the cranberry bog behind it. On the way, we stopped at a neat little state park that had an old castle looking home on it. The most comical experience of the day was the fact that it was supposed to be a beautiful sunny day. While driving south the sky started to look darker and darker. As we get off the interstate and head toward the state park where we were hoping to hike, we drove through a torrential downpour with loud lightning and thunder.
We sat in the car and waited out the storm! We were so glad we did because this little park was so beautiful! Below are some pictures of the park!
Above: Connor checking out the lily pads before we get to the actual Cranberry bog.
Below: Brian and Connor standing at the fence in front of one of Ocean Spray’s working cranberry bogs.
The cranberries were still growing and were going to be harvested in the fall. That is when they flood the bog and a machine goes through and agitate the water and then the cranberries float to the top.
Below are two pictures of Gillette stadium.
Since we were so far south, we drover to Rhode Island, so see what it was like. Not too much different than the rest of the United States, but it certainly was fun to have been in another cool state!!
My second outing that is fresh from this summer was going whale watching. We left out of Gloucester, MA a port town close to where we live. We rode on the boat for about 45 minutes and arrived somewhere near the Cape. It was absolutely breathtaking to see these beautiful creatures come up for air! Connor love-love-loved seeing the whales as well!
This one little whale seemed to be showing off and stayed in the same spot in the water and continually splashed his tale on the top of the water! It was so neat to watch him and you kept thinking, this is probably the last time and it just kept going. Connor was a great spectator and every time the whale hit the his tale on the water, Connor would say “BAMM”. It was so much fun to experience that with him!
These are the days where we make some of the sweetest memories! I am learning to cherish these moments. New England is such a fun place to experience and I am so grateful we have the means to be able to take small day trips like these and experience this beautiful area together.
Till Tomorrow!
Marya (The Marsh’s)
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