Good Eats

Some of our food adventures.

Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree

Mile: 110,620 It’s that time of year. Off to tubby Tim’s to find the perfect tree and boy did we! Jackson and Heather checked out a bunch of trees until the found out the one that was jussssssst right. Then we had to fill our…

Help Others

Help Others

Mile: 110,583 We try to make sure Jackson grows up knowing how lucky he is and that he should always try to help others. To that end, we picked up his buddy Alejandra and went shopping for the Thanksgiving Food Drive put on by the…

Fall Days are Falling Away

Fall Days are Falling Away

Mile: 110,398 Fall was in the area, leaves were at their peak, and it was time to head off on a whim to one of our favorite places, Popey’s Ice Cream Shop. We picked up Jackson and his buddy Alejandra from school. It was great…

Antique Machinery Show

Antique Machinery Show

Mile: 110,120 The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association puts on one of the best shows of the year that we go to. They have preserved all kinds of old antique machinery including dozers, tractors, implements, diggers, sawmill and even a rock crusher. They have an old…

Bridgewater Fair

Bridgewater Fair

Mile: 109,720 Kicking off the fair season we stopped by good old Bridgewater Fair! It’s fun to watch the years go by in Jackson’s eyes. When he was younger the sights of it were his thing and we gave him sensory overload. Now as he…

Cape Cod

Cape Cod

Mile: Might Not Have Been in Ole Red We took a little last minute adventure out of state to Cape Cod! We got to get our pirate on in a very cool mini golf course! AAAAAARRGGGGHHHHH!!!! We also got to check out some lighthouses, beaches,…

Goshen Fair

Goshen Fair

Mile: 110,003 Off to our second fair of the year, the Goshen Fair! This is personally one of my favorites because … well…. Apple fritterrrrssss and Nodine’s beef jerky!!!!!! Nodine’s Smokehouse has been making beef jerky since well before I was a kid myself and…

Simple Things

Simple Things

Mile: 109,582 Jackson needed a ride to Camp and he asked if I could bring him in Ole Red … you betcha buddy! I’m going to savor every moment I can get cause he’s growing like a weed! Had dinner and even washed down his…

Happy Fourth of July

Happy Fourth of July

Mile: 109,533 It was an eventful weekend for Jackson! Wrapped up a great week at camp. Gave it all he got and as you can see from the pics nothing was left in the tank! Went to West Shore Seafood and Popey’s for ice cream.…

Big Tater

Big Tater

Mile: 100,372 Well I must say Id never seeen anything like this! Coming to you straight from Idaho is the world’s largest potato and it did not dissappoint! Weighing in at 4 tons or 21,562 medium sized potatoes it is certainly a sight to see.…