Labor Day weekend found the Pulles headed out once again. We were off to Connecticut and New York for cousin Isla's christening. We arrived late on Thursday evening, and while MP2 was good on the plane, he did not sleep as we'd expected him to do. This started the trend of throwing off naps/bedtime for pretty much the whole trip. Luckily, MP2 is a roll with the punches kind of guy (he definitely did not inherit that trait from his mother!), and he did fine regardless.
Friday, we drove a couple of hours over to Mystic, CT to visit Mystic Seaport, which is an outdoor museum/park area with tons of old boats, and an old replica seaport village. We could not have wished for a more beautiful day. MP2 LOVED taking in all the sights.
Here we are at the park entrance - MPs and Franma:
...and, the three of us:
We had a great lunch outside by the water. The tables were situated in a grassy area with lots of landscaping and MP2 had a great time just walking around exploring the area - which was fantastic, since he tends to get bored at restaurants these days (and I worry about us disrupting other diners)
Here are the MPs walking down the street of the historic replica village:
Near a barn - we have discovered the first fear of MP2...horses. He saw a horse drawn carriage, and just looking at the horse made him cry (I'll give it to him - it was a very large horse, it kind of scared me too). So, we took him over to the barn to show him the other horses.
The best part of the whole day came at the end when we discovered the shuttle boat that would take you from one end of the park to the other by water. I think we may have a future sailor on our hands. MP2 spent the ride to one end of the park and back again just giddy - giggling and pointing at everything. It was pretty great.
The next day, we headed out on another waterfront adventure - to Newburgh, CT. We had an early dinner, and again we had good luck with MP2. Having a little room to roam sure helps matters. We walked along the waterfront for awhile, and captured a photo of three generations of Pulle men:
MPs with Grand Dan and Franma:
Sunday found us at Isla's christening.
When we were all done with the serious stuff, it was time for naps...and then some fun. We headed over to Chelsea Piers in Isla's 'hood for a carousel ride
Maybe it was a little long for MP2's taste, here he is just prior to breaking out into a full on cry.
MPs at Chelsea Pier
Back at Grand Dan and Franma's having some QT with cousin Isla.
All in all it was a great time spent with family!
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