Easter Week Special

Beth and children arrived late Saturday evening just in time to spend Easter Sunday with her ever so happy mom. The week has been full and busy starting with the whole family worshiping together Sunday morning, picking up after the Easter Bunny and a scrumptous Easter dinner at Jon's parents house.
Monday the kids and I went ice skating in Cromwell with a detour to Kid City on the way home in Middletown. Tuesday we spent the day in Mystic at the Aquarium. Wednesday was a beautiful almost 60 degree day so off to Hurd Park for a little letterboxing and hike. Thursday the destination was Imagine Nation museum in Bristol and our grand finale today was New Haven; the Peabody and Ikea, Beth had never been to either one!
They leave early tomorrow morning, Mason and I both shall be aimless for the next few days trying to figure out what to do next.
I miss them already.

Timber Rattlesnake Country

May thru October is prime Timber Rattlesnake season in the Meshomasic State Forest so we decided to visit in March for a little hiking & letterboxing over in the Portland/Glastonbury section. A bit windy & chilly but still a good day to be outside and no 'Crotalus horridus' encounters!
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2697&q=322834&depNav_GID=1631

Located right down the road is the old Portland Nike Site, (Surface to Air Missile Battery intended to shoot down enemy bombers during the Cold War), where we went next to do some exploring. This was one of the maintenance access shafts that has been filled in although it looks like someone has been busy trying to dig it back out.