You & Me Trips

Brayden had his first You & Me Trip this year!  We started doing these trips a couple of years ago and they have been a big success.  Troy or I take one of the kids for the weekend and go on a mini-trip.  The kids pick where they want to go, and want they want to eat (which means there is lots of McDonalds and Friendly's when we are with the boys-ugh).  You have to be 5 before you get to on a trip, so this was Brayden's first!  It was a blast!  We started off with a trip to McDonalds for dinner and then a trip to Toys R Us.

On Saturday morning we got ready to head off to Dinsoaur Crossing in Montville, CT.  It is a great place with a playground, huge splashpad, gem hunting in a mine, and a dinosaur trail complete with dinosaur's scattered throughout the trail.  He is very excited about dinoasurs now since he started watching Dinosaur Train on PBS, so this was the perfect spot for his You & Me Trip.  He had a great time doing all these things, he especially loved the hike, and mining for gems.

After Dinosaur Crossing, we returned to the hotel for a night of swimming in the pool, pizza and soda, and watching Shrek 2 in bed with popcorn.  Could there be anything better for an almost 5 year old?

Finally, Brayden had his first trip to Chuckee Cheese on Sunday morning.  He LOVED it and especially loved getting tickets and all the things he could buy with them. 

 Then we played one round of mini-golf and were back home to be sure he got his Wii time in.  It was a great trip!  Next up, CC and Mom for shopping, Gillette Castle, Mystic Village, Titanic exhibit, and Cirque Dreams show!