Posts in Category: Travel

Children’s Museum

On August 31, 2010 by Steve With 45 Comments - family, Grandparents, PJ, Travel

On Friday morning while Grandpa Tom was at work, we headed to the Children’s Museum in West Hartford.  I went there numerous times as a child and remember fondly playing in the whale and the hands-on room.  We had a great time, though it feels like it hasn’t really improved much in the past 30 years.  The whale is still there as is the downstairs playroom with the shadow wall, the planetarium is still running and we were lucky enough to go to a children’s showing with Big Bird as the announcer- Penny loved it!  Unfortunately the hands-on room is gone replaced with a toy room that is uneducational and kinda boring.  Penny liked it- it had a play kitchen and slide in it, but those are things she gets to play with daily.  In the end, Penny had a blast, so that is all that matters!

Bushnell Park

On August 28, 2010 by Steve With 502 Comments - Grandparents, PJ, Travel

On Thursday after going to lunch with Grandpa Tom and meeting his work friends we stopped at Bushnell park on the way home.  Penny loved the carousel and has been nonstop talking about the “horseys that go round and round and up and down”.  Bushnell Park is in Hartford and has a beautiful carousel that was built in the early 19oo’s and has a play ground as well.  It was the perfect day to play outside and ride the carousel.  We had so much fun that we’re planning on going with Grandpa Tom too!

Zucchini Pancakes

On August 28, 2010 by Steve With 1778 Comments - Grandparents, PJ, Travel

Nothing says summer at the Foley’s like Grams’ zucchini pancakes.  Penny is becoming quite the little cook and learned how to make them the other night.  They were delicious!

1.  Find the recipe-

2.  Melt 4 Tbls butter.  Add 4 eggs and mix well-

3.  Add 2/3 cup bisquick-

4.  Mix in 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese-

5.  1/4 tsp pepper-

6.  4 cups grated zucchini-

7.  Mix-

8.  Scoop onto hot buttered griddle and fry-

A smorgasborg of fun

On August 21, 2010 by Steve With 12 Comments - family, Grandparents, PJ, Travel

Playing at the park-

Pool time-

Spending time with the Tappers-

Story time at Barnes and Noble-

Listening to live music and dancing at Wed night music in the center-

Ice cream sundaes, YUM-

Resig Fun

On August 20, 2010 by Steve With 113 Comments - Beach, family, PJ, Travel

Penny has gotten to hangout with William, Cara and Joel a bunch since we’ve been in town.  Luckily William’s daycare vacation coincided with our visit so we were able to spend a lot of time together.  They came down to Philly for the Sunday bbq, came up to West Hartford for a few days and we went and spent some time at their beach cottage as well!!  Can’t wait for next summer to get here!