Our Busy Weekend

This past weekend Matt's Aunt Ane and her boyfriend Ashok came to visit us.

Friday, while Ane and Ashok toured the city and Jon was at work, Matt and I went to the berry farm to see the farm animals, play in the sandbox and on the playground, and go on a hayride to pick strawberries - the first day of PYO this season.

Counting two of the four kids

Quacking at the ducks

Looking for hay to feed the miniature horses

Riding the motorcycle

On the horse swing

 

Hayride

Picking strawberries

Trying a pickle (He seems to dislike them almost as much as I do.)

We then went home to wait for everyone to return.

Choosing to read instead of nap

Swinging at the ball in the backyard

With the snakeskin we found in the grass

Playing in the sandbox

Saturday Jon, Ane, Ashok, and Matt went to Castle Island, but there was still time to play.

Showing off his cars

Playing a game

Offering to trade his cards

Sunday we all went into the city to see the Aquarium. Matt and I came home for a nap while the rest went on a whale watching tour before Ane and Ashok had to catch their flight home.

At the ray and shark touch tank

Checking out the penguins and whale skeleton

Sea turtle

Looking at the blue penguins

Watching the clown fish in the anemones

Everyone watching the sea turtle at the top

Coastal tank

Touching a scallop

Amazonian river tank with large catfish

Sea dragon

Matt and I then walked to the greenway for a little snack before heading back.

Watching the Rings Fountain

All of that activity made for one tired little guy!

An Outing to Plymouth

Yesterday Matt and I met my sister, Elizabeth, and her husband, Bill, in Plymouth. We enjoyed the great weather as we toured Plimoth Plantation and then the main stretch of the Plymouth seashore.

At Plimoth Plantation

One of the highlights for Matt was the reconstructed winter house in the Wampanoag Homesite, where he got to touch deer, bear, raccoon, and skunk pelts.

Matt trying to grind corn at the Wampanoag Homesite

Matt asking Bill how they can move the cannon at the fort

Matt checking out the 17th-century board game

Looking at the baby cradle and bed in the 17th-century English Village

Looking at one of the home gardens

Checking out the kitchen hearth in one of the 17th-century homes

Watching the chickens (another highlight)

Checking out the milking Devon cattle

Sitting on a triangle chair to listen to the gingerbread recipe

More chickens...

Looking at the heritage breed goats and sheep in the barn

Making friends with one of the goats while the llama looks on warily

Enjoying a ride back up to the parking lot (he did a lot of walking!)

Along the Plymouth seashore

At lunch, making faces at the baby at the next table and waiting for his food

Checking out the Mayflower II

Curious why we stopped to see a big rock (yes, that's "Plymouth rock")

Matt decided not to nap on the way home, and since our driveway was under repair we went to one of our local playgrounds for the rest of the afternoon.

Riding on the bouncy animals

Digging in the sand

Having a quick seat

Driving a car

Riding a bike

See saw

In the hippo

Smelling a rhodedendron

Exploring the musical scale

Going for another ride