A Visit from the Rees Family: Day #1

Kyle and I were so excited to welcome my sister Katie and her family to our home this past April for a six day visit. They were such good sports to drive 13+ hours and then camp out in our two bedroom apartment with three kids. We had a blast exploring Connecticut together and we made so many good memories.

Day #1: New Haven, CT

When the Rees' were planning their trip, I made the suggestion to visit the Pez Factory just outside of New Haven because I thought my nephews would love the idea...little did I know that my brother-in-law Chris has been a Pez aficionado since he was little! Combine this with the fact that every visitor gets a free Pez machine and I think the suggestion was a huge success.

Chris with baby Ellie, Rowan, and Davin

Rowan, Kyle, Davin, me

This awesome wall has every Pez machine ever made

Where they make 'um

Where they sell 'um

We drove into New Haven after and took a driving tour of the city before stopping at the Yale University Art Gallery for a snack break and a view of the fantastic art.

Too much time in the car?...

I'm not sure what his excuse is...

Yale Center for British Art

View of Yale Campus from the museum

Rowan really took to the impressionistic art I think...

Our hungry tummies took us next to Wooster Street to dine at Frank Pepe's and Libby's Pastries. Our tummies were not disappointed!

Pizza at Frank Pepe's

Cannolis at Libby's

A Quick (and wet...) Trip to Boston

After a lovely visit to the Boston Temple last March, Kyle and I drove to Charlestown to visit the USS Consitution (which is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat in the world, fyi). After walking through the museums, we boarded the boat and took a tour of the deck and the several floors below. I felt like I was on the Black Pearl! 

USS Constitution

It started to mist...

...and then pour!

Down below

We were planning on walking around that end of Boston, but sadly torrential rains forced us to change our plans. We drove instead to the North End (Boston's Little Italy) to find a (dry) place to eat and we discovered Regina's Pizzeria. 

Parking was crazy and the only spot we found gave us about 45 minutes to get to the restaurant, eat, and get back to the car. It was a flurry of ordering and snarfing, but we made it! The pizza was well worth all the trouble and I'll admit that our leftovers were completely consumed by the time we got back to Connecticut. 

Delicious!

Double delicious! :)