Columbus Day 2012

We mixed things up this year - instead of our traditional Vermont trip over Columbus Day weekend, we had a mini family reunion weekend with Nana, Papa, Uncle Dave, Aunt Jen, and Cousin Evan and headed back to one of our favorite spots - Plum Island. The weather was still nice enough for the kids to enjoy the beach, and we all had a great time with various fall themed activities.

On Saturday we headed to Connors Farm. We picked some pumpkins:

Henry spent about 30 minutes on the inflatible slide:

Rode the pedal bikes:

And went on the cow tractor ride:

And we all succesfully navigated the corn maze (unlike last year, when we were thwarted by the corn):

In the afternoon we took Henry and Evan to the beach for some digging fun:

Sunday morning we all headed into Newburyport, where they were having a small fall festival:

And then back to the beach (although a LOT colder this day!):

On Monday the rest of the family had to head home, but the 4 of us decided to stay until Tuesday. We took a last beach walk (the beach in the Fall is one of my favorite things):

And then spent the afternoon at the Topsfield Fair! Henry won a dinosaur (well, he came in second, but the very nice woman who did win let him take the prize):

Went in about 3 funhouses:

And went on some rides:

All while Elliot was the ultimate people watcher:

Then it was back to Boston on Tuesday afternoon. Plum Island was lovely this time of year, and we all had a great weekend together!