The Mother Forker: November 2015

Monday, November 30, 2015

Mystic Day Tripping

Day tripping is my favorite pass time. The East Coast is filled with history and beauty that I still have not explored, but intend to. An hour and fifteen minutes across the Long Island Sound is New London, CT. Fifteen minutes from that is a small town featured in one of my favorite 80's movies, Mystic ( Mystic Pizza). It has a charming downtown with views of the water, a seaport museum where you can explore ships and an old time village with quaint toy shops and a fabulous duck pond. Old Mystic Village also has carolers and a band playing in the village during the Christmas season and my littles love to sing and dance along. I like to combine this trip with a visit to the Mystic Aquarium, a stay at Mohegan Sun, a drive to Newport, Rhode Island or a ride on the Essex Steam Train.

Sunday, November 29, 2015

Shady Brook Farm

There is a magical place 5 minutes from Sesame Place in Yardley, PA. The lights are supernatural. The food is sensational, affordable and makes you nostalgic for your own childhood. The Christmas trees are breath taking. There are snow machines blasting fake snow above you and there are carolers and Christmas music blasting around you. Its is truly a miraculous place that awakens all of your senses. This place is called Shady Brook Farm. Yesterday Santa arrived by helicopter at 4:00.

After greeting the jolly old man everyone enjoyed hot chocolate or spiced cider ( though it was 64 degrees), homemade kettle corn, and sandwiches from the farm store. Then we took in the light show.

Afterwards we bought our s'mores kit from the stand and set out to pick our fire pit. The s'mores kits are wrapped up in a big Christmas napkin and filled with chocolate bars, graham crackers and marshmallows and are tied to sticks for roasting.

We played on the play sets, admired the train show and grabbed some fresh wreaths before heading home with full tummies and happy hearts.

Saturday, November 28, 2015

Southampton Christmas Parade 2015

Tonight we cheered on our fire fighters and their trucks. The littles jumped in and out of Main Street, grabbing candy canes from the "floats" and hoarding them for later. Somehow candy canes taste better when you have to work hard scrambling for them. After Santa made his grand entrance on the last truck, we headed to the park to count down until the annual tree lighting. The littles found their best buddies and wrestled and played chase and held hands until the tree lit up. Mama tip of the night: buy some glow in the dark bracelets and necklaces before these kinds of events. You will always be able to find your littles.

A Very Furry Christmas

A very furry Christmas 2015 is in the books. Another 60 degree, November day demanded to be spent outdoors. So we loaded the littles from Nana and Pop's house and drove an hour and a half to Pennsylvania. We ate some Chik-fila and hit a Gap kids Black Friday sale that had no shoppers in it. Then we were the first ones in the park when it opened at 1:00. We were able to hit every ride and see most shows by the 4:00 Christmas Parade. Which is the perfect amount of time to spend at a park when your littles are 5 and under. I highly recommend venturing to Sesame Place to enjoy the park in the off season with all of the Christmas decorations and short lines.