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Wadsworth Falls

We went to Wadsworth Falls State Park today and we had a great time hiking and messing around in the water until a swarm of angry bees attacked us right before we left. Fortunately Vivian was unharmed but the rest of us all came away with painful stings. 

Before the bee incident we also saw some interesting things including a large Latino church group baptizing infants in the water under the falls. 

Here is Theo showing off his sting after the swelling went down. He also has a big scrape/bruise on his cheek from accidentally bashing against the wall while he was trying to climb the doorframe like a monkey last week. It's a tough life here! 

Historic Trolley East Haven

This morning we went on a historic trolley ride through 2 miles of salt marsh in East Haven and Branford. 

At the trolley depot:

Mama's View

Dino State Park

Theo has been obsessed with dinosaurs lately so this morning we went to a state park outside Hartford to see one of the largest collections of dinosaur footprints in North America. 

Theosauros:

Inside the geodesic dome looking at the 200 million year old footprints on the sandstone trackway:

Dino murals:

A T-Rex footprint:

We brought supplies to make a cast from a real Eubrontes footprint in the track casting area. Here are Forrest and Theo cleaning off the footprint that they selected:

Coating the footprint and ring with oil:

Getting water at the pump:

Mixing plaster of Paris and water:

After pouring the plaster:

Making a handprint on the back of the cast:

Covered in plaster:

Scraping the excess plaster from around the ring:

We went for a hike in the dinosaur garden and arboretum while we waited for our cast to dry. 

Here's the boardwalk through the swamp:

Yay! It worked! 

So cute

She's so cute. I can't stop posting photos. 

Fashion Plate

Chunky Monkey

At eight weeks, Vivian has gained six pounds over her birth weight to reach 13.5 pounds (94% for her age). She's looking very cute and chubby and outgrowing clothing faster than we can keep up. 

Hammonasset Beach

Theo: "Can we stay here all day and then go home and sleep and then come back tomorrow?"